Week 24 Review: Unbreakable

From Goodreads:

The girls of Unbreakable Starlight were part of an ancient tradition of magical warriors defending the Earth from the forces of the Outside. They knew their powers and their place, and they planned to fight to the very end. They just didn't think the end would come so very soon.

And they never dreamt that when the dust settled, two of their members would be the last magical protectors in the world.

For Piper, her time as a member of Unbreakable Starlight was the best part of her life, the first and only time that she had been truly happy. She'd had friends, she'd had powers, and she'd had her animal companion to make sure that she understood the patterns she saw in all things. Until it all came crashing down.

For Yuina, whose sister died on the night of the assault that killed most of the world's magical protectors, forgetting what she used to be is all that's mattered to her for years. She's been trying her best to toe the line and be the good little symbol of a forbidden calling that her government wants her to be, and she'll keep trying even if it kills her.

But magical protectors existed for a reason, and even if they've all died and the heralds who used to invite replacements to the fight have been forced into hiding. And if the magical protectors aren't holding the line against the Outside, who is?

Lines exist because somebody drew them, and now, with the world left undefended, the lines are getting blurred. Soon enough, something's going to break.

We made a vow, unshakable:

In starlight, we're unbreakable.

We’ll protect the world with all we are,

And when we fall, we'll fall like stars.

My Review:
Oh, I had a really fantastic time reading this book! I love her writing, under this name or as Seanan McGuire. And this novella, with this world that kinda felt like a book version of the shows for kids with a team up. Which was pretty nostalgic and I really enjoyed the vibes. 

This is what happens when the team fails, and things go wrong. Almost all of Unbreakable Starlight's team died, besides Piper and Yuina. And oh, does society now look down upon the magical protectors. Which, on one hand, I get, having kids fight to protect the planet, not great when adults should be the ones doing it. But they take their guilt and bad feelings of it out of the survivors of the magical protectors, and that is not right.

Of course, this is a book, something is coming up, something is wrong. And man, when we find out, that was a huge shock! That truth, that was pretty big and a game changer to the world, and the implications of why everything happened, that was big!

That ending though, that was just something else! It hurt, but it made sense, why things happened the way that they did. And it left it in a place where going forward, things could be better, if they just work for it. So that's great! 

Loved reading this book so much, and I can't wait to read more by Mira Grant! 

Author: Mira Grant 
Read: June 10th, 2023
Source: Ebook.bike 
Reason Why: Love her writing and it's a SAC 2023 Book and a WoW Book! 
Publisher: Subterranean Press
Published: February 24th 2023

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars