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A review by blessedwannab
The Wizard Heir by Cinda Williams Chima
5.0
Before getting to the review for The Wizard Heir let's jump back in time to when I first discovered Cinda Williams Chima. I had finished the Lumatere Chronicles by Melina Marchetta and I was in love. I still am. It's amazing. Anyway, everyone in my Goodreads group was talking about the Seven Realms series. It took me a long time to give in, I think close to a year, but I finally picked up the first book. I devoured it. Then I ordered the rest of the books and read them back to back. It was beautiful. Some of the very best characters in a Fantasy series. Definitely rivals Lumatere in terms of depth and beauty. I loved it. I still do. Then I noticed everyone talking about the Heir Chronicles by the same author. New is always difficult for me, and in addition I generally am not a fan of series that change main characters with each installment. After a long while I finally picked up the first book, Warrior Heir.
Warrior Heir was good... it wasn't outstanding like the first book of Seven Realms, The Crimson Crown. Normally 'good' does the job, but since I was comparing it to the authors other series, 'good' wasn't favorable when compared to 'Outstanding'. So, despite every intention of continuing the series, I never picked up book two, The Wizard Heir.
I should never have doubted the author because, while still not 'outstanding', it was sooooo good. It was so good that I found myself unable to put it down. Jack, in Warrior Heir, was more like your typical YA/Middle Grade hero. He was heroic and strong. He was 'good'. Seph, in The Wizard Heir was soooooo good. I suppose it's my predilection for more brooding darker heroes, but I loved him. I loved his strength, and his magical eyes. So, that's the first thing that hooked me. Second, Jack and Ellen were still in the book which made me glad. Third, the plot was far more interesting to me. And lastly, the big surprise. I figured it out, pat on my back, but I loved it anyway.
So, yeah, I'm already reading the 3rd book and guess what! It's got Seph in it too, and even a Seph POV. It's also got Jack, and all the other characters that were introduced in the first and second books.
So, if you're like me and tend to not like series that switch MC's, don't let that hold you back with this series. They actually do read more cohesive than the back synopsis makes them seem.
Warrior Heir was good... it wasn't outstanding like the first book of Seven Realms, The Crimson Crown. Normally 'good' does the job, but since I was comparing it to the authors other series, 'good' wasn't favorable when compared to 'Outstanding'. So, despite every intention of continuing the series, I never picked up book two, The Wizard Heir.
I should never have doubted the author because, while still not 'outstanding', it was sooooo good. It was so good that I found myself unable to put it down. Jack, in Warrior Heir, was more like your typical YA/Middle Grade hero. He was heroic and strong. He was 'good'. Seph, in The Wizard Heir was soooooo good. I suppose it's my predilection for more brooding darker heroes, but I loved him. I loved his strength, and his magical eyes. So, that's the first thing that hooked me. Second, Jack and Ellen were still in the book which made me glad. Third, the plot was far more interesting to me. And lastly, the big surprise. I figured it out, pat on my back, but I loved it anyway.
So, yeah, I'm already reading the 3rd book and guess what! It's got Seph in it too, and even a Seph POV. It's also got Jack, and all the other characters that were introduced in the first and second books.
So, if you're like me and tend to not like series that switch MC's, don't let that hold you back with this series. They actually do read more cohesive than the back synopsis makes them seem.