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A comp title of Cinder? Say less.
The Last Bloodcarver by Vanessa Le is a YA fantasy that builds itself off of inspiration from Vietnam. In the industrial city of Theumas, Nhika is seen not as a healer, but a monster that kills for pleasure. And in the city's criminal underbelly, the rarest of monsters are traded for gold. When Nhika is finally caught by the infamous Butchers, she's forced to heal the last witness to a high-profile murder. As Nhika delves into the investigation, all signs point to Ven Kochin, an alluring yet entitled physician's aide. Despite his relentless attempts to push her out of his opulent world, something inexplicable draws Nhika to him. But when she discovers Kochin is not who he claims to be, Nhika will be faced with a greater, more terrifying evil lurking in the city's center...Her only chance to survive lies in a terrible choice—become the dreaded monster the city fears, or risk jeopardizing the future of her kind.
This is book is just *chef's kiss* The world building is out of this world, the characters force you to root for them, and the plot keeps you turning until the last page. But come on, it's blurbed as These Violent Delights meets Cinder and Divine Rivals? WHAT ISN"T THERE TO LOVE?
A comp title of Cinder? Say less.
The Last Bloodcarver by Vanessa Le is a YA fantasy that builds itself off of inspiration from Vietnam. In the industrial city of Theumas, Nhika is seen not as a healer, but a monster that kills for pleasure. And in the city's criminal underbelly, the rarest of monsters are traded for gold. When Nhika is finally caught by the infamous Butchers, she's forced to heal the last witness to a high-profile murder. As Nhika delves into the investigation, all signs point to Ven Kochin, an alluring yet entitled physician's aide. Despite his relentless attempts to push her out of his opulent world, something inexplicable draws Nhika to him. But when she discovers Kochin is not who he claims to be, Nhika will be faced with a greater, more terrifying evil lurking in the city's center...Her only chance to survive lies in a terrible choice—become the dreaded monster the city fears, or risk jeopardizing the future of her kind.
This is book is just *chef's kiss* The world building is out of this world, the characters force you to root for them, and the plot keeps you turning until the last page. But come on, it's blurbed as These Violent Delights meets Cinder and Divine Rivals? WHAT ISN"T THERE TO LOVE?