I\u2019ve been a fan of some of Grace Curtis\u2019s books in the past and I\u2019m always hopeful. I really enjoyed The Floating Hotel<\/em> and I was so excited for Idolfire<\/em>. Who isn\u2019t excited about a sapphic fantasy road trip? Keep reading this book review of Idolfire<\/em> for my full thoughts.<\/p>\n On one side of the world, Aleya Ana-Ulai is desperate for a chance. Her family have written her off as a mistake, but she\u2019s determined to prove every last one of them wrong.<\/p>\n On the other, Kirby of Wall\u2019s End is searching for redemption. An ancient curse tore her life apart, but to fix it, she\u2019ll have to leave everything behind.<\/p>\n Fate sets them both on the path to Nivela, a city once poised to conquer the world with the power of a thousand stolen gods. Now the gates are closed and the old magic slumbers. Dead \u2014 or waiting for a spark to light it anew\u2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n (Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher. This has not impacted my review which is unbiased and honest.) <\/p>\n Inspired by the fall of Rome, Idolfire<\/em> bites off a big chunk. It was described to me as a sapphic fantasy road trip. What\u2019s more to love right? While that\u2019s certainly a component \u2013 which takes a bit to get into \u2013 Idolfire<\/em> is much more focused on characters than this road trip angle. For the beginning parts, which feel a bit slow in comparison, it\u2019s devoted to a multiple POV look at the different worlds. Being thrown headfirst into these very different perspectives was a bit of whiplash at the beginning and a bit slippery. But when they are established a bit more, you begin to make a bit more sense of what\u2019s happening.<\/p>\n (Disclaimer: Some of the links below are affiliate links. For more information you can look at the Policy page. If you\u2019re uncomfortable with that, know you can look up the book on any of the sites below to avoid the link)<\/p>\n When I sunk into the road trip angle I enjoyed it more, but it was a bit of a journey to get there. I enjoyed seeing these characters we\u2019ve come to know a bit more interact in Idolfire<\/em>. But as a whole, I felt like I was missing a layer of introspection to fully sink into them. Especially for the road trip, I needed a bit more time in each place, some more specificity, to get into their trip. All in all, this had all the elements I\u2019d normally love, but it just needed a bit more of a push to get to the level I would have been obsessed with. Find Idolfire<\/em> on Goodreads<\/a>, Storygraph, <\/a>Amazon,<\/a> Bookshop. org<\/a>, Blackwells<\/a>, & Libro. fm<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I\u2019ve been a fan of some of Grace Curtis\u2019s books in the past and I\u2019m always hopeful. I really enjoyed The Floating Hotel and I was so excited for Idolfire. Who isn\u2019t excited about a sapphic fantasy road trip? Keep reading this book review of Idolfire for my full thoughts. Summary On one side of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":293781,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[99697,98101],"tags":[21306,7555,125127,3749],"dealstore":[],"offerexpiration":[],"class_list":["post-293780","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-book-reviews-2","category-fantasy","tag-curtis","tag-grace","tag-idolfire","tag-review"],"yoast_head":"\nSummary<\/h2>\n
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