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louanne73's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.75
theironmech's review against another edition
3.0
Every other chapter had some kind of imminent death cliffhanger. It got very tedious very fast.
robin947's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
nel_reader's review
1.0
This book left me massively disappointed, because underneath there is a fairly interesting story which is overwhelmingly obscured by repetitiveness.
I have never rolled my eyes, sighed, or just plain put down the book out of sheer frustration as much - ever. The only reason I finished the book was my partner had and he reads so little I wanted to discuss with him.
Every second chapter ends with one of the characters about to die, SO tedious! Also how many times do I have to read that the (good) warriors are the toughest, the most loyal blah blah blah....I got it the first 5 times.
I have never rolled my eyes, sighed, or just plain put down the book out of sheer frustration as much - ever. The only reason I finished the book was my partner had and he reads so little I wanted to discuss with him.
Every second chapter ends with one of the characters about to die, SO tedious! Also how many times do I have to read that the (good) warriors are the toughest, the most loyal blah blah blah....I got it the first 5 times.
katyanaish's review
2.0
Let me start by saying: this book desperately needs an editor, and a copy editor. The descriptions are insanely repetitive, and there are so many errors that at times it is massively confusing (like, the wrong name used, in several places).
The schizophrenic nature of the chapters is also tough. She seems to be trying to mirror George RR Martin's style - each chapter in a different POV - but the chapters are so short (and the book overall is so short) that I get whiplash with the transitions, and feel like we're spinning our wheels. There's no time spent on any one character, to give real forward movement. Basically, if you glue three books together, you'd have what seems like a normal story arc.
And all the leading teens - Kyra, Alec, Dierdre, Aiden - are just stunningly stupid. Fully TSTL. It's becoming painful.
I'm only reading onward, at this point, because I'm on vacation and my kindle hasn't got anything else loaded. *sigh*
The schizophrenic nature of the chapters is also tough. She seems to be trying to mirror George RR Martin's style - each chapter in a different POV - but the chapters are so short (and the book overall is so short) that I get whiplash with the transitions, and feel like we're spinning our wheels. There's no time spent on any one character, to give real forward movement. Basically, if you glue three books together, you'd have what seems like a normal story arc.
And all the leading teens - Kyra, Alec, Dierdre, Aiden - are just stunningly stupid. Fully TSTL. It's becoming painful.
I'm only reading onward, at this point, because I'm on vacation and my kindle hasn't got anything else loaded. *sigh*
dyslexichunt's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.75
melissalurie81's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
db_powell's review
2.0
I could copy-paste my review of Rise of the Dragons here. Except it gets worse, because between POV switches à la GRRM, she forgets important details - such as a magically re-spawning weapon. I hate being betrayed by an author like that. She loves having her characters "crest hills", and she might want to look up the definition of "shriek" before suggesting her big respected warrior leader engages in such high-pitched nonsense. Half of all chapters end with a character convinced they are about to die, but she lacks GRRM's follow-through. All main characters are always fine. Still a decent story, still in dire need of an editor or co-author.