Reviews

Destiny: Child of the Sky by Elizabeth Haydon

jwels's review against another edition

4.0

I read this a while back and I really enjoyed the whole series. I liked the fact that a lot of the lore was based on music. It is an enjoyable easy read.

planetarypan's review against another edition

4.0

This book was WAY long, which was why it gets 4 stars (prolly closer to 3.5). I love the main characters, but I really felt like the book dragged on and on and on. So many things happening. And I'm not entirely certain the ending was worth it (the very last chapter). I liked the overall wrap up and will definitely be continuing the series.

k8so's review

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

Another reread. Satisfying end to the trilogy overall.

matosapa's review against another edition

2.0

A standard high fantasy story that quickly devolved (for me at least) into bodice-ripper; blecch.

mamaduck9's review

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

5.0

foe's review

As much as I enjoyed the first two books and the fondness I've developed for one particular character (the assassin), finishing this book for the time being has proved downright impossible.

Spoiler

I know the romance of the book isn't everything but I despise it. This whole "and they were soul mates all along by the way!" shtick feels so lazy and thoughtless in the face of Rhapsody and Achmed's journey, for example, of actually becoming trusted allies and friends. It wasn't absolutely necessary for me that they end up together but we spent 2 books watching them have each other's back and then... surprise! Rhapsody is actually Emily from the first book's prologue, and she and Gwydion are long lost soul mates, fated to be love interests! I hate it. I think anything else should have happened. The love confessions and their "chemistry" mean absolutely nothing to me. And I am petty enough to stop reading because I am being forced to read a chapter in the stupid love interest's POV.

dei2dei's review against another edition

3.0

I was... disappointed with the end of this series, particularly with the climax at the end. Too many loose ends tied up in far too "neat" a way, and Rhapsody continued to the end as Queen of Everything and Absolutely Goddamned Perfect, which has nagged at me throughout the entirety of the series. Her flaws... were not flaws; I can only describe her as the perfect Mary Sue.

vaderbird's review against another edition

4.0

5 star - Perfect
4 star - i would recommend
3 star - good
2 star - struggled to complete
1 star - could not finish

tilmar's review against another edition

4.0

Rhapsody: Child of Blood
Prophecy: Child of Earth
Destiny: Child of the Sky
Requiem for the Sun
Elegy for a Lost Star

katiekatinahat's review

5.0

A solid conclusion to the original trilogy, things wrap up pretty well - although some of it dragged a bit, so it may have benefited from a bit more editing. Achmed & Grunthor are wonderful, Rhapsody's kind of blah, and full of stereotypes - yet I still love these books.