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jmbowe92's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
mickachoo's review against another edition
2.0
I did not enjoy this book as much as it's predecessor, if very much at all. It was slow, anti-climatic, incredibly cliche in most scenes of romance, and THE DOGGY KISSING got real old, real fast.
I also don't recall the first book having such cringe-y dialogue. It was awful and, in my opinion, took up way too much space in the book. It was tiresome.
Another thing incredibly annoying was how everyone was suddenly bonding with animals by the end of the book. In Moon Chosen, it was just a Tribe thing, then there came the lynx man, and then by the end of this book, everyone was bonding and kissing every dog in sight.
The author was basically like "you get a Companion, and you get a Companion, and you-"
Lastly, I think a point that stood out was the fact that this whole entire, 608 pages, book spanned all of a week (I think). THE ENTIRE FIRST HALF WAS ONE WHOLE DAY. If you can openly count the days passed in a book's storyline, I think the author is doing something wrong. Really.
I also don't recall the first book having such cringe-y dialogue. It was awful and, in my opinion, took up way too much space in the book. It was tiresome.
Another thing incredibly annoying was how everyone was suddenly bonding with animals by the end of the book. In Moon Chosen, it was just a Tribe thing, then there came the lynx man, and then by the end of this book, everyone was bonding and kissing every dog in sight.
The author was basically like "you get a Companion, and you get a Companion, and you-"
Lastly, I think a point that stood out was the fact that this whole entire, 608 pages, book spanned all of a week (I think). THE ENTIRE FIRST HALF WAS ONE WHOLE DAY. If you can openly count the days passed in a book's storyline, I think the author is doing something wrong. Really.
snakeboba's review against another edition
5.0
What I loved about this is how even though we're jumping right back into Mari and Nik's story through everyone's point of view we're able to circle back to key point from [i]Moon Chosen[/i] without losing new information to the plot in this second piece to the [i]Tales of the New World[/i]. It is a rare an author (to me at least) can pull of the task of not having to spend the first chapter or two revisiting what occurred in the previous novel.
There were certainly many developments in [i]Sun Warrior[/i]. Once more I was pulled into this world where ours has been no more for quite some time and people have gone back to worshiping Gods as well as being broken into different groups (Clans, Tribes, People, Chain, etc). Yet where worlds have been divided it appears Mari and Nik are prepared to bring it together even if it means to flee into another part of the world to create their Pack.
Danger awaits them beyond the Tribe. Another darker being has been awoken is ready to make the earth His.
There were certainly many developments in [i]Sun Warrior[/i]. Once more I was pulled into this world where ours has been no more for quite some time and people have gone back to worshiping Gods as well as being broken into different groups (Clans, Tribes, People, Chain, etc). Yet where worlds have been divided it appears Mari and Nik are prepared to bring it together even if it means to flee into another part of the world to create their Pack.
Danger awaits them beyond the Tribe. Another darker being has been awoken is ready to make the earth His.
ashlover18's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
4.5
lyndsiamanda's review against another edition
3.0
This one was hard to get through, the plot is great, the animals (they started including felines in this one), the story, everything about it was great....BUT There is so much of Thaddeus calling Mari a 'scratcher whore' that you can take, and seriously.....the god of death? Please? Dove was smart to run away! Her love decides that he is going to take is own life so he can become the vessel for the god of death and then try to get Dove to be the goddess of Life? I mean....really? I can not. I only gave this a three because I know that the next one is going to be the same rambling this one was and I don't have to get to that one for a little while SO....I'm going to read something hopefully better....and give Tales of a New World a break for now! :)
mpalmisano08's review against another edition
4.0
Loved this, great second edition to the first book. Can’t wait for the final one.
thazell's review against another edition
5.0
This was the perfect continuation of where Moon Chosen left off. I love it so much, it started beautifully and ended beautifully. We see Mari and Nik who were once from enemy clans come together to help each other and everyone around them from the destruction and death that is looming around the corner. The author does such a good job with the pacing and continuing the plot, it never feels like it's too slow or too fast and every scene feels super important to the book. The author connects everything together in such a beautiful way once again that I'm just awe-struck. The ending chapters left me breathless and I was immediately ready to start the next book.
I really love the characters in the book and we see much more of them and their development. Some people changed for the better, others for the worse and new relationships are formed. Some of them had me squealing with excitement. I found myself liking the characters, even more, especially Sora, Nik and a character named Antreas and his companion, Bast. The relationship between Nik and Mari is so sweet, healthy and beautiful -- I love seeing them interact and can't help but think about how they met and how far they've come. The author writes about realistic relationships and character development, it felt as if I was watching them grow and improve slowly which I love. I'm excited to see what changes they face in the new dangerous and stressful environments they must face.
One thing I adored was how the author so naturally introduced to us the different clans/tribes that there are in the world, I loved to learn and hear about the 'Wind Riders' and 'Whale Singers' and especially the lynx chain!! We got such an in-depth history of them without it being overwhelming or boring, just perfect. I'm so excited to learn more about these different people and hopefully meet them all!
I'm so excited to see what happens next on Mari and Nik's adventure as well as to continue to see their relationship blossom. I also need more of Antreas and Bast, I love them.
I really love the characters in the book and we see much more of them and their development. Some people changed for the better, others for the worse and new relationships are formed. Some of them had me squealing with excitement. I found myself liking the characters, even more, especially Sora, Nik and a character named Antreas and his companion, Bast. The relationship between Nik and Mari is so sweet, healthy and beautiful -- I love seeing them interact and can't help but think about how they met and how far they've come. The author writes about realistic relationships and character development, it felt as if I was watching them grow and improve slowly which I love. I'm excited to see what changes they face in the new dangerous and stressful environments they must face.
One thing I adored was how the author so naturally introduced to us the different clans/tribes that there are in the world, I loved to learn and hear about the 'Wind Riders' and 'Whale Singers' and especially the lynx chain!! We got such an in-depth history of them without it being overwhelming or boring, just perfect. I'm so excited to learn more about these different people and hopefully meet them all!
I'm so excited to see what happens next on Mari and Nik's adventure as well as to continue to see their relationship blossom. I also need more of Antreas and Bast, I love them.