Shield of Sparrows (Deluxe Limited Edition)

🌶️🌶️ but the plot is amazing and the MFC is sarcastic and brave but flawed. I appreciate not making her out to be helpless but also she starts off with not a lot going for her in the talent department.

The plot was kind of interesting but overall this is exactly like every other TikTok money grab fantasy book out there.

Devney Perry's Shield of Sparrows “is a heart-stopping romantasy set in a world of deadly monsters and even deadlier mysteries…We invite you to grab a blade and prepare for a new world…You'll learn our traditions. In time. You'll find that they are simple, my queen. But our loyalty to our country, to our people, runs to the bone.” “It all came back to that hidden city. To a city that held the wealth of Turan knowledge. To a city barred to outsiders. To a city bound by blood oaths and magic. To the city of the Voster. Allesaria. Ozarth. Laine. Cave ginger. Alligasks. Korakin. Fenek. Magic…This kingdom was dangerous, but nothing he could have said would have prepared me for this reality. Turah was perilous. Majestic. Horrifying. Stirring. It was every emotion, good and bad, woven into a landscape that had stolen my heart.” Odessa’s father plans to invade Turah. He's desperate to find Allesaria. He was always going to have to satisfy the Shield of Sparrows with a union to his daughter. For years he's been training her sister as a spy, but he needs a way to choose a different Sparrow, the weaker daughter, the lesser daughter. The throwaway princess. “She will be the prince’s bride for both the Shield of Sparrows and Chain of Sevens. She. Her. Me…She had the chance to tear down generations of mystery. To shine a light on a kingdom that seemed content to thrive in the dark. And now that task had been given to me.” Fenek and tarkin and bariwolves and grizzurs: “Not all monsters are born from the gods, my queen. Some of us were made…if you’re not terrified, you’re doing it wrong…Maybe a better princess would insist there was another option. Maybe a better princess would find a way to stay at her prince's side. But I'd never been a good princess. So I unwound my arms from his waist and stepped away…Another princess might have mustered one last fight. A decent princess would have stood her ground. But I wasn't a good princess…If I were a better princess, a selfless princess, the notion of freedom wouldn’t be so appealing. What would I do if my life was my own?... ‘What are you doing, Princess?’ ‘Finding the truth.’ ‘And what will you do with this truth?’ ‘Set myself free.’”

I'm newish to fantasy and I absolutely loved this book.

I’ve finished this book and still thinking about it days later! I can’t wait for the release of the second in this series. Many unexpected twists and the end of this one poised it well for a second.