The Old Review Dust-Off: Vevin Song

Hey Bookworm friends, I thought trying to post one “Old Review Dust-Off” a month would be fun. It’s a series where I re-share my old reviews of books I think deserve more attention. I believe old posts deserve to come back into the spotlight every once in a while🖤. The last one I did was for The Terraformers. If you’re reading this I invite you to leave a link from an old review of yours and I’ll show it some love! Today’s review I’m re-sharing is for Vevin Song.

I’ll be linking up this post with @athomealot’s Book Worms Monthly. It’s a monthly linky event where we can share our bookish content, up to 4 posts per month. Reviews, reading lists, interviews…Anything book-related is allowed. Come join in on the fun! 

About Vevin Song

Synopsis

Vevin Song is an SFF dystopian novel. We’re thrown into a world that has been invaded by Lightbirds otherwise known as Vevin. They came down from the sky, killing humans on sight, and have taken over the island where the humans live. To survive, the humans move to underwater cocoons, as water is the Vevin’s kryptonite.

Mini-Review

We mainly follow our MC Marla but the book has different POVS. Marla lives for parties and hates her job; She wishes she got assigned to the Goldgills, the heroic group of people who go above land to collect resources for the cocoons. One day she begins to display Vevin-like abilities and decides to run away to the island.

This book is so creative! The Vevin are unlike anything I’ve ever read: they are terrifying, fascinating and sometimes even cute. The author really took advantage of what I love best about fantasy: the endless possibilities. I very much enjoyed learning about the Vevin lore and culture.

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I was immediately hooked at the start as the story is action-based and fast-paced so if you like action adventures this is for you. Especially if you like violence mixed in with your adventure, it was gory in parts and the author has no qualms about killing off his characters!

At its core, it’s a story about the fear of the unknown and not blaming a whole group for the actions of a few individuals. This is a good time to mention a few CWs for alcoholism & abuse as it hits on heavy topics. While I liked the overall message, I thought that part of the delivery was a bit confusing and convoluted. I struggled to keep up with the # of characters, and the motivations of different factions seemed nebulous to me.

Final Thoughts & Rating

Ultimately, the ending was satisfying and it leaves the door open for a continuation but it can also serve as a stand-alone. Edit: the second book is in the works according to the author. I am glad I read this book as I do believe it’s a feat of imagination and I know this author will only get stronger with each next book!

Neves Mayers’ upcoming book “Cazorra’s Curse“, a prequel novella, is scheduled for release on October 8, 2024. I’m looking forward to checking it out!

Please note that when I wrote this review I was not using the CAWPILE rating method. I’ll attempt to rate the categories as best as my memory allows given I read this in 2023 (For reference I gave it 3 stars on GR).

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