Week 37 Review: Vespertine

From Goodreads:

From the New York Times bestselling author of Sorcery of Thorns and An Enchantment of Ravens comes a thrilling new YA fantasy about a teen girl with mythic abilities who must defend her world against restless spirits of the dead.

The dead of Loraille do not rest.

Artemisia is training to be a Gray Sister, a nun who cleanses the bodies of the deceased so that their souls can pass on; otherwise, they will rise as spirits with a ravenous hunger for the living. She would rather deal with the dead than the living, who trade whispers about her scarred hands and troubled past.

When her convent is attacked by possessed soldiers, Artemisia defends it by awakening an ancient spirit bound to a saint's relic. It is a revenant, a malevolent being that threatens to possess her the moment she drops her guard. Wielding its extraordinary power almost consumes her—but death has come to Loraille, and only a vespertine, a priestess trained to wield a high relic, has any chance of stopping it. With all knowledge of vespertines lost to time, Artemisia turns to the last remaining expert for help: the revenant itself.

As she unravels a sinister mystery of saints, secrets, and dark magic, her bond with the revenant grows. And when a hidden evil begins to surface, she discovers that facing this enemy might require her to betray everything she has been taught to believe—if the revenant doesn't betray her first.

My Review:
This book was another fantastic outing by Margaret Rogerson. Of course the world was so fascinating and I wanted to learn more about it, spend more time in it! And this time, we will because it is a series, yeah! And these characters and their stories, they were fresh and I enjoyed the journey it took them on!

It was so fascinating to learn about this world, of the remnants and of the saints, and of the nuns who work to prevent the dead from rising. It was so intriguing, and watching Aremisia learn what she honestly wanted to stay away from. And that was great, because the best ones to have power are the ones who don't want it.

When we learned about her revenant's, well, title, because he doesn't have a name, I had a suspicion. And when that part of the story played out, I was very keen to see if I was right or not, because the implications of that reveal were so very interesting! Plus it's always nice to be right! 

Once that ending got going, boy, was it like domino's falling into place. Loved the action, loved how everything that they'd learned to that point came together, and loved how it all turned out! There's hope for the future, but there's also threats to be faced, and I can't wait! 

I really enjoyed reading this book, and I'm so excited it's a series, because that means that we get to spend more time in this world and I can't wait for more! 

Author: Margaret Rogerson
Series: Vespertine #1
Read: September 11th, 2021
Source: NetGalley
Reason Why: Sounded really good, and I love her writing, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2021 Book and a WoW Book!
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Expected Publication: October 5th 2021

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars