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rmarcin's review against another edition
4.0
Katrina is born with angel wings, yet her mother pulls her to be human and has her wings removed. Katrina must fight and train to take over the kingdom and save her beloved father. She also must marry, but who will marry someone who is human and is also from another realm? Puternic claims her as his own, but they are parted. She meets Tegija and falls in love.
They battle and win and must try to save Pha. When Katrina sees her father again, her wings have been restored.
This is a battle of different worlds, of good and evil, and if love can conquer all. If you like fantasy, this is a book you will enjoy. First in a series.
#MissingWingsChroniclesoftheAranysargas #AndreaLuhman
They battle and win and must try to save Pha. When Katrina sees her father again, her wings have been restored.
This is a battle of different worlds, of good and evil, and if love can conquer all. If you like fantasy, this is a book you will enjoy. First in a series.
#MissingWingsChroniclesoftheAranysargas #AndreaLuhman
lachrymose_misanthrope's review against another edition
4.0
I was a little hesitant to read this book but I'm really glad I did. The world building was complex and rich and I enjoyed the main character a lot.
That said, there was a lot happening. The events of this book span over 15 years and the was so much going on and such large time skips that it felt like you couldn't take a breath at times. This could have easily been split into two books, allowing the plot to feel less rushed. I would have liked to see more of the academy as well as the cadet training, for one. There were so many characters too, and due to the large multi-year skips we just never got to see some get fully fleshed out. The MCs friendship with the minotaur I think would have been a really fun aspect to learn more about. There's a lot thrown at you in 400 pages, several kingdoms, rulers, court intrigue, familial relationships, 8 siblings, multiple different species... My brain felt like it was working overtime for much of this book!
The writing itself was excellent. The main character was intelligent and three dimensional with realistic character flaws and capable of making and learning from her mistakes. Her final love interest was great and I enjoyed seeing them dance around each other. I appreciate the author's ability to portray the less pleasant sides of violence which leant a nice realism to the story. There is a fine line to tread when writing character deaths and I think it was walked quite nicely here. Overall, a wonderful debut!
That said, there was a lot happening. The events of this book span over 15 years and the was so much going on and such large time skips that it felt like you couldn't take a breath at times. This could have easily been split into two books, allowing the plot to feel less rushed. I would have liked to see more of the academy as well as the cadet training, for one. There were so many characters too, and due to the large multi-year skips we just never got to see some get fully fleshed out. The MCs friendship with the minotaur I think would have been a really fun aspect to learn more about. There's a lot thrown at you in 400 pages, several kingdoms, rulers, court intrigue, familial relationships, 8 siblings, multiple different species... My brain felt like it was working overtime for much of this book!
The writing itself was excellent. The main character was intelligent and three dimensional with realistic character flaws and capable of making and learning from her mistakes. Her final love interest was great and I enjoyed seeing them dance around each other. I appreciate the author's ability to portray the less pleasant sides of violence which leant a nice realism to the story. There is a fine line to tread when writing character deaths and I think it was walked quite nicely here. Overall, a wonderful debut!
the_aries_dragon_reader's review against another edition
3.0
A mediocre book with a hard to follow the plot and very, very, very many characters.
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