Obsidian: Awakening by Sienna Frost

Indie Ink Awards 2022 Nominee: Writing the Future We Need: Nonbinary Representation
Indie Ink Awards 2022 Nominee: Writing the Future We Need: LGBTQ+ Representation
Indie Ink Awards 2022 Finalist: Writing the Future We Need: Gay Representation
Indie Ink Awards 2022 Finalist: Writing the Future We Need: Bisexual Representation
Indie Ink Awards 2022 Finalist: Writing the Future We Need: Asian Representation by an Asian author
Indie Ink Awards 2022 Nominee: Best Interior Illustrator
Indie Ink Awards 2022 Nominee: Best Light Read
Indie Ink Awards 2022 Finalist: Prettiest Book Interior
Indie Ink Awards 2022 Finalist: Best Debut
Indie Ink Awards 2022 Finalist: Side Character MVP
Indie Ink Awards 2022 Finalist: Prettiest Prose
Indie Ink Awards 2022 Nominee: This Book Made Me Hungry/Thirsty
Indie Ink Awards 2022 Finalist: Wiliest Character
Indie Ink Awards 2022 Nominee: Shadiest Character
Indie Ink Awards 2022 Finalist: Best Villain
Indie Ink Awards 2022 Finalist: Best Morally Gray Character
Indie Ink Awards 2022 Nominee: Best Friendship
Indie Ink Awards 2022 Finalist: Best Use of Tropes
Indie Ink Awards 2022 Nominee: Best Mentor Character
Indie Ink Awards 2022 Nominee: Wittiest Character
Indie Ink Awards 2022 Finalist: Best Setting
Indie Ink Awards 2022 Finalist: Best Book Cover & Cover Artist

An epic tale of humanity that survives its ugliest and most admirable moments, one that will change your perception on love, life, and what it means to be human forever. When Hasheem, a legendary male-escort-turned-assassin finally escapes the city that enslaved him as a child, he finds himself trapped in the centuries-long war between his nomadic race of desert warriors and an empire that seeks to rule them. There, a new set of shackles awaits him in the form of a fifteen-year-old girl and her oracle brother whose agenda plunges him into the blood sport of power and politics. As warfare exacts its price and the line between good and evil gets put to the test, the men and women from both sides are forced to fight a common enemy that remains the greatest threat to mankind: humanity and all its flaws.

Adult • Fantasy • Fantasy/Court Intrigue • Fantasy/Dark • Fantasy/Historical • Diversity Representation/LGBTQ+

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📖 DrWatson

Worldbuilding: Aided the story
Plot: Straightforward
Characters: Roles are clear
Storytelling: Balanced
Immersion: Didn’t want to put the book down
Emotional Response: Strong emotions
Thought Provoking: Did some research after reading
Cover: Matches the story well

I loved it from beginning to end. Pain, trauma, frictions and unexpected turning of events.

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📖 rainanightingale author / book blogger

Worldbuilding: Piqued curiosity
Plot: Ambiguous
Characters: Roles are clear
Storytelling: Descriptive
Immersion: Didn’t want to put the book down
Emotional Response: Strong emotions
Thought Provoking: Did some research after reading
Cover: Adequately represents the story
Content Warnings: Lots of dark stuff

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