smilesgiggle's review against another edition
4.0
I loved hearing more about Destin and Evan. Some areas lagged with background information. Excellent writing,fast paced, and great setup for the final book.
bookstoashes's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 Stars sadly
Once again, this book kind of made me want to fall asleep for most of it. It wasn't that it wasn't well done, but WOW the politics and talk about war just wasn't it for me. The main characters introduced in book one, two and three, are all separated in different regions and we follow them while also learning a bunch of tactical information on what is to come, but there is no action to really progress that forward (I assume that's for the fourth and final book of course).
I really enjoyed the first 15% of the book, and the last 10%, but everything in the middle kind of made me slow down. My mood to read has been low lately and this didn't really help. There were some parts that really made me want to continue, but for most of it I was bored!! I couldn't help it.
I love Evan though and look forward to seeing more of him. Also I just want the two adult characters from series one to get together because it's about damn time! And it would just be so damn sweet UGH! Oh, and if Crow shows up in the last book I may actually cry because, I love that damn character and I know he's in there somewhere!! If not him than I'll take the person who died in book one please and thank you because I miss him too :'(
Once again, this book kind of made me want to fall asleep for most of it. It wasn't that it wasn't well done, but WOW the politics and talk about war just wasn't it for me. The main characters introduced in book one, two and three, are all separated in different regions and we follow them while also learning a bunch of tactical information on what is to come, but there is no action to really progress that forward (I assume that's for the fourth and final book of course).
I really enjoyed the first 15% of the book, and the last 10%, but everything in the middle kind of made me slow down. My mood to read has been low lately and this didn't really help. There were some parts that really made me want to continue, but for most of it I was bored!! I couldn't help it.
I love Evan though and look forward to seeing more of him. Also I just want the two adult characters from series one to get together because it's about damn time! And it would just be so damn sweet UGH! Oh, and if Crow shows up in the last book I may actually cry because, I love that damn character and I know he's in there somewhere!! If not him than I'll take the person who died in book one please and thank you because I miss him too :'(
drea_design's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.0
lycheecha's review against another edition
4.0
Things are a lot more focused on Evan and Destin, their growing bond as well as their part in the story. We learn that Evan has been dealing with Celestine since he was very young. Hal and Talbot make progress as well, and we also finally get to see some more interaction between Ash, Raisa, and Lyss. It might seem miniscule in comparison to everything that's been going on in this story, but they're family! They deserve to have some moments together. Things end on a sad note here as well, but I feel as though Chima is actually pretty good at character deaths. They move the plot forward and aren't just there for shock factor.
hdwoodyard's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.25
kerrisbooks13's review against another edition
4.0
Another great installment! I can’t give them a full five stars because I have such a hard time trying to remember who the hell everyone is
leann_ange's review against another edition
4.0
I like all the characters well enough and was frustrated each time the POV changed because I would so quickly get invested in what the current POV character was attempting and the suspension killed me, but also I got frustrated with how much time they spent talking about how Celestine is evil and coniving without really showing her before she finally arrived.
bookwife's review against another edition
4.0
This book was alot better than the last one. I so love Evan and Destin. I still want more Jenna though. She has a MF dragon. I need more of her. And I hate that we only got a couple chapters with her in it. I am hoping that the next book has more of her and her dragon... that's honestly all I care about.
gregoreads's review against another edition
4.0
All right, I’m fully on board now! This was the best instalment of the Shattered Realms series so far and I find myself fully invested in the characters and the plot now. There were twists and revelations of the same caliber as the Seven Realms and I’m hyped to dive into the fourth book!
livvthepig's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Third book in the series, and maaaybbe my favorite so far? Evan is great, I really liked him as a main character, and he and Destin’s relationship in the beginning is so sweet (not to mention that I was just very happy to see some lgbt rep). Their interactions were great and really funny at times - but that’s what is so sad about the rest of the book. We don’t really get to see it past the beginning, and a little over halfway through the book, Evan just has… literally no POV chapters? What happened to that?
He’s literally the namesake of the book?
Other than that, the story was good, I still like the character cast, and I’m interested in finding out everything about the magemarked in the final book! (At least this series has gotten better since Flamecaster…)
He’s literally the namesake of the book?
Other than that, the story was good, I still like the character cast, and I’m interested in finding out everything about the magemarked in the final book! (At least this series has gotten better since Flamecaster…)