Preto deserves a lot of praise for the worldbuilding in this book. I hope you’ll join me and give this story some much-deserved hype. In the extended time it took me to pull this book off my shelf, Preto has finished the series, and I can’t wait to see where the story goes. Our protagonists all have magic but their strength lies in the unique qualities they possess and how they use certain abilities to uncover their place in this broken world. Do you know how cool that is? If I can’t lure you in with gorgeous phoenixes or the cool magic system, I will win you over with the characters because they are a force all on their own. There are giant fire birds dive bombing enemies from the sky.
Everyone is missing out if they don’t pick up this story. But like a phoenix rising from the ashes (yeah, I said it), this book unearthed itself from my dusty TBR pile. But when Val ruins the trust shared between the sisters, Veronyka decides to find a home among other Phoenix Riders, even if it means disguising herself as a boy.Ĭrown of Feathers has been on my TBR since 2019, and it sat there for years because I never heard anyone talk about it. Veronyka and her sister Val are two of many animages hiding in plain sight, but they have big plans to resurrect phoenixes of their own. Animages are feared and controlled because they are the only ones who can bond with the legendary phoenixes, transforming the individuals into the fierce Phoenix Riders that almost took down the reigning powers. This gifted group of people goes into hiding lest their ability to communicate with animals earns them a criminal offense and forced service for the empire. The result was a bloody war that put riders and their magnificent phoenixes on the edge of extinction and began the persecution of animages. Queen Avalkyra Ashfire and her famed Phoenix Riders took to the skies in a blaze to rebel against the kingdom that failed her. It’s a unique story that is well-written, has a fully developed world that wasn’t delivered via info dumping, and is led by characters with actual depth. Over the years I have been worn down after reading many lackluster books in the category, but this one is a bright spark that deserves attention. It’s books like Crown of Feathers by Nicki Pau Preto that rekindle my love for YA.
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