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A review by krupagrace
The Iron Crown by L.L. MacRae
3.0
I have seen protagonists have character development, but I didn't expect it from a book.
This book took its time, I went from something that I could read to waste some time cause I spent money on it to something that genuinely piqued my interest. It took about 50% of the book though,
Characters
Calidra, Jisyel and Fenn were fun, nothing great, just there. The latter addition of Apollo added dimensions to the story that the other three protagonists lacked.
Honestly, all of Calidra's chapters are just a monologue of how 'I hate my family and everything it holds cause my mom is torturous and my poor Jisyel is so naive and gullible'.
Fenn is a lost soul, I don't detest him for his lack of clarity and confusion that would turn any intelligent person into one whole ball of chaos. At least he came to gain some drive and purpose once he met Selys and got a personality of his own.
Apollo on the other hand was somewhat interesting, he is a retired thief, who wants a peaceful life with his lovely wife and daughter and how his past comes to haunt him.
The Torsten dude is sus.
Of the dragon spirits, an interesting concept would have liked it if they could have personalities like Mushu from Mulan, their own agenda and a weird camaraderie with their chosen ones.
Overall 3.5/4
This book took its time, I went from something that I could read to waste some time cause I spent money on it to something that genuinely piqued my interest. It took about 50% of the book though,
Characters
Calidra, Jisyel and Fenn were fun, nothing great, just there. The latter addition of Apollo added dimensions to the story that the other three protagonists lacked.
Honestly, all of Calidra's chapters are just a monologue of how 'I hate my family and everything it holds cause my mom is torturous and my poor Jisyel is so naive and gullible'.
Fenn is a lost soul, I don't detest him for his lack of clarity and confusion that would turn any intelligent person into one whole ball of chaos. At least he came to gain some drive and purpose once he met Selys and got a personality of his own.
Apollo on the other hand was somewhat interesting, he is a retired thief, who wants a peaceful life with his lovely wife and daughter and how his past comes to haunt him.
The Torsten dude is sus.
Of the dragon spirits, an interesting concept would have liked it if they could have personalities like Mushu from Mulan, their own agenda and a weird camaraderie with their chosen ones.
Overall 3.5/4