TOUR / REVIEW: The Heart Forger by Rin Chupeco / magical reads

**I borrowed an ARC from a friend. These are my honest opinions and in no way was I compensated for this review.**

The Heart Forger by Rin Chupeco

Release Date: March 20, 2018

My Rating: 5 stars

Summary: In The Bone Witch, Tea mastered resurrection―now she's after revenge...

No one knows death like Tea. A bone witch who can resurrect the dead, she has the power to take life...and return it. And she is done with her self-imposed exile. Her heart is set on vengeance, and she now possesses all she needs to command the mighty daeva. With the help of these terrifying beasts, she can finally enact revenge against the royals who wronged her―and took the life of her one true love.

But there are those who plot against her, those who would use Tea's dark power for their own nefarious ends. Because you can't kill someone who can never die...

War is brewing among the kingdoms, and when dark magic is at play, no one is safe.

I'm lucky enough to be a part of The Heart Forger blog tour! Here is my review and a few of my favorite quotes. Don't forget to check out the rest of the tour (schedule below with a giveaway)!

Sooooo it's been a bit since I've finished The Heart Forger and I'm still so in shock. I was lucky enough to read The Bone Witch as an ARC last year, and I wholeheartedly loved it. I was so excited for the sequel, and I was not disappointed! It's been almost a year since I've started this blog and The Bone Witch was actually one of the first reviews I posted, so this is really fitting.

This book continues in the same style as the first one where there's a past Tea and a present one. The two points of view didn't have as much to do with each other as the first book, but so much happens in each plot line that you won't even notice tbh. I did love the build-up of the past plot line into the present one.

The characters are so much more developed throughout this novel; we get to know a lot of the others other than the asha (finally!). They're all so beautiful and well-fleshed out and I suddenly have a lot of new favorite characters. Also!! The romance that was hinted at throughout the first book finally happens and ahhhhhhhhh I can't stop smiling!! I just love them all so much :')))

There's really not much for me to say without spoiling the book. The writing, I thought, was a bit more...modern (? if that makes sense) than the first book. I do think I liked the descriptive writing in the first book more, but since there's a lot more action in this one, I understand why we didn't get as much of it here.

I did hand letter some of my favorite quotes! Some of these are slightly spoiler-y, I guess, but not really because you don't have the context for them. A few of these are from The Bone Witch (book #1), and those are noted below. Click for a bigger picture!

The Heart Forger is a beautiful, thrilling book that fortunately does not succumb to second-book-syndrome. If you want an exciting, dark, well-written fantasy, I wholeheartedly recommend this jewel of a novel (although read the first one first of course). With characters that you'll immediately love and a plot that leaves you guessing, Rin Chupeco's The Bone Witch series is one to read. I cannot recommend it enough!

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About the Author: Despite uncanny resemblances to Japanese revenants, Rin Chupeco has always maintained her sense of hummus Raised in Manila, Philippines, she keeps four pets: a dog, two birds, and a husband. She’s been a technical writer and travel blogger, but now makes things up for a living. The Girl from the Well was her debut novel.

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Tour Schedule:

Tecsielity- Meet the Characters

March 26th

The Hermit Librarian- Review & Favorite Quotes

Library of a Book Witch- Review

Northern Plunder- Review

NovelKnight Book Reviews- Guest Post

Giveaway:

1 signed copy of THE HEART FORGER, 1 signed copy of THE BONE WITCH, and 3 crochet dolls (Tea, Fox, & azi dolls)
We will pick 3 winners (1 for each book & 1 for the 3 dolls)
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