adwebb's review against another edition
2.0
DNF'd at 50%. I just could not get into this, no matter how much I tried.
pixi_reads's review against another edition
3.0
Story was predictable, and really is just the beginning of what should have been one book instead of multiple. When it ended I was seriously like "where is the rest of the book? This just got started."
tarshly's review against another edition
2.0
Too much lead-in, not enough substance. Classic trilogy set-up... Nothing happens in the first book and the main character makes a "life-changing" decision at the end to entice you to read on. Didn't work. There was too much left unsaid, her decision was incredibly predictable, and she wasn't a likable character, so I really can't bring myself to care about the next book.
kvcatnip's review against another edition
1.0
This was rough. Really rough.
I took a chance on this on Amazon because the premise seemed interesting enough, and I've been successful with the "lesser known" or "indie/self-published" section of the kindle books before. But this was a lost one.
Here are my main two reasons as to why I didn't like this book:
1) The story was weak at best.
2) I still have no idea what the plot was.
I realize that this is a first in a series, so perhaps it becomes more obvious later on, but I surely will not continue to read this series.
I took a chance on this on Amazon because the premise seemed interesting enough, and I've been successful with the "lesser known" or "indie/self-published" section of the kindle books before. But this was a lost one.
Here are my main two reasons as to why I didn't like this book:
1) The story was weak at best.
2) I still have no idea what the plot was.
I realize that this is a first in a series, so perhaps it becomes more obvious later on, but I surely will not continue to read this series.
woolfardis's review against another edition
1.0
I haven't read anything for a whole year. The virus, y'know? It used to be my whole life and then it became absolutely nothing. It was saddening.
The first time I read a few days ago something I actually cried. It wasn't what I was reading, it was just the act of reading. I missed it.
This was one of the books I had in my kindle that I am trying to get through. I didn't think I'd like it, but I've been pleasantly surprised by them before and I hate to think that I'd miss out on something just because of statistics.
This book is not terribly written in the basic sense, but it is too full of flowery prose for my liking. The protagonist is terribly unlikeable (as are most YA protagonists and any teenager ever) and her actions are almost impossible to really understand. The story is fairly formulaic and it didn't inspire any kind of feeling within.
The first time I read a few days ago something I actually cried. It wasn't what I was reading, it was just the act of reading. I missed it.
This was one of the books I had in my kindle that I am trying to get through. I didn't think I'd like it, but I've been pleasantly surprised by them before and I hate to think that I'd miss out on something just because of statistics.
This book is not terribly written in the basic sense, but it is too full of flowery prose for my liking. The protagonist is terribly unlikeable (as are most YA protagonists and any teenager ever) and her actions are almost impossible to really understand. The story is fairly formulaic and it didn't inspire any kind of feeling within.
molokov's review against another edition
2.0
This book is rather middling and cliché, but holds some promise but doesn't deliver. It finishes rather abruptly without a climax, probably because the rest of the story is in future books that probably should have been merged into this one. Then again, it was short and free, so I can't really complain. I'm unlikely to bother with the sequels.
b00kr3vi3ws's review against another edition
3.0
The story begins with a small girl and her family being chased out of their homes by Praetor’s menas they attempt at cleansing the land of all magic. Having lost both her parents in one night, the child survives with the help of a neighbor who then sends her off to the another land to be with other magicians, who can help her wield her own power. But as fate would have it, she lands up among a band of thieves and is adopted by Brig – a soft hearted one. As she grows up among the band, she has to keep her magic a secret. She is soon joined by Terrac, a wannabe priest. Things get stirred up and soon Ilan is looking for revenge… Will she be able to avenge Brig’s death. What is in store for her next?
Ilan is a character that I had a love-hate connection with throughout. Though she is the only girl among the band of thieves, I think we should cut her some slack. But still, I could not understand her outbursts against Brig and Terrac and neither could I understand her fascination towards Rideon or the Red Hand. Terrac is a comparatively straightforward character that I liked. But I liked Brig the most. The plot read more like a prequel to the actual story. It reminded me of the prequel novellas to the Throne of glass series. I am guessing that the actual story of Ilan going up against or along with Praetor is the actual storyline that we are going to see in the coming instalments. The narration style of the author is however, simple and easy to get into.
Overall this makes for an interesting fast and easy read.
Ilan is a character that I had a love-hate connection with throughout. Though she is the only girl among the band of thieves, I think we should cut her some slack. But still, I could not understand her outbursts against Brig and Terrac and neither could I understand her fascination towards Rideon or the Red Hand. Terrac is a comparatively straightforward character that I liked. But I liked Brig the most. The plot read more like a prequel to the actual story. It reminded me of the prequel novellas to the Throne of glass series. I am guessing that the actual story of Ilan going up against or along with Praetor is the actual storyline that we are going to see in the coming instalments. The narration style of the author is however, simple and easy to get into.
Overall this makes for an interesting fast and easy read.
nedjem's review against another edition
5.0
I loved it. The writing, if one has the time to notice, was a little odd at times, the wording maybe not up to snobbery standards of literature critics (?) but the story was so fantastic I hardly noticed and when I did, I did not care. This is the kind of fantasy I love. The detailed descriptions of the surroundings made me feel that I was almost there...
Luckily I bought the three first books in the series at the same time (kindle versions), so I can continue with the second book in the series right away. Then I can only hope the fourth (and as I understand it, last) book in the series has been published when I finish the third...
Luckily I bought the three first books in the series at the same time (kindle versions), so I can continue with the second book in the series right away. Then I can only hope the fourth (and as I understand it, last) book in the series has been published when I finish the third...
lou_t's review against another edition
1.0
Next to no magic and honestly no idea what the plot was, if there was one.
chysbl's review against another edition
2.0
There was a lot of potential in this book in the beginning. But as I read through the pages, I felt that the main character spent too much time in her head without affecting the plot very much. When I reached the end of the book, I still barely got to know anything about the other characters and the world, which is a bit sad. I expected that something would happen at any moment, but that didn't happen until almost at the very end.