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Rise of the Sparrows

By Sarina Langer
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A cursed omen who dreams of death. A girl who calls fire with a wish. A group of resistance fighters who need the king to die.

Prophecy has brought them together, but will it destroy them too?


As a homeless orphan, shunned for having the gift, Rachael knows how to survive. The visions of people dying are only hers to see. The shadows are her safety. When Cephy comes into her life, having a friend who is as feared by the villagers as Rachael seems too good to be true.

After a fiery incident, the villagers call on the White Guard to execute Rachael and Cephy. Together, they flee into a world they know nothing about. In the unknown await a Mist Woman, a prophecy, and a young rebel who sounds sincere, but in Rachael's experience, no one ever is.

The Sparrows--fighters of the resistance--believe in her because a prophecy names her, but can she be the leader they need when she can't control her own magic?

Rachael knows the struggles the gifted endure all too well. Perhaps it's time she stopped hiding and fought back.

If you like plot twists, kickass heroines, and dark destructive magic, then you'll love the first instalment in this page-turning epic fantasy trilogy.

Author's Note: Rise of the Sparrows contains content some readers may find upsetting such as, but not limited to, suicide, mentions of rape, and violence. Please proceed with caution if this might cause distress.

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3.5
“This was just not my jam 'Rise of the Sparrows' by Sarina Langer is book one in her The Relics of Ar'Zac series. In a world where having magic means death orphan Rachel is happy to just be surviving on the outskirts of her village, ignored by the people and left alone, despite everyone knowing her secret. Rachel has dreams, dreams of things that will come to pass. An uncontrollable power but still able to help her keep safe, until one day she turns away another little girl who is living on the streets because of her own magic. When she first approaches Rachels dream tell her to turn her away but the second time Rachel sense no danger. Unfortunately the White Guard is called on them after a magically started fire kills villagers and the girl are on the run. Unknown to them there is a prophecy of the Sparrow, who is a seer and the Fox, the Sparrow will lead to the liberation of the magical people and the Fox is the only thing that can stop the Sparrow. When people hear of Rachels magic they begin to think that she is the Sparrow they've been waiting for. spoilers The idea is fine, the world is fine, the characters were pretty dull but my main problem was there was just something off with the writing that made me lose interest. The pacing wasn't great, the amount of detail given to the reader felt off, even just character descriptions, I don't mean physical, but I felt like I never really got to know anyone. Cale was so confusing, and they way the people acted didnt seem like regular actions, as if they things they did was solely to move the plot along but if you put a rational person in such a circumstance they wouldn't have acted like that. Except the one notable scene when Alis is freed, it made complete sense that, I think her name was Kaida untied her, believed what she said about where Cale and Rachel were and then headed out that way to help only to come back and find her dead. That was believable to well done. But it stood out so much to me because it was so different from the rest of the book. Take the King I have no idea, even though there was a few paragraphs where he gives his villain monologue, why he did anything he did. I hate people with magic im gonna bring the biggest baddest, weirdest magic person I can find on payroll to help out. Oh I really don't like her really bad plan so I talked her into a middle ground and now im surprised that the evil person I want to protect my people from is doing her very evil plan that I told her no to. Like if he's not trying to protect his people from the mist lady then who is he afraid of? Anyways this was not a book for me. Almost def'd it more than once just hoping it would get better, but oh well. Won't be continuing the series.”

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