noam5's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
הספר האהוב עליי בכל הסדרה הזאת!! במיוחד עמוד 316 🧎♀️
bookstoashes's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 Stars!
This was by far the best book in the series in my eyes. I felt the characters were really interesting, in some books I was bored of some POV's but in this I was genuinely curious as to what was going to happen next.
Of COURSE I can't deny that the romance between Magnus and Cleo made it more enjoyable as well, I waited so long to finally see it work and once it did I flipped out. Considering that, they're the only couple I actually like together, no one else really seems to interest me. Some romance feels thrown in, as if everyone needs to be romantically involved and if they are, their significant other is killed off and it creates a tragic backstory that fuels their hatred for another character.
Then there is Lucina...my goodness, I'm so curious what'll happen next! I'm really enjoying the audiobooks for this series and am really glad I picked them up (finished 4 of them this month alone ah! How awesome).
This was by far the best book in the series in my eyes. I felt the characters were really interesting, in some books I was bored of some POV's but in this I was genuinely curious as to what was going to happen next.
Of COURSE I can't deny that the romance between Magnus and Cleo made it more enjoyable as well, I waited so long to finally see it work and once it did I flipped out. Considering that, they're the only couple I actually like together, no one else really seems to interest me. Some romance feels thrown in, as if everyone needs to be romantically involved and if they are, their significant other is killed off and it creates a tragic backstory that fuels their hatred for another character.
Then there is Lucina...my goodness, I'm so curious what'll happen next! I'm really enjoying the audiobooks for this series and am really glad I picked them up (finished 4 of them this month alone ah! How awesome).
booknerd777's review against another edition
5.0
This is the first book I read in 2018, and it was so amazing!! I loved this book so much!! This is definitely my favorite book in the series so far. I love this series! There were more Magnus and Cleo moments in this book which made me so happy because they are my favorite characters in this series and I shipped them so hard since the second book :) I can't wait to read "Crystal Storm" next!
raviel's review against another edition
4.0
4.25/5
Magnus wasn’t any different than the king. He, too, was afraid of the princess.
Her spirit was so bright, he’d been blinded by it.
And yet, he’d never wanted to close his eyes to block out that light.
First of all, the cover is amazing. It was for this cover that I wanted to read this series.
I didn't expect Magnus and Cleo to just pick up from where they left off, but I also didn't think it would take them an entire book to come to terms with what happened. I'm so glad that it did though, it made it all the more better.
“I was a boy then, I didn’t know myself when I killed that guard. But I know myself now. You, too, know me now, Cleiona. Which means you can’t be surprised by the choice I’ve made.”
Tears stung her eyes and she faced the cliff’s edge. “Everything is a surprise to me when it comes to you, Magnus.”
They've got something very fragile, and I'm so scared.
Nic, why must you go ahead and bring back a bulldozer for a relationship that's barely begun??
She was his princess. No. She was his goddess. With her golden skin and golden hair. She was his light. His life. His everything.
He loved her more than anything else in this world.
Yeah, I'm pretty sure everyone lost it at this scene.
R.I.P
Damn, damn damn damn. I knew it.
This makes me very happy, I missed him.
“Because if you don’t choose to fight against the wrong in the world, then you are the wrong in the world.”
Lucia's facing a completely different problem from what I had expected in the last book, but she's come so far and I'm finally growing to like her.
Lysandra didn't deserve that. But I can't wait to see what Felix and Jonas plan for Kyan.
Magnus wasn’t any different than the king. He, too, was afraid of the princess.
Her spirit was so bright, he’d been blinded by it.
And yet, he’d never wanted to close his eyes to block out that light.
First of all, the cover is amazing. It was for this cover that I wanted to read this series.
I didn't expect Magnus and Cleo to just pick up from where they left off, but I also didn't think it would take them an entire book to come to terms with what happened. I'm so glad that it did though, it made it all the more better.
“I was a boy then, I didn’t know myself when I killed that guard. But I know myself now. You, too, know me now, Cleiona. Which means you can’t be surprised by the choice I’ve made.”
Tears stung her eyes and she faced the cliff’s edge. “Everything is a surprise to me when it comes to you, Magnus.”
They've got something very fragile, and I'm so scared.
Nic, why must you go ahead and bring back a bulldozer for a relationship that's barely begun??
She was his princess. No. She was his goddess. With her golden skin and golden hair. She was his light. His life. His everything.
He loved her more than anything else in this world.
Yeah, I'm pretty sure everyone lost it at this scene.
R.I.P
Spoiler
“That,” Nic said, his voice raw and barely audible, “is Prince Ashur Cortas.”Damn, damn damn damn. I knew it.
This makes me very happy, I missed him.
“Because if you don’t choose to fight against the wrong in the world, then you are the wrong in the world.”
Lucia's facing a completely different problem from what I had expected in the last book, but she's come so far and I'm finally growing to like her.
Lysandra didn't deserve that. But I can't wait to see what Felix and Jonas plan for Kyan.
aelynreads's review against another edition
5.0
Okay, I'm officially addicted to these books. There are so many twists and turns that I just didn't see coming! The plot never stops or slows down for a second. I honestly could not put this book down. The characters are so interesting and are really well developed. I've fallen in love with this series!
inwonderland49's review against another edition
5.0
This review was originally posted on In Wonderland
What I've Been Reading... will be a segment here on In Wonderland a few times a month. Or really, whenever I have a plethora of books that I want to share that I've read and give a quick review of. This is my way of doing a review without feeling the daunting/boring feel of it. Of course, every so often I will give a full review. But I don't want to get discouraged from my blog for *having* to write reviews.
I didn't include the synopsis for this because it's book 4 and well, spoilers. But I loved this book. Lucia bothered me. But I think she bothered most people.
What I've Been Reading... will be a segment here on In Wonderland a few times a month. Or really, whenever I have a plethora of books that I want to share that I've read and give a quick review of. This is my way of doing a review without feeling the daunting/boring feel of it. Of course, every so often I will give a full review. But I don't want to get discouraged from my blog for *having* to write reviews.
What I've Been Reading Lately...
I didn't include the synopsis for this because it's book 4 and well, spoilers. But I loved this book. Lucia bothered me. But I think she bothered most people.
I also didn't include the synopsis for this because it's book 5 and spoilers, darling. This was probably my least favorite of the books... but for it being my least favorite.. I still gave it a solid 4 stars.. So, what does that tell you about this series?!
Again, no synopsis. Spoilers. However, if you haven't read this series yet.. what are you waiting for?! This is one of my favorite series of all time and has solidified Morgan Rhodes as a auto buy author for me! I enjoyed every word of this series! And just want to have discussions with all of you about them!!
ashleykwbooks's review against another edition
5.0
This is by far the best book in the series! That ending! Are you kidding me?! So glad I don't have to wait for the next book to come out! I don't want to put any spoilers but I just have to say this book took me by surprise some things I saw coming but never expected to happen and others I never saw coming. Finally these books have lived up to the hype!
Side note.... always in books and in movies there is a moment where they are running for their lives but have enough time to stop and bang or make out and confess feelings and I'm always like "run you idiots do that later!!!!! *eye roll*"
Magnus... oh Magnus how did I come to love your character?! I just didn't see it you blindsided me.
Cleo actually turned into kind of a bad ass finally.
Lucia she redeemed herself in my eyes
Nic, oh sweet nic just admit it to yourself.
As for Jonas I feel so bad for him
But man the person who dies and the person who is alive just blows my mind! What a great read. Seriously the first books are rough and hard to get through but power through it! It's worth it!
Side note.... always in books and in movies there is a moment where they are running for their lives but have enough time to stop and bang or make out and confess feelings and I'm always like "run you idiots do that later!!!!! *eye roll*"
Magnus... oh Magnus how did I come to love your character?! I just didn't see it you blindsided me.
Cleo actually turned into kind of a bad ass finally.
Lucia she redeemed herself in my eyes
Nic, oh sweet nic just admit it to yourself.
As for Jonas I feel so bad for him
But man the person who dies and the person who is alive just blows my mind! What a great read. Seriously the first books are rough and hard to get through but power through it! It's worth it!
irati_ec's review
5.0
Dios mío, he amado este libro des de principio a fin y tengo que decir que para mi es el mejor libro de la saga hasta los que han sido publicados en español.
juliterario's review against another edition
4.0
- SIN SPOILERS -
¡QUÉ LIBRO! Me sentí un poquito decepcionada porque el 3er libro fue INCREÍBLE de principio a fin y tenía tantos giros inesperados que me dejaron boquiabierta más de una vez y esta novela no fue así. FUE MARAVILLOSA, si, pero no me dejó tan... constantemente sorprendida como el anterior. Aún así, merece esas 4 estrellas. LA ESCRITURA DE MORGAN RHODES ME ENCANTA <3 y, junto con la bellísima ambientación y los personajes, es perfecta. LOS PERSONAJES SON LO MÁS!! <3 <3 <3
Sin duda le recomiendo esta saga a los amantes de la fantasía.
¡Ya quiero el que sigue!
¡QUÉ LIBRO! Me sentí un poquito decepcionada porque el 3er libro fue INCREÍBLE de principio a fin y tenía tantos giros inesperados que me dejaron boquiabierta más de una vez y esta novela no fue así. FUE MARAVILLOSA, si, pero no me dejó tan... constantemente sorprendida como el anterior. Aún así, merece esas 4 estrellas. LA ESCRITURA DE MORGAN RHODES ME ENCANTA <3 y, junto con la bellísima ambientación y los personajes, es perfecta. LOS PERSONAJES SON LO MÁS!! <3 <3 <3
Sin duda le recomiendo esta saga a los amantes de la fantasía.
¡Ya quiero el que sigue!
timsreads's review against another edition
4.0
Actual rating: 3.75 stars
My main difficulty when it comes to reviewing books is that I normally do not have much to say but that is completely a non-issue when it comes to the Falling Kingdoms series. Till now, I have had a love-hate relationship with Rhodes' writing and I don't think that's ever going to change. There were many moments during Frozen Tides, especially in the beginning, where I was extremely annoyed at some of the characters that I was ready to stop reading this series once and for all.
However, one thing got me through, Magneo. If it weren't for this relationship I would not have bothered with this book. Also as I have said in my past reviews, I really wanted to know what was going to happen to all the characters in the book. I honestly hate that there are two more books to this series because that means I still have to wait until then to be finally rid of it. I am aware how strange it seems. Why put myself through so much pain when I obviously hate it? I ask myself that question every time a chapter starts with a character I absolutely cannot stand. Those characters are Lucia and Amara. These two had WAYY too much page count and I constantly wanted to skip their chapters. Instead, I just skimmed over them. It did not really affect my reading experience as a whole which was a relief because I'd hate to be confused later on because I misread something.
Another thing I hated was that everything seemed way too convenient and unrealistic. All our main characters were bumping into each other constantly. Like are you kidding me? How is that even possible? ALSO another insta-love between characters was presented to us. How very predictable. The author really can't go a book without inserting some BS romance plot(other than Magneo of course). At this point it's equally amusing and frustrating to me.
Nothing else can be said without spoiling so now I am going to start talking in depth about the storyline of Frozen Tides.
Sigh Magneo. What a beautiful couple Magnus and Cleo make. I love them so much and I can literally read about them all day. I am so glad that they are still together at the end of this book though I have no clue what's going to happen next. Looks like King Gaius is still alive and as long as he is I am sure he's going to keep them apart which is SO NOT COOL. I am excited to see what's next. I am a bit surprised that by the end of this book we still don't really know much about the king's mom and why he killed off all the witches in Limeros. I don't have any theories about it but if you guys do feel free to comment them below.
Also who was not at all shocked in the least that the woman that King Gaius fell in love with when he was Magnus' age was Cleo's mom. I knew it straight after reading the scene when his family went to visit Auranos. Something was vaguely mentioned about it and she finally confirmed it three books later. It's funny to think that if they weren't broken up because of his witch mom, then he would have been closer to the ring that allowed Eva to control the power of the kindred. Though I doubt she'd let him kidnap Lucia from her birth mom so in a way it made sense why Gaius' mom ruined their relationship. Another reason that she was right is that Magneo would not have existed which is simply unacceptable.
Speaking of Lucia, what a b-word she's become. That scene where she kisses Magnus in hopes of manipulating him into telling her where the magic stone wheel is I WAS SO MAD. When that doesn't work, she ends up using her powers to tell him the truth anyway. First off why the hell didn't she do that in the very beginning??? I mean if she still regarded him as his brother why would she kiss him knowing she could have just used her powers to get it out of him. Plus it only ends up hurting Magnus further which is unacceptable. Towards the end of the book, I felt an immense amount of pity towards her because of the lack of people she has to rely on. I mean she thought the Fire God was the one person she could trust not to manipulate her and it turns out she was wrong about that too. I think I like her more than I did in the beginning but it's pretty fragile so let's see what happens in the next book before I decide that I truly like her.
In my opinion, this entire series is filled with young power hungry royals who are all after crystals. Amara wanting to be the empress which she ended up being at the end. Remember how she was convinced that without the crystals she couldn't be empress? Well she's empress and married to King Gaius and yet still on the hunt for all the crystals. Magnus too wants the crystals because in the beginning he thought he needed them to be a good king and destroy his father. Cleo wants them to get her kingdom back. Everyone just wants the damn crystals. You know who doesn't want them? Jonas Agallon. He's such a sweetheart now and I feel so bad for the guy. I can't believe Lysandra was killed off. Now both his best friend and the girl he loves is dead. I am really interested in the reason behind Olivia being sent to protect him and can't wait to see what happens to him next.
My main difficulty when it comes to reviewing books is that I normally do not have much to say but that is completely a non-issue when it comes to the Falling Kingdoms series. Till now, I have had a love-hate relationship with Rhodes' writing and I don't think that's ever going to change. There were many moments during Frozen Tides, especially in the beginning, where I was extremely annoyed at some of the characters that I was ready to stop reading this series once and for all.
However, one thing got me through, Magneo. If it weren't for this relationship I would not have bothered with this book. Also as I have said in my past reviews, I really wanted to know what was going to happen to all the characters in the book. I honestly hate that there are two more books to this series because that means I still have to wait until then to be finally rid of it. I am aware how strange it seems. Why put myself through so much pain when I obviously hate it? I ask myself that question every time a chapter starts with a character I absolutely cannot stand. Those characters are Lucia and Amara. These two had WAYY too much page count and I constantly wanted to skip their chapters. Instead, I just skimmed over them. It did not really affect my reading experience as a whole which was a relief because I'd hate to be confused later on because I misread something.
Another thing I hated was that everything seemed way too convenient and unrealistic. All our main characters were bumping into each other constantly. Like are you kidding me? How is that even possible? ALSO another insta-love between characters was presented to us. How very predictable. The author really can't go a book without inserting some BS romance plot(other than Magneo of course). At this point it's equally amusing and frustrating to me.
Nothing else can be said without spoiling so now I am going to start talking in depth about the storyline of Frozen Tides.
Spoiler
Okay so let's start with the insta-love: Amara and Felix. After eight nights together, Amara was falling in love with the guy. EIGHT NIGHTS. Not even days okay NIGHTS where they barely even SPOKE. Amara has been with dozens of guys okay and somehow this one's the one that she falls in love with when they barely even KNOW EACH OTHER. It's so baffling to me. If this happened in the movies, it would be kind of acceptable because they are normally two hours long but there is no excuse for developing a poor romance plot time and time again. The only romance that she put any effort in is Magneo. It makes no sense and I am sure this won't be the last time we see this type of crap in her future books.Sigh Magneo. What a beautiful couple Magnus and Cleo make. I love them so much and I can literally read about them all day. I am so glad that they are still together at the end of this book though I have no clue what's going to happen next. Looks like King Gaius is still alive and as long as he is I am sure he's going to keep them apart which is SO NOT COOL. I am excited to see what's next. I am a bit surprised that by the end of this book we still don't really know much about the king's mom and why he killed off all the witches in Limeros. I don't have any theories about it but if you guys do feel free to comment them below.
Also who was not at all shocked in the least that the woman that King Gaius fell in love with when he was Magnus' age was Cleo's mom. I knew it straight after reading the scene when his family went to visit Auranos. Something was vaguely mentioned about it and she finally confirmed it three books later. It's funny to think that if they weren't broken up because of his witch mom, then he would have been closer to the ring that allowed Eva to control the power of the kindred. Though I doubt she'd let him kidnap Lucia from her birth mom so in a way it made sense why Gaius' mom ruined their relationship. Another reason that she was right is that Magneo would not have existed which is simply unacceptable.
Speaking of Lucia, what a b-word she's become. That scene where she kisses Magnus in hopes of manipulating him into telling her where the magic stone wheel is I WAS SO MAD. When that doesn't work, she ends up using her powers to tell him the truth anyway. First off why the hell didn't she do that in the very beginning??? I mean if she still regarded him as his brother why would she kiss him knowing she could have just used her powers to get it out of him. Plus it only ends up hurting Magnus further which is unacceptable. Towards the end of the book, I felt an immense amount of pity towards her because of the lack of people she has to rely on. I mean she thought the Fire God was the one person she could trust not to manipulate her and it turns out she was wrong about that too. I think I like her more than I did in the beginning but it's pretty fragile so let's see what happens in the next book before I decide that I truly like her.
In my opinion, this entire series is filled with young power hungry royals who are all after crystals. Amara wanting to be the empress which she ended up being at the end. Remember how she was convinced that without the crystals she couldn't be empress? Well she's empress and married to King Gaius and yet still on the hunt for all the crystals. Magnus too wants the crystals because in the beginning he thought he needed them to be a good king and destroy his father. Cleo wants them to get her kingdom back. Everyone just wants the damn crystals. You know who doesn't want them? Jonas Agallon. He's such a sweetheart now and I feel so bad for the guy. I can't believe Lysandra was killed off. Now both his best friend and the girl he loves is dead. I am really interested in the reason behind Olivia being sent to protect him and can't wait to see what happens to him next.