The Jealousy of Jalice
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The land and its people are corrupted. The Sachem, chief of the Unified Tribes, is to blame. It is this conviction that drives Annilasia and Delilee to risk their lives. Afraid of the aether magic he wields, they enact a subtler scheme: kidnap his wife. In her place, Delilee will pretend to be the chieftess and spy on the Sachem. Unaware of this plot against her husband, Jalice is whisked away by Annilasia. Pleading with her captor proves futile, and she rejects Annilasia's delusional accusations against the chief. After all, the Sachem has brought peace to the land. Yet a dangerous truth hides in Jalice's past. As she and Annilasia flee through a forest of insidious threats, they must confront the evil plaguing the tribes and the events that unleashed it.
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2 primary books#1 in A Disaster of Dokojin
A Disaster of Dokojin is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 2020 with contributions by Jesse Nolan Bailey.
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3.5 stars
This is a pretty solid read especially when I think about this being the author's debut. It's a dark fantasy so I was excited to get into this new world. And the world is pretty complex. That was easily my favorite thing about this book. It gives off the feeling that only the surface was scratched in between all the realms and magic.
What stopped me from giving it more stars is that I had trouble connecting or caring about any of the characters. I didn't hate them. So that detachment took me out of the world a bit. I'm not trying to scare you off the book with that. Sometimes you just don't connect but if you like dark fantasy then this is definitely worth the read.
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I really loved this story (and I don't read a TON of fantasy). I felt that I was fortunate enough to find the author's ‘pronunciation guide' before diving in an it really helped me grasp the terminology here. I really loved the ‘hints' of the origins behind these ‘spirits' and the origins of the realms and the world this all takes place in.
Points for:
-the layers of motivations and tactics and deceptions
-the worldbuilding and the layers of ‘lore' happening
-the character growth and the ‘facing your demons' literally and figuratively.
-the creatures - the flayers and Dokojin
-the darkness and the brutality
Well done!
4.5 Such a good dark fantasy book !! Complex characters, very original worldbuilding, the inclusion of LGBT/NB characters was the cherry on top! The end esp the reveal about a certain character's fate has me excited for a sequel.
