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A review by ihateprozac
Raelia by Lynette Noni
3.0
Raelia follows Alex as she returns to Medora for her second year at Akarnae academy. Alex continues to struggle with the repercussions of Aven’s actions in the first novel, and increasingly turns her focus toward the lost city of Meya and the ancient race of Meyarins.
Look, these books aren’t well written. I said it with Akarnae and I’ll say it again with Raelia: they’re written about as well as my high school creative writing assignments. The writing style is juvenile, under-developed, and just clunky as fuck. While the writing didn’t hugely impede my enjoyment of Akarnae, it significantly affected my ability to get into this book.
Raelia has all the hallmarks of a great story: adventures to new worlds, political intrigue, fae and elves, side quests, new creatures, and more. But the juvenile/under-developed writing style failed to deliver any mystery, romance, chemistry, or suspense, and lessened the impact of all major plot points.
It’s frustrating as fuck because I adored the world of the first novel. I knew the writing was flawed but couldn’t wait to get back to this world; it almost felt like it could be a new Harry Potter for me! Then I pick up Raelia and find that the writing hasn’t improved at all, it’s potentially gotten worse.
S I G H.
I’m going to keep reading because I want to recapture the magic I felt in the first novel, but the writing damn well better improve. I expect more from my YA!
Look, these books aren’t well written. I said it with Akarnae and I’ll say it again with Raelia: they’re written about as well as my high school creative writing assignments. The writing style is juvenile, under-developed, and just clunky as fuck. While the writing didn’t hugely impede my enjoyment of Akarnae, it significantly affected my ability to get into this book.
Raelia has all the hallmarks of a great story: adventures to new worlds, political intrigue, fae and elves, side quests, new creatures, and more. But the juvenile/under-developed writing style failed to deliver any mystery, romance, chemistry, or suspense, and lessened the impact of all major plot points.
It’s frustrating as fuck because I adored the world of the first novel. I knew the writing was flawed but couldn’t wait to get back to this world; it almost felt like it could be a new Harry Potter for me! Then I pick up Raelia and find that the writing hasn’t improved at all, it’s potentially gotten worse.
S I G H.
I’m going to keep reading because I want to recapture the magic I felt in the first novel, but the writing damn well better improve. I expect more from my YA!