There are some books that have such engaging plots that you can't put it down, some with beautiful prose and exceptional world building. PHOENIX UNBOUND has all of these things plus a sense of realism in its characterizations and yes, even the obviously fictional magic feels organic and logically fits in with this world. The setting is fascinating as the cultures are akin to the steppe nomads in Mongolia which is something I see too much of in my recent readings. The world feels very real even with fierce warriors and fire witches trying to bring down a sadistically evil empire.

Along with a deliciously twisty plot is a touching enemies-to-lovers story. What I loved about the relationship between Gilene and Azarion is that they really did not like each other to the point that I wondered just how they would get to actually being lovers much less friends. I like characters to work for their happily ever after! Their relationship kept you guessing and both had really good reasons for some of the questionable things they did which amounted to the need to survive in their respective situations. Azarion and Gilene are both noble, kind, and strong. Both in the end connect over their shared tragedies and eventually come to care for and love each other. Their story is truly a love story built on sacrifice and hope and it was a joy to see it evolve.

After finishing this book I was amazed at just how this super in depth plot and complicated romance was wrapped up so neatly and in a satisfying way. PHOENIX UNBOUND is a fascinating, beautiful, and unique romantic fantasy story that stays with you long after you finished it.

As to be expected with any Grace Draven book, this is a story beautifully told and ultimately quite touching. The premise on this one is great (what happens to the girl in a fairy tale sent to be a sacrifice if she's able to survive over and over again?), and as per usual, this is a fascinating world that is well rendered. I like the way that Draven does immersive fantasy- you get a sense of the world, but it's never info-dumpy or world-building for its own sake. I also adored the hero and heroine in this book. They were flawed people with cores of integrity and strength who had survived horrible circumstances. This is a story where the characters have to work for their ending, and I appreciate that. I especially like Gilene- I thought she had a lot of layers to her, and by the end, I was so happy to see her come into her own. I'm very excited for more books in this series

Big content warning on this, though- the first ~10% contains intense scenes of on and off screen sexual assault, which I was not expecting.

A great start to a new series. Thought at first it was very blood thirsty but such a great read i continued. Looking forward to more books to come.

Grace Draven is one of my absolute favorite writers. She creates memorable characters, and gets them in and out of unique situations. This book did not disappoint. I can't wait for the next one.

I feel like I've failed this book/author. Why? Because I'm a HUGE PNR lover and I just couldn't get in to this one. Don't get me wrong. There were times when I was turning the page, fully engulfed. But then...(sigh)

Let me first start by mentioning that I'm one of those readers who struggle getting in to a book where I can't (even in my head) pronounce the names of characters, towns, etc. It literally causes pause when I have to re-read what I can't pronounce, pulling me from the moment. That being said, my problem shouldn't be the authors, so I did my best to pull myself together.

Gilene (G-lean, Gil-in, Guy-lean) is an Agacin (A-ga-sin, Ag-asin, Ag-a-sin). The best description I can give is that she's a fire wielding witch. Every year, she returns to the Empire to "sacrifice" herself as part of the annual ritual (think male slaves becoming Gladiators and woman slaves becoming whores and then burned). But she has a secret. If she a burned every year, how is she returns?

Azarion (I got this one) has been a slave Gladiator for a decade. Every year he's noticed a woman who looks different, but has the same soulful eyes. And he's going to use her for his plan. To escape the Empire, return to his birthright and live happily ever after. Except, there are a few things that happen in between.

I honestly felt like the concept was there. But I never got a clear grasp of the "world" they were living in. Was it medieval times with a PNR twist? Was it a whole new world all together? Like I said, I failed this book/author. I'm so sorry. I was REALLY hoping to love this one too.....

reviewed by Chris

3.75 stars!!

A great book, I was enthralled from the very first page! Both characters were so compelling and I found myself getting sucked into the story so easily. The romance also was a fantastic slow burn with so many feels!
Highly recommend, many readers will love this book!

With Pheonix Unbound, Grace Draven once again proves that she writes some of the best romantic fantasy available today. Meet Gilene, a woman with the power to change her appearance and to withstand burning pyres. Once more, she is sent to the capitol to die for the empirical overlords. Once more, her sacrifice will keep her village safe. Once more, she will be kidnapped by a Gladiator and taken away to his tribe so that she may advocate on his behalf to reclaim his birthright? When Gilene's plans to return home are interrupted by Azarion, she will have to decide which journey to take, one that returns her to her family or one that could reveal the truth about her powers and might ultimately save them all.

I cannot express how much I enjoy reading works by Grace Draven - she has a way of writing that makes the action come to life. The characters are well-developed and grow with the story. Best of all her works are emotionally satisfying - taking the reader on a journey that engages them on several levels. With Pheonix Unbound, I have found one more for the re-read pile.

PHOENIX UNBOUND wasn't only unique, it was captivating.

Both Gilene and Azarion have been through hell. Gilene is used year after year to save her village even though she suffers greatly for it and Azarion is forced to fight to the death while getting beaten and raped in between battles. I really enjoyed getting to know both characters and enjoyed watching them grow together while they navigated their freedom and captivity. Their depth of development was incredible and really let me fall into their story.

The romance between the two isn't instant, nor is it easy. It's both tragic and beautiful. It's very slow burn, but also all encompassing.

The feels in PHOENIX UNBOUND are bountiful. The battles were fierce. The characters were captivating and I had no trouble loving everything about it. I'm excited to read more about the characters and the world of the Fallen Empire series and plan on adding book two to my wishlist as soon as I see mention of it.

* This book was provided free of charge from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

It's hard to get the first book in a fantasy series just right as there is a whole bunch of world building that needs to be done and the introduction of the characters but this book got it perfectly IMO!

This is an epic story of a Gladiator type character that will go down as one of my favorites. Azarion was sold into slavery and forced to fight in an arena for the past ten years. He has also been subject to torture and rape from the empress. He finally sees an opportunity to escape when he notices that one of the girls that is sacrificed in the annual Rites of Spring is the same women year after year. Gilene has a special brand of magic that not only allows her to cast an illusion making herself look different but also to control fire and therefore survive being burned during the Rites of Spring. Every year, the empire collects a woman from each town and burns them during the rites.
Gilene takes on that roll for her town year after year and no one except the people of her town are aware of the deception until Azarion.

Azarion forces Gilene to help him escape and then kidnaps her to take back to his people to help him regain his rightful place as leader of his people. This is an enemy to lovers story that is a wonderfully slow build. The relationship between Azarion and Gilene takes time to develop as they slowly begin to form a connection and Gilene begins to see more of Azarion then just the person who essentially forced her to help him. There is plenty of action as the two journey back to his homeland and still more as Azarion fights to reclaim his place. The book is full of lies, schemes and epic battles all perfectly balanced with a beautiful romance.

I was on the edge of my seat for parts of this book and while I wanted to rush through to find out what happened I also wanted to savor the experience. This book had everything I want in a fantasy - epic battles, great world building, a satisfying romance, scheming characters, villains you can't wait to see defeated and of course some humor thrown in as well. I haven't looked forward to a fantasy series this much since Kate Daniels.

Phoenix Unbound was a richly drawn fantasy-romance, and quite frankly there are not enough of them being published. Grace Draven has long been a strong writer in this genre, with Radiance and the excellent Master of Crows. This newest book is in a similar vein but introduces readers to a brand new world in which a dark regime holds power, demanding the sacrifice of young women and men. Gilene is one of those young women sacrificed by her same village; however, her family and neighbours sacrifice her each and every year because she will not die like others, and instead is forced to suffer the indignities at the hands of their rulers before "dying" and returning year after year.

As this novel opens, it seems that this year is going to be different for Gilene because she is recognized, despite her glamour, by one of the gladiators, Azarion. Azarion has been forced to fight in the empire's gladiator games, but after realizing what Gilene is, a woman with the magic of his people, he plots to escape, and kidnaps Gilene in the process. Azarion knows that Gilene and her magic will give him justification with his people to fight for his leadership when he returns. Naturally, Gilene does not take too well to the whole kidnapping thing, especially because it means that someone else in her village will be sacrificed to the Empire and truly die. Of course, Gilene soon learns that there is more value to her and her magic than simply sacrificing herself year after year, and slowly comes to appreciate Azarion and his people.

The romance here was nicely balanced with some rich wold-building. While the story was, at times, darker than I personally prefer, it was engaging and beautifully written. Draven writes gorgeously and emotionally, and I'm left instantly curious about where the author is going to next take this series. There are a few threads left open, but the book is nonetheless a satisfying read with a clear resolution.

Phoenix Unbound is the perfect read for fantasy-romance fans who must anxiously await new titles in the genre (sigh, well, at least it makes me upset). Perfect for fans of Amanda Bouchet and C.L. Wilson.

I first fell in love with Grace Draven’s writing when I read Radiance a few years back, and though I have liked some of her books better than others, I can say that she consistently creates worlds that are interesting, unique, and completely immersive. That is certainly the case here. From the lands, to the cultures, to the religions and rulers, everything comes together seamlessly in Phoenix Unbound. And each of those elements are a vital part of the whole.

Our heroine, Gilene, is a fire witch. She is able to manipulate fire and illusions to her will, but she doesn’t use them for her own benefit. She uses them for her village. Every year, the Empire forces all of the towns to give up a portion of their women as tributes and sacrifices. The so-called Flowers of Spring are first given to the gladiators to be used, then sacrificed on the pyre to gain the favor of the gods. For years now, Gilene has been changing her appearance to serve as one of the tributes. The fire won’t kill her, after all, but she suffers plenty… first being raped, then enduring burns and scars for using her gifts.

But there is one man who sees through her illusions. Azarion is the Gladius Prime, the top of the gladiator food chain and he sees Gilene not only hide her identity, but manipulate the fire around her. Despite his strength, he is every bit the slave she is. In fact, his lot is worse than hers. He’s spent 10 years at the Empire’s tender mercies, not only fighting for his life in the arena, but being abused and raped by the empress. He sees Gilene as his one chance for escape.

Getting him out isn’t enough, though. He needs her to come back to him to his homeland, believing her touched by the goddess. Once he uses the illusion of her favor to get him reinstated as chiefton of his people, he will finally let her go home.

So this is an enemies to lovers story. After all, the hero is basically kidnapping the heroine and bending her to his will. It was a miracle she didn’t torpedo his efforts (because I think she could have if she set her mind to it.) But Azarion is a good man—driven by his own agenda, for sure—but he wants to set things right for his people and he believes he has no choice in what he’s doing. It’s easy to get in his corner.

Gilene, meanwhile, is a bit harder to relate to. She is fighting tooth and nail to return to a town which doesn’t seem to care for her one iota. Yes, I get that she feels a responsibility to her family, but as she falls for Azarion and his people, it gets harder and harder to be ok with her sacrificing herself over and over again. Yet, that is her plan and her priority.

I really enjoyed Azarion’s family as well! I enjoyed learning the culture of the Savitar people which was so richly drawn with various beliefs and traditions. The villains didn’t have the same kind of depth that the protagonists did, but they sure were easy to hate.

The romance between the two main characters is a slow burn, but that was ok, as Draven did such a good job making their emotional journey a believable one. And the ending both satisfied and still left me wanting more. I am very curious as to where the author will take this series next.

Rating: B+

I thought that this book was excellent. I had not read any of Grace Draven's work before picking this book up but I had heard a lot of really good things. Since the premise of this book appealed to me, I decided to give it a try which ended up being a very good decision. I made the mistake of starting this book just before I planned to go to sleep. I had planned to read just one chapter but the first chapter of this book blew me away and I didn't want to stop after just one chapter. It has been a long time since I picked up a book with such a strong opening. I had a great time reading this amazing story.

Gilene and Azarion have both been through a lot. Gilene has been sent by her village to the capital as a sacrifice to be burned alive. She has a few special powers and has survived this event for the past five years but not without a terrible cost. Azarion is the best gladiator in the capital. He was sold into slavery ten years prior and it is really a miracle that he has been able to survive not only the fighting but the empress's whims.

I liked both of these characters. Gilene accepted her role and did her best to continue to protect her village. Azarion has not given up hope of returning to his homeland and he sees that Gilene may be the key to making it happen. I completely understood his desperation and his willingness to force Gilene to aide him with his plan.

This was a really exciting story that explored several unique and interesting settings. The horror of the Empire was incredibly vivid and emotional. It pained me to think of the needless sacrifice so many women were forced to make for the amusement of others. The book takes the reader on a journey of the lands surrounding the capital where each was a little different but still touched by the empire's power. Azarion's homeland was such a nice contrast to the capital and I really enjoyed learning about his village.

There were plenty of action scenes to keep the pages turning. Azarion and Gilene find themselves in trouble at various points of the story and there were times that I found myself holding my breath because I was worried about how things would turn out. It was fun to watch them learn to start trusting and counting on each other. I thought that the romance that built between them felt very authentic. I really enjoyed the extra abilities of both Azarion and Gilene and thought it added an interesting element to the story.

I would recommend this book to others. I thought that this book blended fantasy and romance in a spectacular manner that had me wanting things to work out for the characters more than anything. I can't wait to read more books in this series!

I received a digital review copy of this book from Berkley Publishing Group - Ace via Net Galley and First to Read.

Colorful romantic fantasy!

It's been some time since I've read a fantasy novel with some of my favourite ingredients:
#Azarion, son of a clan leader from the steppes of the land of Sky Below, the nomadic clan Savatar, sold by his cousin Karstas into slavery in order to steal his birthright. Now the prime gladiator in the Empire's capital, plotting to regain the freedom and position he'd had so cruelly riven from him
#Gilene, a fire witch whose gift of walking through fire means her village offers her up once a year in the place of other village maidens to be sacrificed as the Flowers of the Spring by the empire to deities. (The conundrum being that Gilene could save herself but that would mean the death of those the village and tradition deems she must protect. The physical personal cost to her is agonizing. “It isn’t fire that burns me; it’s the magic I use to summon it. It comes with a price.” The emotional cost is also enormous and the villagers, rather than give thanks for Gilene's acquiescence to their demands, threaten her and her family if she doesn't take up the yoke. She is shunned rather than being honored.
#An empire that reeks of cruelty and depravity, where bloodlust runs high, dominated by a fiendish empress whose sexual proclivities are heightened further by watching men fight to the death in her personal quarters. The victor is further enmeshed in a ceaseless merry-go-round of death, survival and being the empress's sex toy.
But when the gladiator plans to use the witch to gain his freedom, that choice opens a startling road for both of them.
Wraiths, magic, nomadic horse warrior tribes that roam the open spaces, ambitious clan members, and surviving them all brings this romantic fantasy novel to a satisfying conclusion.

A NetGalley ARC

Its difficult not to make some initial comparisons between Phoenix Unbound and The Hunger Games because of their similar settings. There are people from villages sent to the capital for the entertainment of the citizens-the men have to fight gladiator style battles and the women are burned alive. However, Phoenix Unbound is fantasy romance so in this story, Gilene, our heroine, has magic that saves her. She is a fire witch and escape being burned alive. This means she has to be her village's sacrifice every year. She meets a gladiator who can see through her magic and forces her to help him escape as well.

Azarion blackmails and forces Gilene to help him. Helping him escape is only the first step she discovers. He needs to bring back an agacin (witch) to help him claim the throne from his dastardly cousin. Gilene isn't happy about being forced to help him. If she doesn't get back to her village, the elders will hurt her family for sure. Both these characters are battle hardened and world weary. Azarion lies without compunction and Gilene will use her magic to save herself. Even though Gilene is, essentially, being kidnapped, there is a bit of commonality for them. Both have suffered at the hands of the empire.

This is a fantasy romance, so there is world building to be done and Draven does it well. I've not read Draven's books before so Phoenix Unbound was an introduction to her writing and I enjoyed it. It takes a great author to avoid information dumping yet still guide the reader through this fantasy world. The story started a bit off for me-its not for lack of action or anything, but I think I was having trouble really getting sucked in for the first couple chapters. Honestly, this has always been a struggle for me with fantasy. However, Draven's writing is superb! She is a master at painting with words and every word on the page is executed with a purpose and prose. Its exquisite. I actually hope this is made into an audiobook soon. I think it would be delightful to listen to with a talented narrator.

I've intentionally not given a lot of details about the story. You should experience it. I will say...I was about to throw my precious kindle across the room near the end because I thought bad things were afoot. You have been warned.

I did not enjoy this book and did not finish it, but that doesn't necessarily mean it isn't a good book. It just wasn't the book for me.

The beginning of the book had a very blasé attitude towards rape and sex trafficking that was uncomfortable to read and I didn't want to pursue it further.

I went into this one expecting a great combination of fantasy and romance and that’s what I got, so I’m very happy with this book.

The world-building on this one is interesting and is reminiscent of the Roman Empire, while Azarion’s people of the steppe remind me of our own steppe peoples but maybe that combined with some of the Germanic ‘barbarian’ tribes so famous for sacking the capitol. I think making the setting feel a bit familiar with its own unique twists is good here, because it allows us to concentrate on the plot and characters and not all of the intricacies of world-building.

Besides from the world, I enjoyed the way magic and other fantasy elements were incorporated into the story. The reason the Empire hasn’t conquered the Savatar lands is because they’re protected by a magical shield. Likewise, Gilene uses her magic to fool the Empire and protect her village as well as to disguise herself. I love the practical application of magic. There isn’t so much of a ‘magic system’ other than some women are born with fire magic, blessed by the gods. A few others can do some smaller magics. And ghosts and wights and other things exist. I like when there aren’t too many rules to magic as long as it all feels consistent, as it does here.

But let me get to the stuff that I really loved about this book. The characters were great–they were layered and multi-faceted. Both Gilene and Azarion made me empathize with them and feel frustrated with them and their decisions at times. They’re actually a lot alike as characters–stubborn to a fault, goal-oriented, have specific plans that they don’t want to let others get in the way of–which is one of the reasons I think they clash so much in the beginning, because their goals are not aligned. Well, and also the whole kidnapping thing. Speaking of that, I love the way that is handled. That is to say that I wish there wouldn’t have been a kidnapping at all, because it’s such a bad trope in Romance, looking back, BUT, it’s handled really well here. The romance in this is a slow burn–it takes quite a while before things start to develop between the two of them and for that I’m glad. I don’t think I could have respected either one of them as much if they just fell in with each other after Azarion captured her and took her home to his people as a means to further his own goals. They both have some great character growth which leads them to overcome certain things and become better people. I think Gilene’s growth was interesting because it was so gradual, but it was illustrated well at the end when she realized how much she’d changed from the previous year and how the things that had been important to her no longer mattered as much.

There’s more than one obstacle in this book that keeps things moving, more than one antagonist. You have, firstly, the Empire and their abhorrent practices of slavery and human sacrifice. Aside from something nebulous like the entire empire and their ideals, you also have the Empress, a woman that gets off on cruelty that she inflicts on others. Back at Azarion’s homelands, we have his cousin who had treacherously sold him off as a slave while usurping his rightful place as leader of their clan. Gilene’s biggest obstacle is actually Azarion, for a while at least. I shouldn’t really be surprised at how much is in play here, the intricacies of the plot, because I’ve read some of Grace Draven’s books before and while she’s absolutely fantastic at writing romance, she’s also great at creating stories that are layered with multiple story lines going on and making it all work.

I think the pace of the book was interesting. It starts off very fast paced, with a chase, and then once they arrive at Sky Below, the pace does slow down a bit. This allows for all that character growth and for the relationships to build, so it’s not a bad thing and some of my favorite parts, but some folks may find those parts a bit slow. Then the pace picks up again as Gilene’s magic returns and we’re no longer in a holding pattern. Plans are set into motion and all of a sudden a lot is happening again. I actually love the way Gilene’s magic needing time to replenish gives us the perfect excuse to slow things down a bit and work on parts of the story that are more slice of life and to focus on the characters rather than plot.

Overall, I really enjoyed Phoenix Unbound. As always, looking forward to reading more from Grace Draven in the future. 4.5/5 stars.

I was not sure exactly what to expect from this new series from Grace Draven since I am hopelessly addicted to her “Wraith Kings” series but I did not want to see that story rehashed into another series but since I have pretty much considered almost everything she has written in the 5 Star area I was expecting a lot so I should not have worried, totally different story and setting.

Can’t say I was disappointed since we have somewhat of a basic epic fantasy type of a plot where we have a couple that meets under somewhat horrific circumstances and proceeds along a line of escape while rolling around in a love/hate relationship (mostly hate for at least a third of the book) but a gripping story emerges as we go along and as with most epic fantasy type stories it is detailed in the telling. This story does not allow you to go along with some fairy tale idea that bad things never happen to good people, there are some bad times and horrible people which give it a depth of realism missing from many such books of this genre but it does make you crack an evil smile when payback comes.

We have old revenge plots, an evil empire, an even more evil Empress (seriously evil), some really hard decisions, a bit of old magic, impossible odds and so what more could you want? The thing that makes her writing a bit more than others, a believable romance that has no “insta-love” involved that many writers use to save pages or because it is hard to do, this story makes it look obvious. Her forte IMHO in this genre is her ability to weave the romance into the body of her stories and slowly make it a main component and not a “plug in some romance and sex here” type of formulaic writing style.

I won’t detail the plot, there are some surprises and both of our couple are pretty hard headed and stubborn but also feel they have a great responsibility (which in the case of our heroine is convoluted and no easy choice in any direction). I love the way this plays out and the ending was thankfully pretty much no cliffhanger and if not for a couple of dangling threads you would think it was the end of the story which made me love it even more.

I had to think about this story for a long time to decide the rating I would give it because I loved the ending so much but at the same time it was well into the second half of the book before it became a “can’t put it down” story so 4 Stars and assuming there is a 5 star book or 2 coming in this series.

I don't know where to start my review with Phoenix Unbound, I'm still speechless!I was hooked from page one and I find myself travelling in this world with the characters.

I was intrigued and curious to see what is going to happen!This story is raw,brutal and emotional! Throughout the story my heart was aching, there were moments I needed to stop and then go back to the story!

"She and this slave fighter shared a common truth. He dealt death with sword and ax, and she with fire. Neither commanded their fates."

Phoenix Unbound is the first book in Grace Draven’s new series, the Fallen Empire. Grace Draven is no stranger to writing epic tales of fantasy, so I had little doubt that this one would be outstanding as well.
Back when I was scrolling through the fantasy category on NetGalley, I couldn’t help but have the cover for Phoenix Unbound catch my attention. It’s so striking and beautifully done, how could it not? I love the bolder colors and the bright elegant title scrolling across the cover. Once I read the description I was sold. I knew I had to read this one.
Warnings first: There is a lot of trauma in this book. Both main characters have been through hell and back. Both have been slaves, one bound by chains and the other guilt and family. There are a lot of references and details to torture, burning at the stake, and rape. It gets very rough at times, but it is also very relevant to the plot, so it’s hard to avoid. I’d say that it starts out with the worst of it, and gradually gets less intense.
Phoenix Unbound was a whirlwind of a read. It was emotionally compelling and incredibly well written. I’ll confess that at the beginning I very nearly put the book down – it was very heavy at points and I found it to be fairly intimidating. However I persevered and I’m very glad I did so.
I love reading books where they use a different interpretation of the most basic types of magic. In this case you can probably guess that it would be fire. Gilene’s magic isn’t freely given or used, but she uses it to the best effect she can. I loved the idea of the Agne, as well as the culture and religion that was formed about the fire users. I would absolutely love to know more about the magic and its origins (specifically why Gilene’s village had magic).
I loved Gilene’s character. That her magic had a cost didn’t seem to slow her down at all – it never once made her stop doing what was right, even when she full well knew the consequences of her actions. It became impossible not to root for her and her happiness.
Azarion’s character was significantly more complicated. I started out hating him, though acknowledging that the circumstances he was in limited his choices in life. Over the course of the book his character arc allowed for significant growth, and eventually I did find myself like his character as well. Once we were really given the chance to see who he was, as opposed to what the Empire had made him, that is.
While this was a really tough read at times, I have to give Grace Draven so much credit for what she did here. Both main characters were victims of rape, and that’s something she never shied away from once. Sexual assault and the mental ramifications of it is something not talked about enough, and that Draven not only did that, but in the context of both male and female victims was a shocking, but much appreciated move. The truth of the matter is that even the strongest of people can be victims, and this book did a wonderful job of showing us that.
I’m anxiously awaiting the next book in this series to drop. In the meantime I may go through the rest of Grace Draven’s backlog. Clearly I’ve been missing out.

Phoenix Unbound contains a complex, captivating, dark and compelling plot that I couldn't help but love every second of it! That being said, its a snowball rolling down the hill read. It starts out with a young woman being sent by her tribe as a sacrifice to the evil ruler's gods and ends up being SO. MUCH. MORE.

What can I say but I'm completely hooked. Draven writes a high fantasy packed with all my favorites, magic, mayhem, romance and writing that rivets the read to the pages. I simply can't wait for more in the Fallen Empire world. Quite frankly after finishing Phoenix Unbound, I know I will be heading off to read more by Grace Draven!

I received this ARC copy of Phoenix Unbound from Berkley Publishing Group - Ace. This is my honest and voluntary review. Phoenix Unbound is set for publication September 25, 2018.

Rating: 5 stars
A FAVORITE Read for 2018
Written by: Grace Draven
Series: The Fallen Empire (Book 1)
Paperback: 400 pages
Publisher: Ace (September 25, 2018)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0451489756
ISBN-13: 978-0451489753
Genre: Romantic High Fantasy

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