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Life is arduous for the clans of the desert. They prize their traditions and independence from the Crescent Empire, and they depend on the beneficence of their gods. Every century the gods to them and inhabit the bodies of the Vessels, chosen from among the clans ranks, and bring water and life to the desert.
Liyana has prepared for her whole life to be the Vessel of Bayla. She has been fed, clothed, and protected to provide the perfect Vessel for Bayla, and on the day of Bayla’s summoning, the goddess will take the body of her Vessel while Liyana’s soul will be forced from her body to return to the Dreaming. Liyana does not fear her death, for it will assure the survival of her clan.
But when the summoning is done, Liyana still lives . . . the goddess did not come.
Fearing a curse, Liyana’s clan leaves her with the bare necessities of survival and vanishes into the desert.
Alone, Liyana faces an uncertain fate until a young man appears out of the desert. He is Korbyn, the avatar of a trickster god who brings the news that several of the gods have gone missing, and that Liyana and he must find the other Vessels and seek out the trapped gods.
Beyond the desert, the young emperor of the Crescent Empire seeks the survival of his people in the form of a lake, seen only in a dream.


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Vessel Sarah Beth Durst Books Reviews

This book came recommended to me by a friend who is a youth/teen librarian. I found the world completely captivating, and the relationships between the different characters was engaging. Particularly I found it interesting to see how each clan treated their Vessel, and the different ways each Vessel viewed the role. The UST between Liyana and Korbyn was nicely done, even if it's obvious that this cannot end well. The only reason I'm not giving this book five stars was I felt like things resolved themselves too quickly at the end, and that two characters who had only - IMO - nominal interaction suddenly decided to pair off as part of the resolution. But for 95% of the book, I was completely in love with the story, and even the somewhat disappointing ending hasn't kept me from recommending/gifting this book to others.
This may be the best silk road fantasy I've read so far. The author created a truly unique world that felt real and specific in its details. The plot concept was quite original and didn't follow much of a predictable formula. I loved the characters and really wish there was a sequel. I think I've found a new author to add to my favorites list!
Wow. WOW. I...where do I even begin?

This is the crowning glory of Sarah's career. By far the greatest novel she's ever written. How can I even begin to talk about it? This is Sabriel levels of good, on a whole other playing field from Y.A.; just a pure fantasy adventure.
Let me put it this way I only have two days off from work and sleep is precious to me. I stayed up until 5 am until I had finished this book, crying, laughing and nail biting all the way.

Wow.

There's honestly no good way to begin, besides READ THIS BOOK. Liyanna, thank god, is not your typical world weary, hardened heroine that's really just a boy character in a girl's body that has ~extra emotions~. Liyanna is just a girl, practical and strong--but you discover this strength over the course of the book. It's so beautiful that you can watch how this girl turns from vessel and master over the novel's story. It's coming of age that rattle's her entire country. Slipping into her voice is just like waking up, as if she's not a character anymore, but your friend sitting right beside you and telling you of this adventure she had many moons ago. In the end, when she finally takes true charge of her own fate, it isn't droll and self righteous, making you sigh at this Sarah Conner knock off. It feels exactly like watching Bruce Wayne climb out of the pit of darkness.

It's magnificent.

She doesn't have to break tradition and give her history, religion and culture a big middle finger to "find her own strength". Those things are her strength. She continually has respect for them, even if she must defy them. She's so completely and utterly human, she lives and breathes right off the page.

And Korbyn.

Korbyn already in the body of his vessel, Korbyn the trickster god. Yeah, he's handsome, but that fact is thrown aside fairly quickly to get to his amazing personality. He's much more than than the comic relief, even if his struggle is revealed rather late in the plot. He bring light to this fairly brutal and savage world where everyone is starving and slowly dying of thirst because of the lack of gods. You fall in love with him immediately, there's no question about it. You will love him and want him with Liyanna.

And the emperor.

He and Liyanna share the same dilemma They both have their destinies placed before them and must risk it all to save their people. Liyanna to save her tribe and the other tribes of the desert, The Emperor to save his kingdoms.

This is also the only book where I actually believe the love "triangle". Where I actually believes that Liyanna loved Korbyn and the other suitor who presents himself. Instead of acting like an indecisive twit, she puts aside her growing affections and deep love to focus on her quest to save her world (something you hardly ever seen in Y.A. books.)

This added with the fellowship of amazing characters (all whom are also empty vessels) makes this novel a journey that will suck you in so deep, you will actually be able to feel the hot sand beneath your feet, crying and laugh with these new friends and face the question they all must ask Is it worth to sacrifice one life to save a tribe?

Is there truly a way to save the desert, and stay alive?

Officially my best book of the year and an automatic add to my favorite's shelf
I have mixed feelings about this book. I liked it. It had a good pace, interesting world full of legends and stories all in it's own.

The characters were okay. Liyana was cool. She was able to handle herself pretty well in situations and keep a clear head. It's not a huger "omg, she's so strong' thing, but it was nice. She handled herself nicely.
The other characters were really slow in coming. I would have preferred Korbyn to show up earlier in the book instead of being shown that Liyana can think logically.
After he shows up it gets a bit better, the pace could have been a bit quicker.
The secondary characters weren't terribly flat or anything, I actually liked them, but I didn't much CARE for them or what would/ might happen to them. But I liked them, if that makes any sense.

It was a fun read, but the only thing that really ruined it for me was the end. It left me with a lot of questions.

SPOILER
[ Like how the book was about them finding their gods to help their clans with the drought. In the end. The gods are gone, the clans go home and there is no hint of if the drought has been fixed. The epilogue cuts to three years later, with no explanation of if everything was fixed at all. Did the water come back? Dunno /
Life is arduous for the clans of the desert. They prize their traditions and independence from the Crescent Empire, and they depend on the beneficence of their gods. Every century the gods to them and inhabit the bodies of the Vessels, chosen from among the clans ranks, and bring water and life to the desert.
Liyana has prepared for her whole life to be the Vessel of Bayla. She has been fed, clothed, and protected to provide the perfect Vessel for Bayla, and on the day of Bayla’s summoning, the goddess will take the body of her Vessel while Liyana’s soul will be forced from her body to return to the Dreaming. Liyana does not fear her death, for it will assure the survival of her clan.
But when the summoning is done, Liyana still lives . . . the goddess did not come.
Fearing a curse, Liyana’s clan leaves her with the bare necessities of survival and vanishes into the desert.
Alone, Liyana faces an uncertain fate until a young man appears out of the desert. He is Korbyn, the avatar of a trickster god who brings the news that several of the gods have gone missing, and that Liyana and he must find the other Vessels and seek out the trapped gods.
Beyond the desert, the young emperor of the Crescent Empire seeks the survival of his people in the form of a lake, seen only in a dream.