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roglows's review against another edition
5.0
this book was just what i needed. i had no idea, before picking it up, what it was about, but it was by amy harmon...so i suspected i'd enjoy it. i was right. loved.
tishywishy's review against another edition
4.0
Enjoyable, simple and somewhat quick read. The plot is easy to follow, although sometimes the conversations were filled with the old age man in charge-thump chest rhetoric- that luckily reigned itself in and was assisted by Lark just generally not putting up with it. I probably won't continue the series, not on account of this book, but because this can be read as a stand alone with no need for book 2 to shed light. I am tired of reading series (unless extremely enthralling) so one and done is good for me.
dumplingsz's review against another edition
3.0
I really liked how this book started and how the mc was introduced. Around maybe the last third of the book, I found that I wasn't emotionally invested in the characters, and I didn't feel the connection between Lark and Tiras. I also thought that there was something off about the king, although I couldn't pinpoint what I disliked about him.
"The dominant word from Boojohni was always love, and I could endure his chastisement knowing that." Boohjohni was the only character I remember feeling anything for. I just wanted something more.
"The dominant word from Boojohni was always love, and I could endure his chastisement knowing that." Boohjohni was the only character I remember feeling anything for. I just wanted something more.
sccrethistory's review against another edition
4.0
I have loved you every moment of every day, and I will love you until I cease to be. Bird, man, or king, I love you, and I will always love you.
Bueno bueno, le doy 4'5 sobre 5, ya podría Goodreads poner las medias estrellas .
Comencé este libro sin ninguna expectativa, simplemente había visto unas ilustraciones de este libro y me decidí a leerlo.
En si, la idea de la historia me parece una maravilla, me parece que hay que tener mucha imaginación.
Me han gustado ver a los personajes crecer y madurar mientras avanzaba él libro.
Me ha gustado la relación de Lark y Tiras, en algún momento no me ha gustado pero en general me ha gustado. Pero creo que mi personaje favorito ha sido Kjell, no se porque pero le he cogido muchísimo cariño.
Odie al padre de Lark, mas que a ningún otro, de verdad que me daban ganas de asesinarlo.
El libro me ha mantenido bastante enganchada sobre todo cuando avanzaba la trama y os lo voy a recomendar de por vida.
Bueno bueno, le doy 4'5 sobre 5,
Comencé este libro sin ninguna expectativa, simplemente había visto unas ilustraciones de este libro y me decidí a leerlo.
En si, la idea de la historia me parece una maravilla, me parece que hay que tener mucha imaginación.
Me han gustado ver a los personajes crecer y madurar mientras avanzaba él libro.
Me ha gustado la relación de Lark y Tiras,
Odie al padre de Lark, mas que a ningún otro, de verdad que me daban ganas de asesinarlo.
El libro me ha mantenido bastante enganchada sobre todo cuando avanzaba la trama y os lo voy a recomendar de por vida.
kathleenfairchild's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Two traumatised people finding each other, the bittersweetness of it made me feel so much. I adore them both. The world and the magic made me get lost in them and the writing is simply stunning. I thought that I'm more into an economic writing style but this book taught me that I love a poetic one just as much when it's done like it is in this book. This story works very well as a standalone but I'm still interested to return to this wonderful world in book 2, which is about a different character.
catcardoso's review against another edition
2.0
I really was expecting to love this book but I was honestly quite disappointed.
I want to start by saying that the beginning really had me hooked. I love the magic system and the way this story started was intriguing.
However, over half way through the book I started having some issues with it. One thing that I find super important, especially in fantasy books, is the world building. Unfortunately, this book had very minimum world building and really did not explain things besides mentioning them briefly. There was also not a lot of information about the Kingdom itself even though that's where most of the story took place and it would've been interesting to read about. Besides Jeru, there was no information on the world beyond that. The different magical abilities and creatures were mentioned, but the descriptions were weak and sometimes they weren't described at all. This made it really hard to imagine things and get emerged in the story. :( I felt like the author wanted to talk about so many things that some of it was underdeveloped...
*INHALES* beware: spoilers and annoyed ranting ahead
The aspect that bothered me the most is the romantic relationship which unfortunately is a huge part of the story. I loved the way Lark and Tiras helped each other out and it was nice to read about at first. BUT GOSH... it got to a point where the power dynamic was making me so uncomfortable. The way a man (Tiras) kept telling a woman (Lark) that she was "of use" to him and that he was going to "put a baby in her" and SHE JUST WENT WITH IT?? Gosh, this really didn't sit right with me. Tiras was so dominant and pressuring he annoyed me so much. It wasn't even in question if Lark wanted a baby or not or if she wanted to be with him or not. It just happened. Lark whined about wanting to be wanted, he told her he did, they were in love and that was it? He also kept calling her "you stubborn woman" and commanding her to do things like sleep?? THE WAY I ROLLED MY EYES. He was also super overprotective and wanted to lock her up which just... sigh. I just couldn't look past the toxicity. It made me uncomfortable and annoyed every time the story was about them (which was basically all the time sigh). I suddenly couldn't even ignore that their relationship started with Lark being kidnapped by Tiras and I was really over the whole relationship at this point. I think this trope of the obvious power relation between the man and woman is really overdone and harmful I just could not stand it.
I did like the characters individually though. I liked that despite the fact that Lark couldn't speak it didn't really form a disadvantage for her since she always found another way. I absolutely loved her love for words and reading and her magical abilities were so unique. Tiras' shifting also really intrigued me. All the side characters were really interesting to read about to be honest. Overall, the uniqueness of the characters, the magic system and the writing made this book (somewhat) enjoyable for me.
I want to start by saying that the beginning really had me hooked. I love the magic system and the way this story started was intriguing.
However, over half way through the book I started having some issues with it. One thing that I find super important, especially in fantasy books, is the world building. Unfortunately, this book had very minimum world building and really did not explain things besides mentioning them briefly. There was also not a lot of information about the Kingdom itself even though that's where most of the story took place and it would've been interesting to read about. Besides Jeru, there was no information on the world beyond that. The different magical abilities and creatures were mentioned, but the descriptions were weak and sometimes they weren't described at all. This made it really hard to imagine things and get emerged in the story. :( I felt like the author wanted to talk about so many things that some of it was underdeveloped...
*INHALES* beware: spoilers and annoyed ranting ahead
The aspect that bothered me the most is the romantic relationship which unfortunately is a huge part of the story. I loved the way Lark and Tiras helped each other out and it was nice to read about at first. BUT GOSH... it got to a point where the power dynamic was making me so uncomfortable. The way a man (Tiras) kept telling a woman (Lark) that she was "of use" to him and that he was going to "put a baby in her" and SHE JUST WENT WITH IT?? Gosh, this really didn't sit right with me. Tiras was so dominant and pressuring he annoyed me so much. It wasn't even in question if Lark wanted a baby or not or if she wanted to be with him or not. It just happened. Lark whined about wanting to be wanted, he told her he did, they were in love and that was it? He also kept calling her "you stubborn woman" and commanding her to do things like sleep?? THE WAY I ROLLED MY EYES. He was also super overprotective and wanted to lock her up which just... sigh. I just couldn't look past the toxicity. It made me uncomfortable and annoyed every time the story was about them (which was basically all the time sigh). I suddenly couldn't even ignore that their relationship started with Lark being kidnapped by Tiras and I was really over the whole relationship at this point. I think this trope of the obvious power relation between the man and woman is really overdone and harmful I just could not stand it.
I did like the characters individually though. I liked that despite the fact that Lark couldn't speak it didn't really form a disadvantage for her since she always found another way. I absolutely loved her love for words and reading and her magical abilities were so unique. Tiras' shifting also really intrigued me. All the side characters were really interesting to read about to be honest. Overall, the uniqueness of the characters, the magic system and the writing made this book (somewhat) enjoyable for me.
sonialusiveira's review against another edition
Dnf at around chapter 14 (40%)
I really want to finish this book as I’ve always love other Amy’s books that I’ve read. But I don’t really enjoy the writing here. And I can’t stand the heroine; she sounds so whiny. I understand the whole circumstances surrounding her but her being the narrator of the story and whiny just makes it hard to stay engaged.
I really want to finish this book as I’ve always love other Amy’s books that I’ve read. But I don’t really enjoy the writing here. And I can’t stand the heroine; she sounds so whiny. I understand the whole circumstances surrounding her but her being the narrator of the story and whiny just makes it hard to stay engaged.