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A review by maryemmasivils
Exiles by Jaye L. Knight
adventurous
challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Sooo…to be honest, I really struggled getting into this one. I think a big part of the problem was that the main storyline with most of the characters going to visit the cretes and the giants just dragged on for me. I kept wishing I could go back to Anne’s or Daniel’s POV because there was a lot more conflict in their scenes. (I was especially hooked on Daniel’s scenes! I wish we’d had more of them earlier in the series.)
In the second half of the book, there was a lot more excitement, and by the end, I felt like it had made up for the slow beginning!
(One nitpick—if there are so many ryriks following Elom, would it really be realistic for the humans to think they’re all just brutes? I know the peaceful ryriks keep more to themselves, but I feel like word would spread at least a little bit.)
Now, let’s talk about those deaths. 😳 It was absolutely horrible that Trask’s father was executed, but it also seemed realistic. As for the emperor? I did NOT see that coming! It has the potential to make things very interesting in the next book, though!
In the second half of the book, there was a lot more excitement, and by the end, I felt like it had made up for the slow beginning!
(One nitpick—if there are so many ryriks following Elom, would it really be realistic for the humans to think they’re all just brutes? I know the peaceful ryriks keep more to themselves, but I feel like word would spread at least a little bit.)
Now, let’s talk about those deaths. 😳 It was absolutely horrible that Trask’s father was executed, but it also seemed realistic. As for the emperor? I did NOT see that coming! It has the potential to make things very interesting in the next book, though!