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4.18 AVERAGE
4.18 AVERAGE
Oh dang, shit just go real. I think I will have full series review up once I finish Bitter Kingdom!
While I loved Crown of Embers, can I just say that I can't stand trilogies, especially the middle book? So yes, I have a love/hate relationship with this book. One of things I loved about The Girl of Fire and Thorns was that it was a self-contained story and when I finished it I didn't even know that it was the first in a trilogy. There was an end, and there was resolution. I was pleasantly surprised a few months later to find out there would be more to the story.
However, Crown of Embers does not leave you with the same feeling. It ends in a total cliff-hanger. It will drive you nuts, because now you are two books deep into your attachment to the characters and the third book will not be published for likely another year.
Waiting…… Dude, write faster!
However, Crown of Embers does not leave you with the same feeling. It ends in a total cliff-hanger. It will drive you nuts, because now you are two books deep into your attachment to the characters and the third book will not be published for likely another year.
Waiting…… Dude, write faster!
OH. MY. DAYS. The Hector feels. The character development. EVERYONE NEEDS TO READ THIS TRILOGY.
Why don't more people know about Rae Carson?! AMAZING
Why don't more people know about Rae Carson?! AMAZING
the romance in this??? sis first book was sweet this one was STEAMY!!!!! obsessed
It's not often that the second book in a trilogy outshines the first, but this one did. The story is more tightly plotted and yet more complex. Trying to find her footing as queen, Elisa faces both internal and external enemies. A new love brings complications. New information about the world she lives in makes her question her core beliefs. Ultimately, she is challenged to decide what she truly values.
Thd characters in this story are complex. There are few clear heroes or villains. Many of the characters have secrets, and the author keeps the reader guessing until the end about just what they are hiding. It makes for a page-turning read. I hope she can sustain the pace and complexity in the finale.
Thd characters in this story are complex. There are few clear heroes or villains. Many of the characters have secrets, and the author keeps the reader guessing until the end about just what they are hiding. It makes for a page-turning read. I hope she can sustain the pace and complexity in the finale.
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
3.0. Just as fast paced if not faster than the first. Watching Elisa build new relationships and question her old was fun. This book is fairly political but the action was not enough to keep me fully invested in the book nor the series.
3.5; I really enjoyed this but not quite 4-star material to me.
Elisa makes some decisions you hate in this in order to gain political capital, which she sorely needs. that's reality. what's good is that she doesn't like these choices either, and she learns that she doesn't need to do these things to be a good queen.
also, I actually think the romance is decent here. yes, I absolutely knew who she was going to end up with from pretty much the moment they met, and at first, I was kind of irritated that she had all these other romantic distractions. but you know, that's actually kind of refreshing? instead of getting married to the man as soon as she meets him, Elisa has interest in and relationships with others first -- and after they grow together, they end up together. that's pretty rare (at least without him being the pining friend-zoned bff or something).
Elisa makes some decisions you hate in this in order to gain political capital, which she sorely needs. that's reality. what's good is that she doesn't like these choices either, and she learns that she doesn't need to do these things to be a good queen.
also, I actually think the romance is decent here. yes, I absolutely knew who she was going to end up with from pretty much the moment they met, and at first, I was kind of irritated that she had all these other romantic distractions. but you know, that's actually kind of refreshing? instead of getting married to the man as soon as she meets him, Elisa has interest in and relationships with others first -- and after they grow together, they end up together. that's pretty rare (at least without him being the pining friend-zoned bff or something).