Fantastical, magical, and adventurous, I highly recommend this book for genre fans of any and all ages. I need a physical copy for my library because I love it.

I’m disappointed that I didn’t love this because some Booktubers I follow really loved it! Overall, I think the concepts were good but it just didn’t work for me because I have a hard time when I don’t like the POV characters. That’s more of a personal preference than anything though, so I know many readers will love this and I’ll definitely recommend it to the right readers!

Fantastic debut series, loved all the culture, and the world building was so impressive. Drawn in by the complex story , and the characters. I excited to see what comes next.

4.5 stars

This was so good, I loved getting to read this!! I loved all the culture that was in this book, the world building was so impressive. Some of it got confusing at times, but it was also so complex that it made sense. But my favorite part of the story was the characters. I loved how they were all their own person and had their own way to look at their world. They really didn't like each other at the beginning and I loved getting to see them develop they own relationships with each other. The ending was so insane and it has me so excited for the next book! But I am also scared cause I have no idea what is going to happen to these characters.

Thank you NetGalley and G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers for an eARC in exchange for an honest review!

I was drawn in by the author’s Naruto comp, and honestly I’m glad I picked this up because it was very fun and well crafted. The world building was very thought out and, in combination with the characters and philosophical tensions, made for an extremely compelling read. I will admit that it did require more brain power than I had been expecting, but that’s fine. Vora has written a wonderfully complex story and it was a delight to read. I do think I could’ve gone for more information on the magical beasts, but I’ll just hope that that aspect of the world gets developed in the next book. Regardless, I’m eager to continue the series and I definitely think I’ll have a blast rereading this one.

Incredible world building and a truly unique YA fantasy! I bounced off a little at first, but once I hit my reading stride I was really impressed with the complexity of the characters and the questions the story poses. A real standout in the current tropey YA scene.

Equal parts ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ and the world building of a Sanderson novel, the alchemical mix known as ‘Spin the Fate’ was a knockout success in my books.

A must read for those who enjoy chunky, hard magic fantasies. The world building was seriously great and conceptually quite fascinating. I do think once upon a time I would've enjoyed this far more than I did reading this now, but this I think this might be a subgenre that I've fallen out of love for.

The concept of a word divided inspired by Hinduism with the magic of Avatar the Last Airbender made for quite an interesting world. I enjoyed the layers of spiritual paths, philosophical discussions, and all the magical creatures.

I do think this would've done a lot better if written and marketed for an adult audience instead of made to be read by young adults. At the end of it all, I felt just a little detached by the characters and the way they interacted with each other. Mixed with the hard fantasy elements, it was just an ok read for me.

I received an ARC of this book from Netgalley and Penguin Group Penguin Young Readers Group in exchange for an honest review.

Intricate world building, a unique magic system, characters that both frustrate you and make you root for them - this book has it all. The first book in what is sure to be an epic fantasy series. I cannot wait for the next one. Also, a peacock snake is such a fantastic created creature - I am hoping another of the mythical creatures graces the cover of the second book.

It did take me awhile to understand the chitronic system, the realms, and all the different groups of people. It's A LOT which is why this was 4 stars for me, but I have high hopes that the rest will be 5 stars reads now that I "get" this fantasy world.

This is absolutely the best book of 2024 for me. Not only because the exceptional well done world building, but also the characters that stand out, who come out of a page and are as real as they come. I wish for this book get a hype it deserves. Every turn in a story was a surprise for me. It was a wild ride and yet we had time to get to know main players, get to love them, get to hate them. It was exceptionally well executed. This is how you write books.

I really wanted to like this novel more. By the description, I should have plowed through it, but it just didn't hold my interest. The world-building is well done, and I liked the writing, but it's the characters I couldn't connect with and the pacing moved a little slowly for my taste. I also got a little confused with the names since nearly everything started with one of three letters. This still won't prevent me from checking out future releases by this author. Thanks for approving me to read Spin of Fate!

I liked what I understood of this book, but that being said, I thought that the writing was unnecessarily confusing.

Something unusual for a YA fantasy novel- Spin of Fate has a complicated magic system with complex world-building and focuses heavily on philosophical ideas about morality. Based loosely on the law of karma, the world is separated into four segments based on the "spin" of a person's soul and morals. We spend most of the book in the two middle spaces with a cast of morally gray, well-developed characters. There are rebels, corruption, mythical beasts, and a girl trying to reverse the spin of her soul to get back to her mother. I love the whole concept of the karma-based magic system, where your actions can spin your soul into another realm. It is pretty harsh. For a debut novel, I was pleasantly surprised by how in-depth the characters are, and each has their unique voice and the ability to have you flip your loyalty like a switch on who you should be cheering on. I highly recommend this book to fans of Brandon Sanderson and Christopher Paolini.
Audiobook Review: the narrator did a fantastic job distinguishing between characters, which can be hard to do with one narrator. I was never distracted by the story's pacing and thoroughly enjoyed it on audiobook.

This was a wonderful story bringing young adults from different realms together to fight for a common cause. I liked Aina's love and dedication to her mother and wanting to do what was right for everyone. The conversations between people on either side of the toranas was also really interesting to think about and how they communicated.

I really loved this book and I’m so grateful for the ARC!

The world and magic system were so easy to understand but not simplistic. I cannot wait for more from this series

Thank you NetGalley, PENGUIN GROUP Penguin Young Readers Group, and the author for this ARC of Spin of Fate by A.A. Vora!.

This is a great epic fantasy inspired by karma. With incredible world-building, fantastical beasts, beautiful prose, and a propulsive plot, this book will take your breath away!

A world where magic is governed, it’s separated by realms that house people with their morals.

This was definitely a fantasy that made their magic and systems easy to understand, although it is complex. The characters are always well developed.. with some morally gray characters I love!!! There also magical beasts. But o won’t go too into detail, because I hate when people spoil.

All in all, I love the banter and character development. And I loved the magic!

3.5 stars rounded up.

This was a great start to a new YA fantasy series!

I would've loved to bump this up to 4 stars, but the really long training sequence lost me. As an RPG player, I wasn't really blown away by the hard magic system. (Maybe it's a lot more impressive for casual fantasy readers and non-gamers?)

But I did appreciate how much thought was put into the magic system. Unlike your typical fantasy books, the characters did have limits to their powers and they felt human (or as realistic as you can portray magic) without being overpowered to all hell. Which is definitely a thing I hate with Chosen One tropes in YA fantasy.

I really liked the concept of realms/worlds, the magic/religion and the how each realm had their ideas of being a "good" person vs. "bad" person. I'm interested to see how the author plays this out.

This was one of those novels where I ended up liking all three MCs. They all brought different viewpoints and personalities to their shared quest. Strangely, I didn't outright hate Aranel. And I usually dislike poor little rich kid characters.

I'll be sure to keep an eye on this author's journey!

Thank you to G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers and NetGalley for this arc.

Thank you to the publisher and netgalley for the arc of this book. all opinions are my own.

This was fantastic. I really enjoyed it! I'd recommend it. Another great fantasy to check out!