Thank you Titan Books and NetGalley for a free eARC of "Saints of Storm and Shadow" by Gabriella Buba.
A Filipino inspired Young Adult Fantasy.
The target audience is not actualy mentioned and the fact that the book is compared to "The Poppy War" and "The Jasmine Throne", two Adult books sets way to high expectations on this debut.
I hope the final product will have a glosary. There is no way for somebody to understant all the Filipino words used in this work.
Unfortunately I could not finish this book.
There is no sense of purpose or urgency. The praise at the begining would give you the expectation that the heroine is so discriminated under the colonizers, but she is given the role if a abess, clearly a position of power.
The romance left me with so many questions as the two lovers are at complete odds with their faith and beliefs.
I would recommend this book to fans of Young Adult Fantasy - Romance.
Sadly, it is not for me .