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A review by marimoose
The Oracle Betrayed by Catherine Fisher
4.0
Wow. This book was surprisingly good. I enjoyed The Oracle Betrayed much more than I did Incarceron, which was also written by the same author.
I hadn't realized Fisher had been the same author, but I mostly picked this story up because it was a different historical time period than what I've been reading lately. It was an ancient Egyptian teen fantasy, and it was greatly crafted, illustrating so many aspects of the ancient world. The pacing was fast but easy to follow, and the story was enjoyable.
Above all, I really loved the characters. They were really developed--Seth and Oblek and Mirany highly so--and by the time I finished, I was rejoicing over what were supposed to be the unsavory bunch, and hating the supposedly friendly group. Rhetia was a fabulous character, even though she was written to be disliked. The Jackal was most intriguing (but I have a soft spot for the clever thieves of fantasies).
I'm a little sorry this book is part of a series (not sure how many books yet), because now I'd have to wait for my next round of book-borrowing to get the next set!
I hadn't realized Fisher had been the same author, but I mostly picked this story up because it was a different historical time period than what I've been reading lately. It was an ancient Egyptian teen fantasy, and it was greatly crafted, illustrating so many aspects of the ancient world. The pacing was fast but easy to follow, and the story was enjoyable.
Above all, I really loved the characters. They were really developed--Seth and Oblek and Mirany highly so--and by the time I finished, I was rejoicing over what were supposed to be the unsavory bunch, and hating the supposedly friendly group. Rhetia was a fabulous character, even though she was written to be disliked. The Jackal was most intriguing (but I have a soft spot for the clever thieves of fantasies).
I'm a little sorry this book is part of a series (not sure how many books yet), because now I'd have to wait for my next round of book-borrowing to get the next set!