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King of Immortal Tithe by Ben Alderson

2 reviews

gale_bruckner's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I love the concept of this book. The emotional, physical, and psychological stakes at play for each character are dynamic and powerful. I started this book thinking it would be an easy four stars and maybe climb up to 5. I'm ranking it so low because there are challenges in execution that take me out of the story. At 1 point early on, a character is touched. Who is specifically never supposed to be touched. And I still don't know if they were safe to be touched because it wasn't skin to skin contact. Having read the entire book I think that is the case, but the fact that I had to question it for so long made it hard to trust the world building. The kidnapping that takes place sets the stage for an almost enemies to lovers, or at least combatants to lovers. I was disappointed with how some of the major emotiono moments were revealed. Arlo's compassion is eventually evoked, But the switch from angry to besotted was too quick. It would have been more believable if Arlo had moments where ompassion ward with his anger, making him of doubt his belief that Faenir is evil. Instead of a journey it felt more like a light switch. The main villain felt almost comically committed to their hatred. If, for example, Faenir had grown into his power instead of being instantly born with it, I wouldn't wonder how he grew in his mother's womb at all. Plus then he could experience the unique horror of being the destruction of people he loved dearly while being and old enough to remember. It says something about the bones of this story. That's although I am ranking this two stars, I still enjoyed it. I wish it could have bloomed into everything it was capable of being, but it is still a memorable story. There is some really nice foreshadowing for what becomes of Arlo. The pomegranate scene is fantastic. I also love that Arlo's sister is such a strong character even though she doesn't have much time on the page.

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dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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