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meankelly's review against another edition
5.0
Treasure
I am so grateful to Amazon unlimited, without this service I would never have discovered Jeff Wheeler and his amazing world. Thank you for a great universe that we can all use as an escape from our world. Wheeler makes its history and people feel real, flawed and struggling like all of us.
I am so grateful to Amazon unlimited, without this service I would never have discovered Jeff Wheeler and his amazing world. Thank you for a great universe that we can all use as an escape from our world. Wheeler makes its history and people feel real, flawed and struggling like all of us.
jkaraj's review against another edition
5.0
Awesome
If you’re looking for a series of books to read, he has several series that connect to each other and they are pretty cool.
If you’re looking for a series of books to read, he has several series that connect to each other and they are pretty cool.
asl4u's review against another edition
5.0
so - this author has done a very dificult task - in writing from a current perspective sna then seamlessly dropping into a memory - then clearly and unconfusingly jumping back into current persective again. This is not easy - not easy not to lose your reader. not easy to do once - never mind multiple times throught the book. I really enjoyed this story - and I never got lost or confused or felt like i had to bounce back to figure out what was hsppening before i fell into the memory. Very cool experience - great writing - great story.
songwind's review against another edition
3.0
An enjoyable read. The political, cultural and magical construction are the high point. In some ways this book felt like a prologue. It had its own story line, but the fact that there was a larger story in the works was obvious, and we got very few details of its shape.
hectaizani's review against another edition
3.0
An interesting and engrossing story about Maia a young princess who is exiled by her father as a result of a power struggle between king and church. It's a sad story, somewhat reminiscent of Cinderella, complete with an evil stepmother and evil stepsisters. Eventually, she finds herself sent on a great quest to save herself, her family and her people from evil. This is the story of Maia's coming of age, as she is forced to grow up and confront her own magic.
A little misogynistic, women in this world are forbidden to read, write and use magic. Maia did all three, and could have found herself in great trouble at any time if anyone found out. Somehow it's always the princesses that find themselves forbidden never the princes. At first Maia seemed a weak character, events and circumstances happened to her without much input on her part. It took a little while for the story to unfold, and for Maia to come into her own.
I found the flashbacks a little distracting. The story would get interesting, something was going to happen, and... flashback. Relevant information or no, that took a little getting used to.
Netgalley gave me an ARC copy of the ebook in return for a review and have offered me the second in the series as well.
A little misogynistic, women in this world are forbidden to read, write and use magic. Maia did all three, and could have found herself in great trouble at any time if anyone found out. Somehow it's always the princesses that find themselves forbidden never the princes. At first Maia seemed a weak character, events and circumstances happened to her without much input on her part. It took a little while for the story to unfold, and for Maia to come into her own.
I found the flashbacks a little distracting. The story would get interesting, something was going to happen, and... flashback. Relevant information or no, that took a little getting used to.
Netgalley gave me an ARC copy of the ebook in return for a review and have offered me the second in the series as well.
angelic712's review against another edition
3.0
Such manipulations! Everything is a lie! Why do people have to follow a plan without ever being informed on any part of it. So frustrating. But I do love the dog.
ellyrarg's review against another edition
3.0
Easy fantasy to get pulled into, nice distractionary, pass the time kind of book. It’s not as engaging as some of the other series, but easy enough to read all the same!
kzbx's review against another edition
4.0
I think if I wasn’t already a fan of this writer, I might not have finished this first book of the series. I’m not very good at pushing through a storyline that I can’t get into, and for me that happened with this book.
There was not quite enough backstory explanation- and while I understand why after getting further in, it made it no less frustrating at the time. It was difficult to figure out why things were a certain way and everything was a little murky and not explained.
It is, however, worth pushing through - after about half way, I started to enjoy the book much more, and went on to enjoy the series.
While this is supposedly a stand alone series, I’d say you definitely need to read the first muirwood series to enjoy this to its fullest.
There was not quite enough backstory explanation- and while I understand why after getting further in, it made it no less frustrating at the time. It was difficult to figure out why things were a certain way and everything was a little murky and not explained.
It is, however, worth pushing through - after about half way, I started to enjoy the book much more, and went on to enjoy the series.
While this is supposedly a stand alone series, I’d say you definitely need to read the first muirwood series to enjoy this to its fullest.