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The Hidden Twin by Adi Rule
Today was such a sunny day that I had to take that chance to read. Of course.
And I was just a couple of pages away from finishing this book so why not.
Spoilers?
YES!
And I was just a couple of pages away from finishing this book so why not.
Spoilers?
YES!
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Title - The Hidden TwinAuthor - Adi Rule Publication - March 22nd, 2016 by St. Martin's Griffin
Format - Hardcover, 272 pages
Genre - Young Adult, Fantasy, Gothic
Source - given to me by St. Martin's Griffin in exchange for an honest review Rating - ★★★★
For eighteen years a girl with no name, a Redwing, has been hidden away in a small attic room within a city of hissing pipes and curving temples perched on the side of the great volcano, Mol, while her sister, Jey-identical except for her eyes-has lived her life in public as an only child. Their father had hoped the hidden girl would one day grow up to be a normal human girl and not the wicked creature mythology has promised, so he secretly spared her life as an infant. But when she switches places with her sister, striking up a flirtation with the son of the Empress while working in the royal gardens and gets attacks by two suspicious priests on her journey home, she is forced to call forth fire to protect herself, unleashing her previously dormant powers and letting her secret out. She soon catches the attention of a cult with a thousand year old grudge as well as a group of underground rebels, both seeking her for their own gain. But when her sister goes missing and the Redwing uncovers a great plot to awaken Mol and bring fiery destruction upon them all, she is forced to embrace her powers.
My Review:
Once I had this book in my hands the first thing that came to mind was the cover. It's gorgeous.
The story for me was really magical. It's a girl who is shy and quiet because she is told by her father not to go out or be seen. That she can't have any friends let alone boyfriends. So she sneaks out when no one is looking until she is seen by some priests and that's when she first us her power. Which is fire/lava? That's when she meets Corvin who risks his life to save her and even if she had the chance t runaway she didn't she went back and saved him from being killed. After that is when things start to change for her and the story develops.
I really liked the main character who doesn't have a name till the end when she owns what she is and doesn't care if shes called by what she is, a Redwing and isn't till a little later that Corvin gives her a name, Lin. She began as a quiet in the shadows girl who then disguised herself as her twin sister and after truly became herself a sarcastic ass-kicking Redwing. Even though she is this supposedly extinct mythical creature that is supposed to be evil and a killing machine she doesn't try to prove herself to anyone or be evil as everyone thinks.
I especially love that romance wasn't really one of the main themes in this book but there still were bits here and there. Like how she totally makes out with the Empress' second son and how Corvin is s obviously into her and wants to protect her all the time. The main theme thou was her. Just her discovering what she really is and not being afraid of it and fighting for her family and her city.
The ending was beautiful how she discovered that what she always had on her back weren't just scars but beautiful wings. Though I kind of predicted she would get wings because she is a Redwing and because she did mention it before, how it was funny that Redwings dint have wings. So yea.
The one thing that bothered me was the fact that they didn't really talk about the fact that she went into the boiling lake and could breathe under it. I wished they explained that more. And the fight at the end was a bit confusing to me too. But maybe that's just me and I think I may read this book again in the future.
The story for me was really magical. It's a girl who is shy and quiet because she is told by her father not to go out or be seen. That she can't have any friends let alone boyfriends. So she sneaks out when no one is looking until she is seen by some priests and that's when she first us her power. Which is fire/lava? That's when she meets Corvin who risks his life to save her and even if she had the chance t runaway she didn't she went back and saved him from being killed. After that is when things start to change for her and the story develops.
I really liked the main character who doesn't have a name till the end when she owns what she is and doesn't care if shes called by what she is, a Redwing and isn't till a little later that Corvin gives her a name, Lin. She began as a quiet in the shadows girl who then disguised herself as her twin sister and after truly became herself a sarcastic ass-kicking Redwing. Even though she is this supposedly extinct mythical creature that is supposed to be evil and a killing machine she doesn't try to prove herself to anyone or be evil as everyone thinks.
I especially love that romance wasn't really one of the main themes in this book but there still were bits here and there. Like how she totally makes out with the Empress' second son and how Corvin is s obviously into her and wants to protect her all the time. The main theme thou was her. Just her discovering what she really is and not being afraid of it and fighting for her family and her city.
The ending was beautiful how she discovered that what she always had on her back weren't just scars but beautiful wings. Though I kind of predicted she would get wings because she is a Redwing and because she did mention it before, how it was funny that Redwings dint have wings. So yea.
The one thing that bothered me was the fact that they didn't really talk about the fact that she went into the boiling lake and could breathe under it. I wished they explained that more. And the fight at the end was a bit confusing to me too. But maybe that's just me and I think I may read this book again in the future.
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