Megan
Okay I don't often give a book 5 stars and it wasn't looking like this one was going to be one. But about halfway through I realized how good it was.
Honestly, I think this book is reminiscent of the Hunger Games, Divergent, Maze runner, PJO era of my life. I haven't enjoyed a book this thoroughly in a long time.
The amount of details and background information in this book is insane. It is so well written and thought out. I can't believe how many twists and turns showed up and had me in shock. But they weren't thrown in, they were intentional.
At first I didn't like Vis, I kind of thought he was a brat. But the more I read the more I understand his character. Also, for the people who are saying that he shouldn't be able to do all this stuff because he's a teenager. He has literally been training for these things for what? Like at minimum 12 years?? Also for those saying he is too smart for his age?? His father was a king and he was a prince. He was raised to know about politics and how to act around politicians and playing coy. Give him some credit. Come on now. It's fantasy, how can any of this be happening?
Anywho, I loved this book and can't wait for the next one.
Okay. Just finished and am writing initial thoughts. Probs won't update. Enjoy
Once it got going. Oh my gosh. Simply could not put it down.
The added tournament. Yes. Tri-Wizard anyone? Holland = devious. But I do get his motives.
I was in shock the whole book.
For the people who said that nothing happened till the end-did we read the same book? Or are you just people who expect the two main characters to interact the whole time? I really liked that Lila and Kell had separate storylines that intertwined without them knowing. Idk truly impressed after the first book.
I think I went into this book with too high of expectations and was let down. It took me far too long to even read the first 100 pages of the book because nothing interesting was happening in the plot.
I also felt like the characters weren't developed enough for me. And honestly we all wanted Kell and Lila to kiss but it just felt forced. Both times. There wasn't enough flirtation or interaction or banter between them for it to even make sense.
It fell flat for me but it gets 3 stars for world building that kept me interested. However, I do not believe I will be finishing the series.
confused, lost, unimpressed? I normally like fantasy even if the writing is bad, but where was the world building? You have gods in this world but we don't expand on that except for that they are the two sides of the fight? Are there other gods? We focused too much on the typewriters and love story and not enough on the plot of the overarching story. Only in the epilogue did I finally get any information of the gods at all and that was only for 2 pages. I don't know I try not to be a hater but when you write a fantasy book there needs to be a world that I can understand. Deeply lost on the timeline and what technology is even around at this time and can't get around that.
Bye.
