Wist and Clem, so glad I got introduced to them! I read the 'last' book first (First and Last Demon) and this one second, so a big jump! Lots of growth between those books, and lots of struggles. Sadly not much innocence even here at the very beginning, but I loved seeing how they met and grew to be friends. They endured a lot, but leave the book with hope.
Loved this book so much, and esp love Wist. I will be living with this book for a long time, and with the other three books currently in the series, too. Love Wist and Clem and want so badly for things to go well for them.
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The Holy Grail
It’s five hours later and I’m still in a great-book fog. Don’t worry, I spent some of the time carefully arranging a birthday wishlist that contains just the rest of the books of this series. I’m regretting getting a paperback copy and not hardback because I can see many rereads in my future. I just found my comfort book.So, to summarize: Clem is a healer. In this world if you have any 'magical' use it’s being a mage or being a healer. Clem used to want to be the best healer ever until after a warning from a healer from their neighborhood. This warning was to NEVER bond with a mage. Healers aren’t respected, they’re used up in the pursuit of a mage’s growth. And once you bond, you’re stuck with them until one of you dies. So, when Clem gets to the academy (a government requirement for healers and mages) she does her best to jussstttt be good enough to not be kicked out. And that’s saying something because she has a tendency to not hold back saying what she’s thinking, no matter how sassy or sarcastic. If she gets kicked out, her parents will have to pay back the ‘government assistance’ and that’s more than they could ever afford. Clem’s good at low effort, no reward…great even. And then an S Class mage’s general lack of participation and downright broodiness turns Clem’s plans on their head. Wist has more magical branches than any other mage Clem has ever heard of, so why does she insist on being quite the loner? As Clem becomes a target for restless ego driven mages, Wist keeps pulling Clem into the spotlight. Wist is cold, secretive, and a complete mystery so why does Clem catch herself thinking about her every moment she’s not around. Why does she only want herself to heal Wist and no one else, ever? This is a sapphic romantasy set in a modernish society academy (think Ghibli’s Howl’s Moving Castle style of mages and world). There is discussion of classism, chronic pain, and finding yourself against it all. This is also the first in a series. (Technically a prequel book to the earlier written books).As I update and write these reviews everywhere, I have read all but one of this authors work. (Don't worry, I'm starting the last book tonight :3) and with each book I have that feeling...Was this written for me? Which to me, is the holy grail of reading. Every book has been such fun, emotional, and just so well done, I can't get enough. Thank you Hiyodori, I'll never forget these for the rest of my life. I will be buried with a copy of each of these books.
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Vervada
I'm really loving these characters and this world
Reviewed in Italy on July 12, 2023Steve Wilson
Intriguing prequel to an excellent series
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 28, 2023