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Incredible Characters and Story

Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2019

Very few authors can make me feel so strongly for the characters that I cry or laugh along with them. David Estes is one of those authors. An ugly but incredibly strong princess; a beautiful but extremely emotionally flawed princess; an autistic knight; a nobody who loves and is loved by almost everyone he meets; a young boy whose destiny is to kill rulers; and more. The story is wonderful, and the characters are incredible. You will love them, hate them, change your mind about them, and follow them as they fight for their lives and their countries. I could not put this book down.

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J Galt

Total Junk, did not finish

Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2018

I got halfway through this book and could not finish...main characters were just awful...very YA and way too PC and the main character's sexual inner dialogue got really old.

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Incredible Characters and Story

Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2019

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Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2019

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I truly did not think that I would like this series. After seeing it recommended several times and my curiosity peaked.... I finally caved, thinking what the heck, if I don't like it, I won't have to finish it. Well... Once I got into it, I was hooked. Bravo, Mr. Estes ! Now, on to the next installment !

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Jim Crook

A fantastic journey to mayham!

Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2019

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I picked this up on a friend's recommendation, thank you friend! Another must read for all fantasy buffs, you will not be disappointed.

Characters catch your thoughts and don't let go until your last turn of the last page. I rarely rush out a buy the rest of a series...I did with this one.

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Rachel T.S.

Excellent storytelling, thank you David Estes!

Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2019

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So glad I gave this series a try! It's a rare first book that makes me want to spend money on the rest of the series, but as soon as I finished the Fatemarked I was downloading the next with no hesitation.

Highly recommended for anyone looking for an expansive, immaginative fantasy world with all kinds of different characters and locations. The Game of Thrones comparisons are inevitable, but each will probably appeal more to different audiences. Fatemarked moves faster but is not dripping with detail, but for me that was a fine trade-off; I found GoT to be too much of a slog for the amount of time I can devote to reading.

So here we have a fantasy land of four kingdoms constantly at war, a new and frankly terrifying enemy, and the next generation of rulers combined with the 'fatemarked', those born with a superhuman power. David Estes gradually weaves the threads of all these stories together, taking the reader through different settings (very cool Iron Forest), cultures, and belief systems. He introduces dozens of characters but impressively manages to provide them each with distinct voices.

My favorite storyline was definitely Annise and Tarin, they were written with heart and humor and I really enjoyed their individual and shared development. But, for me the 'love triangle' of Roan, Gwendolyn, and Gareth fell completely flat, which I'm sorry to say because it was meant to be a main driver of the story. Roan was just kind of dopey and it was surprising to read that Gwen was "in love" with him, because their relationship always seemed more like siblings. Gwen and Raven, on the other hand, had sparkling chemistry, and I could definitely have seen them together.

Despite minor shortcomings, I'm happy to rate this five enthusiastic stars, and was so satisfied when it was over! This series should have a higher overall rating, but I've seen that some readers rated it poorly because this imaginary world included heroes who were not just straight, white men and was thus "too PC". How sad for them to miss out on a truly fun adventure.

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Griffyn

Epic in scope

Reviewed in the United States on October 18, 2018

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I find sometimes with epic fantasy that where there is a great concept, there is not always great execution. This series (I've read them all) bucked that trend.

Other reviewers have already neatly summarised the plot, so I will just mention quickly what I really appreciated about the writing.

Yes; there are parallels to Game of Thrones, but only really insofar as the descriptions of some geography. The writing is excellent and the dialogue smart. Like all people, there were very few who were consistently good or bad. As a reader, you are expected to pay attention and follow facinating chracter development arcs. The author writes women well (thank you for making women concerned about more than men!) and wrangles a complex storyline well and wasn't afraid to kill off characters when necessary for story cohesion.

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Rno79

Excellent Epic fantasy

Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2019

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A fan from very early in the story :-) it has all the right elements for a good series where we get quickly attached to the characters. World building is simple but original. Best part of volume 1? The fact that after some "evils" are trimmed off, most of the emerging main characters have the making of good individuals/heroes... Only to be somewhat pitted against each other. Gasp! This is going to be very interesting!!

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G-Tagss

Wow! Love this book

Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2019

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This was one of those because you read XYZ you might like. Probably the best fantasy book I've read in along time, right next to Dark Kings Tidings, The Name of the Wind. I couldn't put this down. Each section built a little more of the story and universe out. Loved the different story lines and while you know it is 5 series book it was very captivating in its own. Very much looking forward to reading the rest of the series.

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Crimson Rose

MUST READ BOOK

Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2018

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Such a good read, I'll be buying the rest of the series as well. If you like Game of Thrones, Sarah J Maas, anything like that, you will love this book. I honestly couldn't put it down. The characters are so captivating, the story flows like water. Amazing author, amazing book. I can't wait to read the rest of the series.

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J Galt

Total Junk, did not finish

Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2018

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I got halfway through this book and could not finish...main characters were just awful...very YA and way too PC and the main character's sexual inner dialogue got really old.

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Kasumatata

A stroke of genius

Reviewed in the United States on September 15, 2018

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I really loved this first installment of the Fatemarked Epic. The introduction to the different characters, the fatemarks and the four kingdoms. The story was wellpaced and managed to make the different characters grow on me. I'm buying the next book as we speak.

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