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3.83 AVERAGE
3.83 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Diverse cast of characters:
No
[I received a free electronic review copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.]
4.5 stars - I loved it! Would re-read.
Great addition to the Crown of Shards world! I loved this kick off to a new series set in the same world as KILL THE QUEEN, but a few years after the events of that series. Great new characters and new plots to foil, but the same great world building and storytelling. Book two can't get here soon enough for my tastes! Lots of questions posed but left unanswered with this one. Don't miss it! (Language, violence)
4.5 stars - I loved it! Would re-read.
Great addition to the Crown of Shards world! I loved this kick off to a new series set in the same world as KILL THE QUEEN, but a few years after the events of that series. Great new characters and new plots to foil, but the same great world building and storytelling. Book two can't get here soon enough for my tastes! Lots of questions posed but left unanswered with this one. Don't miss it! (Language, violence)
adventurous
dark
funny
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, War, Injury/Injury detail
2 stars is generous for this book. I could not get into it and should have DNF after 25%. The writing is distracting from the story, and quite honestly the story was boring. I didn’t care for Gemma, the main character. And the names in the boom of characters and places just got on my nerves. Royals do not need 4 names a piece!!
Waiting style was so underdeveloped. Felt like the story was written by a 12 year old.
adventurous
challenging
tense
medium-paced
2/5⭐️
Great cover, great concept, literally has everything I check off when I go to pick up a Romance Fantasy. I just could not get passed the writing! It strangely felt really simple? And not like YA simple but like SIMPLE simple. There was no ✨PAZZAZ✨ no ANGST. Is this me just being picky now? Nah. It was good thought the execution just missed the mark.
Great cover, great concept, literally has everything I check off when I go to pick up a Romance Fantasy. I just could not get passed the writing! It strangely felt really simple? And not like YA simple but like SIMPLE simple. There was no ✨PAZZAZ✨ no ANGST. Is this me just being picky now? Nah. It was good thought the execution just missed the mark.
This is a review of an ARC that I am grateful to have received. This is an honest review.
Capture the Crown follows the story of a princess-turned-spy to help her country. When Gemma notices the disappearance of tearstone, she disguises herself as a miner in her country to learn who is stealing the tearstone. On her search, she bumps into a prince of Morta, her country's enemy. When they were younger, they despised each other but now she might have to work with him to ensure the safety of her country.
I genuinely do not like DNFing a book, but I was three-quarters through and I couldn't read any longer. The book's pacing is incredibly slow and by slow, I mean that at the point I stopped approximately three to four days had gone by in the book. Estep also spends a lot of time describing food and more, but it felt like it dragged on. These descriptions pulled me out of the story. Overall, the plot's idea was interesting, but the pacing and events didn't hold my interest enough. The inciting incident didn't even spark an ounce of excitement in me.
At the point I stopped at, I didn't see any real development in the arcs of the characters. They stayed pretty consistent, including Gemma. While she was questioning her perspectives, I didn't see much of a difference in her character. Leonidas also wasn't given a chance at character development. The characters were enjoyable and they had depth, they just lacked the development I would have loved to see in them. I also question whether or not Gemma should have been the main character because Leonidas' sisters, Delmira, seemed to have a more interesting story to tell.
In terms of world-building, it felt unimaginative. The world-building felt like something I could find in almost any fantasy book. There was nothing that denoted it as being unique in my opinion. On top of that, I felt that the first one hundred pages were dedicated to a whole lot of exposition. Instead of being thrust into the world, it felt like I was being talked at with a boring history of the world.
I enjoyed what I read, but it wasn't giving what I thought it would give. And that's fine! While this book may not have been for me, I hope that this doesn't detract from anyone's enjoyment or interest in the book!
Capture the Crown follows the story of a princess-turned-spy to help her country. When Gemma notices the disappearance of tearstone, she disguises herself as a miner in her country to learn who is stealing the tearstone. On her search, she bumps into a prince of Morta, her country's enemy. When they were younger, they despised each other but now she might have to work with him to ensure the safety of her country.
I genuinely do not like DNFing a book, but I was three-quarters through and I couldn't read any longer. The book's pacing is incredibly slow and by slow, I mean that at the point I stopped approximately three to four days had gone by in the book. Estep also spends a lot of time describing food and more, but it felt like it dragged on. These descriptions pulled me out of the story. Overall, the plot's idea was interesting, but the pacing and events didn't hold my interest enough. The inciting incident didn't even spark an ounce of excitement in me.
At the point I stopped at, I didn't see any real development in the arcs of the characters. They stayed pretty consistent, including Gemma. While she was questioning her perspectives, I didn't see much of a difference in her character. Leonidas also wasn't given a chance at character development. The characters were enjoyable and they had depth, they just lacked the development I would have loved to see in them. I also question whether or not Gemma should have been the main character because Leonidas' sisters, Delmira, seemed to have a more interesting story to tell.
In terms of world-building, it felt unimaginative. The world-building felt like something I could find in almost any fantasy book. There was nothing that denoted it as being unique in my opinion. On top of that, I felt that the first one hundred pages were dedicated to a whole lot of exposition. Instead of being thrust into the world, it felt like I was being talked at with a boring history of the world.
I enjoyed what I read, but it wasn't giving what I thought it would give. And that's fine! While this book may not have been for me, I hope that this doesn't detract from anyone's enjoyment or interest in the book!