The Burning Sky
Ratings19
Average rating3.6
DNF - PG 54
Why?
You know how some books draw you in immediately, make you HAVE to read it?
This book was the exact opposite. Right from the start - page four or five - I was putting it down every couple of pages, looking for an excuse NOT to read it.
There's something about the writing style that I just don't like and I feel nothing but distance and disdain for the characters.
shrug Some people might like it. Heck, I might like it if I could stick with it. But I can't and if I try to force myself, I will hate the book.
I was hesitant after reading some of the reviews about reading this book–people described it as clunky and messy, but I thoroughly enjoyed it! I will admit the first part of the book was a bit difficult to bear with. In time, it made more sense but it was confusing at first why the characters were doing what they were doing or who they were.
I will completely agree with others that the characters in this are marvelous. They feel like real people whereas in other fantasy books they often feel like too-perfect heroes or whining cowards before they decide to be too-perfect heroes. I truly related with and loved Titus and Iolanthe! I also loved that their motivations were very clear and their personalities totally open to the reader. The action was not the greatest–lacking description and sometimes very short. However, the mystery and character development of this story will have me anxiously waiting to read the next one!
This is a fun book about magic and standing against evil. I enjoyed it and would like to see more like it.
3.5
At the moment I loved the writing and the story. However, it's been a few days and I can't remember all of the details of the story. I'm really not sure if it's because I'm not in the mood to read YA these days or if it is just the alternative.
Read it slow and annotate.