Blood over Bright Haven Hardcover – 29 October 2024

Hands down to one of the best books I have ever readThe narration and the story will keep you at edge and it's a page turner. Those who haven't yet read, I urge you to read soon. I wish I could read this book again for the first time

This book blew me away. I was completely hooked — the magic system alone had me geeking out! It felt so much like writing code, which made it uniquely exciting and satisfying to read.Sciona is not your typical FMC — and that’s exactly what made her so refreshing. She’s sharp, driven, and not necessarily likable, which is honestly the point. Watching her navigate a male-dominated academic system filled me with so much rage. She absolutely crushed the high mage entrance exam — outperforming every male candidate — and still, people reduced her to either a diversity hire or someone who slept her way in. Despite the damn exam being public! I swear, I wanted to punch half the men in this book.Then, as an insult, she’s assigned an immigrant janitor, Thomil, as her lab assistant — a move meant to humiliate her… but it ends up changing everything. Sciona’s internal bias toward the Kwen immigrants was frustrating, especially as someone who’s a POC and has experienced life as an immigrant. But her inner dialogue, while maddening, felt real — a raw look at how deep ignorance can go when people grow up inside unchecked privilege.As Thomil and Sciona begin to work together, he not only challenges her worldview but reveals the devastating truth behind the magic that powers their city — and the field she’s devoted her life to. What follows is both heartbreaking and transformative.This story is powerful, important, and unflinching. It forces us to question what we normalize and who we dehumanize. In a world where we’re often desensitized to the cost of human life, this book is a gut-punch reminder that every life matters — equally, fully, and urgently.Now if you’ll excuse me, I’ll be over here crying about that ending 😭

Very good quality 💯

Please do yourself a favour and read this one. It will stay with you with for a long time. It’s fantasy but it’s also valid stuff in the world we live in.

This is a Book we must all read. This should be made mandatory reading in school and colleges. The story telling is brutal but unflinchingly honest. As if like the protagonist, the author didn’t want to hide. There is no good endings, no justice for the murderers. Or at least, there is a good ending but not one that can be related to.Maybe that’s what we all need.

I also liked it much more than her previous 'The Sword of Kaigen'.The pace is fantastic from the beginning and there are no boring parts.I enjoyed how the magic was similar to computer programming, that was fun.The protagonists Thomil and Sciona are excellent and likeable.There was a lot of angst, just like her last book but unlike Misaki (from the Sword of Kaigen), Sciona isn't a senseless martyr and doesn't have some irrational hate for herself. There's a lot of steely resolve and a small amount of selfishness here. This is very refreshing.Almost everything in the book was superb, the story, the magic system, the characters, their interactions and the climax.I mean sure, there were similar tropes of sexism (an overbearing and somewhat irritating amount of sexism to be honest) , elitism, imperialism but it was well done as a whole.I just wish the ending was better. Don't get me wrong, it was brave and kickass, I just wish there was more closure, maybe an epilogue?I'm quite glad the author's writing again and look forward to many more books.

Did not expect it to be so amazing.i read Brandon, i read JRR...etc..So this book is actually a very good story

Started at 2am and finished in the evening the next day. This is an amazing peace of work that inspires others to write ....