A review by okamihylia
The Lost Heir by Tui T. Sutherland

adventurous lighthearted mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

The second entry into this series and for arc 1 also feels very average to me, it's the next book where I think the series really shines. But that's jumping ahead. I would say this book definitely starts out on the weaker side, but as it goes on it starts to improve. Special mention to the climax for being really well done (and as someone who loves a good murder mystery, which I did NOT expect from this series at all. Finding out 
SpoilerTsunami's older sister Orca, enchanted her statue to kill any future Seawing princess'
was something I did not see coming). The pacing feels a little weird in this one. We do get to explore the world of Pyrrhia more, which does work in the book's favor to me. Though some people may find this to be the "filler" book of the arc. I do like how Tsunami learns to move past her "It's my way, or the highway" attitude and impulsiveness in this book, I just wish her character development hadn't been erased in future books down the line. And this does play into my own rating of the book since Tsunami is my least favorite of the main group. Queen Coral is also frustrating to me as a character introduced here. For me, this was the weakest book of the first arc, but I don't dislike it at all.
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