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indyyy22's review against another edition
3.0
This book is just so ✨lackluster✨
Plot? Boring
Main characters ? Yawn
Plot twists ? So easily guessable it’s kinda sad
Romance ? Not really
Plot? Boring
Main characters ? Yawn
Plot twists ? So easily guessable it’s kinda sad
Romance ? Not really
whitronm's review against another edition
4.0
An instant favorite! Recommend for anyone who enjoyed Hunger Games.
andrea_yeya's review against another edition
4.5
YA but intriguing and captivating. I was not bored at any moment. The story flow nicely all up until the end when it ended abruptly
hjyon's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
tense
3.0
I didn’t love it. I couldn’t get into it. Why I didn’t dnf is beyond me. I could see why people would enjoy this. Just wasn’t for me. Not continuing the series.
sadallthetime's review against another edition
3.0
SPOILERS
I’m going to start by making a Pros and Cons
Pros:
- I like that Tessa wasn’t some super special MC, she’s just a girl who found herself in a situation that no one (on the book world) could have predicted.
- QUINT
- writing was nice and simple and flowed
- Corrick and Harristan felt very humanized and fleshed out. I do love sibling relationships where they support each other and love each other.
- Tessa not immediately accepting the fact that Corrick was Wes was probably one of my favorite aspects of the book. It felt real and earned
- I love me some maps
- I’m not the biggest fan of friends to lovers (I prefer my enemies lol) but I felt that the romance was done very well. It wasn’t overpowering and it took time and I enjoyed it.
- politics being taken seriously is a plus too!
Cons:
- the beginning was probably the best part
- I didn’t feel a sense of urgency to solving the problems, it definitely felt like “Yeah we’ll get to that issue when we get there.”
- also the plague felt like it took a backseat for a very long time
- I don’t believe that Tessa single-handedly stopped the rebels from killing Corrick. That was so easy, I had to ask where was the tension? omfg that was just way too easy and the fact that EVERYONE COULD HEAR HER??
- following the previous point, Tessa also somehow got both rebels and the king to agree? I get trusting her on both sides but in a mob that’s been angry for years, there is no way they would stand down easily, especially for a TEENAGER.
- the middle just dragged, nothing happened. The castle caught fire so many times, I just imagined it was on fire the whole time and everyone was too busy to care about it.
While this book wasn’t for me, I can see why many others would love it! I’m glad to have given it a chance but I won’t be reading the next book.
I’m going to start by making a Pros and Cons
Pros:
- I like that Tessa wasn’t some super special MC, she’s just a girl who found herself in a situation that no one (on the book world) could have predicted.
- QUINT
- writing was nice and simple and flowed
- Corrick and Harristan felt very humanized and fleshed out. I do love sibling relationships where they support each other and love each other.
- Tessa not immediately accepting the fact that Corrick was Wes was probably one of my favorite aspects of the book. It felt real and earned
- I love me some maps
- I’m not the biggest fan of friends to lovers (I prefer my enemies lol) but I felt that the romance was done very well. It wasn’t overpowering and it took time and I enjoyed it.
- politics being taken seriously is a plus too!
Cons:
- the beginning was probably the best part
- I didn’t feel a sense of urgency to solving the problems, it definitely felt like “Yeah we’ll get to that issue when we get there.”
- also the plague felt like it took a backseat for a very long time
- I don’t believe that Tessa single-handedly stopped the rebels from killing Corrick. That was so easy, I had to ask where was the tension? omfg that was just way too easy and the fact that EVERYONE COULD HEAR HER??
- following the previous point, Tessa also somehow got both rebels and the king to agree? I get trusting her on both sides but in a mob that’s been angry for years, there is no way they would stand down easily, especially for a TEENAGER.
- the middle just dragged, nothing happened. The castle caught fire so many times, I just imagined it was on fire the whole time and everyone was too busy to care about it.
While this book wasn’t for me, I can see why many others would love it! I’m glad to have given it a chance but I won’t be reading the next book.
phoebeneedsalife's review against another edition
4.0
i flew through this one because tension? she’s here. yearning? also here. put those two together and i’m having the time of my life.
jlaureno001's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
laurenseeto's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
iambookmad's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
I love this book. I love these characters. This was a reread as I want to continue the series now it’s all out and yes would recommend. Just an all round brilliant YA fantasy