kitvaria_sarene's review against another edition
4.0
It's been ages since I read Circle of Reign, which I really loved, so I was baffled to see I totally missed book 0 and 2 being out as well!
I really enjoyed this prequel, which you can read either before or after the first book. If you read it first you learn bout the backstory and know more once you start book one. If you read it after, you have some nice "aha moments" along the way, so both work fine.
This story is epic and big, and I had to backtrack here and there when I didn't pay attention to a POV switch. It's not overly hard, but it does have a couple of POVs and the cast was at times a bit hard to separate as some are just a tad too similar. As I have horrendous name recognition, I mostly orient myself by tone of voice and scenes, which didn't always work here.
I did enjoy my time with them though, and the action was fast and fun, so it was an engaging and entertaining read! I listened to it all in just two days.
There's quite some tropes in here, and the evil villain who is just unbelievable vile also has his place. So does the way overpowered fight scenes that just borders on ridiculous.
I do like my classic fantasy though, so for me that is no problem. Some way crazy fight scenes are actually a plus for me, as it keeps things fun. If you want to avoid that sort of thing however, this might not be your ideal read.
I already bought book two and am very much looking forward to more!
I really enjoyed this prequel, which you can read either before or after the first book. If you read it first you learn bout the backstory and know more once you start book one. If you read it after, you have some nice "aha moments" along the way, so both work fine.
This story is epic and big, and I had to backtrack here and there when I didn't pay attention to a POV switch. It's not overly hard, but it does have a couple of POVs and the cast was at times a bit hard to separate as some are just a tad too similar. As I have horrendous name recognition, I mostly orient myself by tone of voice and scenes, which didn't always work here.
I did enjoy my time with them though, and the action was fast and fun, so it was an engaging and entertaining read! I listened to it all in just two days.
There's quite some tropes in here, and the evil villain who is just unbelievable vile also has his place. So does the way overpowered fight scenes that just borders on ridiculous.
I do like my classic fantasy though, so for me that is no problem. Some way crazy fight scenes are actually a plus for me, as it keeps things fun. If you want to avoid that sort of thing however, this might not be your ideal read.
I already bought book two and am very much looking forward to more!
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