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leaafle's review
4.0
I liked this book. It was a quick read with a lot of action and some interesting magic. The main reason why I liked this so much was the fast-paced plot and constant action. Whenever I said I was going to put the book down, there was something new introduced that made me feel the need to keep reading and figure out what happens. I feel like some scenes could have had more description and detail, just to help visualise everything much better. I also think that some of the dialogue could have been reworded to sound more like something an actual human would say instead of a more formal response. I do think it is worth the read however I can understand why some of the reviewers in the comments didn’t like the dialogue.
little_miss_darkness's review
2.0
Free Kindle e-book in exchange for an honest review as part of the Indie June author month.
When I started reading this, I immediately thought of the wizard spin on the Hunger Games. The Elite Wizard Games has absolutely beautiful description of magic and interesting magic system. Dragons were a big plus, as well.
Unfortunately, I think while great plot, it failed in execution. I am one of those visual readers, as in a I see a movie play out in my head while I read. This time though, I saw a cartoon. Which is not a bad thing in itself, but I say this because I fail to see how this is YA, it feels more MG. What I saw was something like Winx - of which I am a huge fan, but it feel too juvenile. Them yelling their 'big spells' during the casting process also felt a little cringey.
There are far too many fight scenes, multiple in every chapter. It is all literally about the games, almost nothing in between. The big scene, that usually goes at the end of the book was in the middle so the rest was a flop. I can't see why Melanie wouldn't think to ask what happened to Aowyn. And the ending was far too long, as well.
That is why I have to give it 2 out of 5 stars. I think this story had great potential, but it felt more like something I would read on Wattpad rather than a published book.
When I started reading this, I immediately thought of the wizard spin on the Hunger Games. The Elite Wizard Games has absolutely beautiful description of magic and interesting magic system. Dragons were a big plus, as well.
Unfortunately, I think while great plot, it failed in execution. I am one of those visual readers, as in a I see a movie play out in my head while I read. This time though, I saw a cartoon. Which is not a bad thing in itself, but I say this because I fail to see how this is YA, it feels more MG. What I saw was something like Winx - of which I am a huge fan, but it feel too juvenile. Them yelling their 'big spells' during the casting process also felt a little cringey.
There are far too many fight scenes, multiple in every chapter. It is all literally about the games, almost nothing in between. The big scene, that usually goes at the end of the book was in the middle so the rest was a flop. I can't see why Melanie wouldn't think to ask what happened to Aowyn. And the ending was far too long, as well.
That is why I have to give it 2 out of 5 stars. I think this story had great potential, but it felt more like something I would read on Wattpad rather than a published book.
rebecca_dee's review
4.0
When I started reading this book I instantly thought Wizard version of the Hunger Games, all the different wizards competing to make it to the end. Wizard Hunger Games would have hooked me well enough but this story drew me in with twists I hadn't expected... I won't say too much as I don't like to spoil. What I will say us that I loved all the different types of magic each wizard used and am excited to see the continuation of this series when it is out
kbauer0205's review
2.0
Not for me
The whole premise was cool and I thought the fight scenes were well done. But the dialogue was very cringey. The flow of the plot felt weird to me and the connection between the middle portion and the rest was reliant completely on the epilogue. But even then, it never really truly connected the storylines together. Not my favorite.
The whole premise was cool and I thought the fight scenes were well done. But the dialogue was very cringey. The flow of the plot felt weird to me and the connection between the middle portion and the rest was reliant completely on the epilogue. But even then, it never really truly connected the storylines together. Not my favorite.
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