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MY ⭐️ RATING: 4.5/5
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BOOK DESCRIPTION
Prince of Woe…
Avaria Norrith is the adopted heir to the Ariathan throne. But that means little to a man who, for the better part of fifteen years, has sought and failed to earn his mother’s love. Fueled by pride and envy, Avaria seeks the means to prove himself and cast away his mental chains. When he’s tasked with the recreation of The Raven’s Rage he sees his chance, for with the infamous blade he can rewrite history and start anew.
Daughter of the Mountain…
Erath has not felt sunlight for a century. Not since Ariath condemned her people to a life of darkness with their misuse of The Raven’s Rage. But when an old friend comes seeking the remnants of the ancient sword, Erath cannot contain her curiosity and resolves to lend her aid. Is it true—can history be revised? Can her people be reclaimed?
Toll the Hounds…
They are hungry—and they are here.
MY REVIEW
The World-Breaker Requiem is a twisted reflection inspection sequel to The World-Maker Parable. Like its predecessor, Tarzian takes readers down another psychological horror that pushes us to our limits, as well as his characters of Avaria and Erath once again. A book like this and series like Adjacent Monsters, just does something to your soul. It’s a feeling you know, but everyone carries it differently. It’s sometimes a painful reminder that the scars are there, but also a reminder that those scars made us and as much as we would want to change things, we could change things for the worst.
This type of story is not for everyone. It is a gothic, dark tale of grief, regret and trying to erase the past, it’s as if Tim Burton decided to direct Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. This story is going to make you dig into your own thoughts and that may be uncomfortable for many, but I implore you to read it anyway, it’s worth the journey. It’s dark but beautiful and that is due to Tarzian’s prose, which isn’t flowery, it’s eloquent but powerful. It’s slam POEtry that leaves a lingering mark on the soul. Sometimes you forget that you’re reading something what’s essentially a memoir and that these paths are real. It’s painful and beautiful in the most elegant way.
“I dream here and I know—the cycle never ends.”
While reading this, there were a lot of songs that came to mind, though I know Tarzian is a Sleep Token fan, I’m not familiar with their stuff so I couldn’t pair any of that with this. But there were two songs that really stuck out to me that I still love today. The first is Wings of a Butterfly by HIM, which matches the gothic-like vibes of the world while capturing the exact tension of ripping open the past for redemption of knowing the blood on your hands could shatter every delicate thing left behind. The second is Scars by Papa Roach, which talks about tearing open old wounds and living with the scars that hit at the heart of what this book is all about and what Avaria carries.
Teagan Walsh-Davis delivers a great performance as the narrator again, bringing Tarzian’s words to vivid life. In the end the title serves as a true requiem, it stands as a somber song for all that has been broken and lost in these worlds and within ourselves. It mourns the scars we carry while reminding us that they shape who we are even as we long to erase them. The beauty emerges from accepting the fragments rather than destroying them in a futile chase for perfection.
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