Synopsis:
From the New York
Times bestselling author comes a breathtaking fantasy of a cursed
kingdom, warring clans, and unexpected salvation.
Bayr of
Saylok, bastard son of a powerful and jealous chieftain, is haunted by
the curse once leveled by his dying mother. Bartered, abandoned, and
rarely loved, she plagued the land with her words: From this day
forward, there will be no daughters in Saylok.
Raised among the
Keepers at Temple Hill, Bayr is gifted with inhuman strength. But he’s
also blessed with an all-too-human heart that beats with one purpose: to
protect Alba, the first girl child born in nearly two decades and the
salvation for a country at risk.
Now the fate of Saylok lies with
Alba and Bayr, whose bond grows deeper with every whisper of coming
chaos. Charged with battling the enemies of their people, both within
and without, Bayr is fueled further by the love of a girl who has defied
the scourge of Saylok.
What Bayr and Alba don’t know is that
they each threaten the king, a greedy man who built his throne on lies,
murder, and betrayal. There is only one way to defend their land from
the corruption that has overtaken it. By breaking the curse, they could
defeat the king…but they could also destroy themselves.
(Synopsis from Goodreads).
My Thoughts:
I love Amy Harmon’s books. Over the past few years, she’s become an
insta-buy author for me. As soon as she releases a new book, I but it. I
don’t care what it’s about because I know as long as she’s writing it,
it’s going to be good. As soon as the audiobook became available, I knew
I had to binge listen to The First Girl Child, one of her newer
releases. Unfortunately, it’s one of the only Amy Harmon books that I
didn’t like.
At first, The First Girl Child really drew me in. I
greatly enjoyed the prologue, and the first few chapters. After a while
though, the book became incredibly boring. It felt like nothing
significant was happening. At one point, I found myself losing focus. I
had to rewind a few times while listening because I was so bored that I
found my thoughts drifting elsewhere, and wasn’t paying attention to
what was going on in the story line.
I do have to admit that
towards the end of the book, things did start to get interesting again.
From about the hour and a half left in the book mark on until the end, I
found myself becoming intrigued again, and really getting back into the
story line. I needed to know how things ended. It wasn’t enough to make
me love Bayr’s story, but it did help increase my enjoyment.
Unfortunately,
The First Girl Child just wasn’t for me. I found about eighty percent
of the book to be boring, so much so that I found myself day dreaming
while listening. It just felt like nothing was happening, and the story
couldn’t hold my interest. Even though I didn’t enjoy this book, I will
definitely continue to read Amy Harmon’s future releases. I’ve enjoyed
almost all of the other books she has written.
I give The First Girl Child: 2.5/5.
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I received this book from the publisher, via NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review. I was in no way compensated for this review.
