Nation of the Beasts

The theme of this book drew me in and this book sure will send you on a wild ride. We meet our main character Elisse. He is on a journey to not only find out who he is and why he is constantly seeing monsters, but also looking to find more information about his father. I liked the way that this story was told and how it is told from a few different points of view. The author did a good job making sure you could tell each character view you were reading from. I liked how this story took a twist that I was not expecting and if you’re like me and you love to read a good fantasy story with plenty of monsters and action then this is the book for you. I got sucked into the world Palova created and I can’t wait to be able to pick up book two! Though this book was slow in the beginning it picks up and I had a hard time putting it down. The characters were all unique and I found myself identifying with one of the characters. I also liked the relationship between the main character and others around him as well as being able to watch him grow as a person and discover that he is stronger than he ever thought he could be. My favorite character ended up being a man named Tared. The way he cares for those around him and the strength and compassion he is able to give to his friends astounded me. Though I was not crazy about the ending of this book, that is part of the reason I knocked one star from my rating. We learned a bit of information about a character then the story just ended on a cliff hanger and was very abrupt. When I finished this book it left me with some questions but defiantly left me wanting more and I can not wait to pick up book two and continuing on this journey with these amazing characters.

Nation of the Beasts is a compelling reading. I loved every part of it and I could not wait to go back to it every time I had to put the book down. I'm actually glad that someone did the translation from Spanish or I would've missed this amazing book as I'm not a Spanish native.

It reminded me a lot of Caraval meets Game of Thrones somehow. It's quite dark and the characters are well developed. I'd suggest this read to anyone who love dark stories!

I originally read this in Spanish, as I'm bilingual, and was so excited to see it would be available in English! It was enchanting in every way possible, and as definitely been added onto my preorder list! It's very rare for a full on Fantasy novel coming from Mexico, but this definitely sets the bar high! It's one I would recommend to everyone, and it should definitely be advertised more.