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cyon's review
It was a weird mix of different themes in fantasy. The way characters talked was over dramatic almost like reading a play. The story itself was interesting to me but I was getting pulled away too often thinking how strangely it was written. Feels like a middle schooler wrote it. Now that I think I of it… is this a middle grade book? That might explain it… I thought it was adult fantasy but maybe not.
heavenn98's review
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
roxsannel's review
5.0
This is a beautifully written fantasy novel, the characters are really well written and the story is one of loss, darkness, light and all the bits in between. You develop a love-hate relationship with the characters, but you still want to know what will happen next. It is a fast paced, but well written book.
stargrace's review
4.0
A pleasant surprise, I actually enjoyed this book quite a bit more than I thought I would. The characters were robust and while the story may have had a hole here and there it was a nice relaxing read. I'm looking forward to reading the second book to the series and would certainly recommend to anyone looking for a relaxing fantasy book with memorable characters.
johannah's review
3.0
The book is a good adventure story, well-written with interesting characters. However, it doesn't go any deeper than that and could use meaning and purpose. Additionally, the love-story tacked on at the end is completely unnecessary.
jamesnotlatimer's review
4.0
An action-packed adventure that defied more than a few of my expectations, with two compelling characters at the centre and plenty of powerful magic. A lot darker, grittier and more complex than I anticipated, once it gets going there's barely pause for breath, leaving you ready for book 2. Well written, with only a couple typos that I found and confident style, though it did fall for one of my favourite anachronisms - the use of the command "fire" for pre-gunpowder weapons. ;)
prationality's review
3.0
And I think I'm being exceedingly polite to even offer 3 stars when this felt more like 2.5. For a brief time (like...70-84%) this book held my attention and I was like "Lex you really misjudged this book" and then it all went downhill and I realized no I didn't and why did I think I did.
I don't know if you guys remember the "Griffin's Daughter" trilogy by [a:Leslie Ann Moore|647740|Leslie Ann Moore|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1345836662p2/647740.jpg] I reviewed like 2 years or so ago, but yeah. This is giving me shades of that (in terms of up and down consistency of interest) except this is rather more predictable and Baxter is somewhat better at setting up the fighting.
Totally not forgiving her for what happened to my 2 favorite characters though. And letting certain other characters run amok.
I don't know if you guys remember the "Griffin's Daughter" trilogy by [a:Leslie Ann Moore|647740|Leslie Ann Moore|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1345836662p2/647740.jpg] I reviewed like 2 years or so ago, but yeah. This is giving me shades of that (in terms of up and down consistency of interest) except this is rather more predictable and Baxter is somewhat better at setting up the fighting.
Totally not forgiving her for what happened to my 2 favorite characters though. And letting certain other characters run amok.
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