The Empire Wars

The Empire Wars Series, Book 1

De: Akana Phenix

Narrado por: Jesse Vilinsky, January LaVoy

The Empire Wars is a powerful YA debut where survival and magic are a deadly mix.

Coa, who was born feral in the North Transatlantic wilds, has just been captured. Now, Coa is subject to public humiliation and execution in a gruesome spectacle known as The Great Hunt.

If participants die in the Great Hunt, their entire family will be executed—in front of everyone. The nationalist regime, known as the Allied Force, will not rest until all foreigners are exterminated. Coa’s best hope of survival might be Princess Ife—born of privilege, but newly married into the authoritarian lineage.

Her riskier choice is an alliance with a gorgeous, cunning fellow participant, marked as a traitor to his militarized nation. Coa entangles herself with the captivating young man, but soon finds he could be her ultimate downfall …

©2024 Akana Phenix (P)2024 Blackstone Publishing

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“An exciting new voice in YA, Akana Phenix has written a gripping tale of resilience and courage that powerfully echoes the realities of conflict and injustice. The Empire Wars will resonate with young readers long after they turn the final page.”—Angie Thomas, #1 New York Times bestselling author

Confused

First, the narration was the best part. The storyline was very promising and intriguing although it had been done before to a point. It ended up choppy, disconnected, and hard to follow. The protagonist was too whiny and too much detail was wasted on how she was GREAT at selling her role of being a whiny love struck subordinate wife. There seemed to be two completely separate storylines. In the beginning the characters of each storyline interacted what seemed like momentarily, but crossed then barely even were mentioned in the other story, but for flashes, in the middle of the book. The end was rushed, to tie all of the confusing bits together to form some semblance of an ending which wasn't an ending. Love the premise, love that narrators, just completely missed on execution of the story.