Jennifer (bunnyreads)'s Reviews > Daughter of the Beast

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This was my second book based on Slavic myth that I’ve read recently and the cool thing about it is the tone, story, and lore could not have felt any more different from Noble’s Dagger in the Winds (my previous read).

I wasn’t sure about this one at first. It felt like it was going to be young, and it’s rare I read stories where the characters are all non-humans. It just isn’t something I lean towards. But this story has a nice style to the narrative, and grew as it went in a true coming-of-age kind of feel.


Daughter of the Beast is told in six stitches- which is a neat way of presenting it in parts while staying true to the lore. Each stitch shows us the important times of Zyntael’s life- from her capture and learning to survive in her new surroundings- to her growth into a young warrior and acceptance of her new life while finding a place for herself among the Vulkar.

Because Daughter of the Beast is told through Zyntael’s pov a lot of the world building, at first, is through conversation with the people around her. I enjoyed this way of world building; it gave it a bit of a slice of life feel- which suited it very well. It was light and it also helped that Zyntael has a great voice! She’s plucky, curious, and funny and I just enjoyed her at all times. For that reason, I felt this read very quickly with just a few up and down moments in pacing- which probably were mostly scenes I wasn’t as interested in.
I also enjoyed that instead of growing up and wanting revenge on her captors it became a story of acceptance-of finding your place, a new life and friends, family etc. Sometimes it’s just nice to see a character with a great outlook learning to roll with what life throws at them.

Daughter of the Beast was a great little feel-good story. I enjoyed this one a lot.


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