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3.39 AVERAGE
3.39 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-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:
No
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-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:
No
Sigh…this book really disappointed me and made me upset. I really didn’t want to have a DNF list, but the changes in the plot were so ridiculous. An absolute let down.
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-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:
No
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
I appreciated the short chapters and the creativity behind the world-building with the new characters.
Personally, I was looking forward to seeing more of the maji clans fleshed out and what it would look like for magic to return to Orïsha. But with the way CVV ended, I wasn’t sure how CAA would start and I was really shocked at how the book opened. On top of that, we went from three POVs in the first two books to now adding Tzain’s voice. That shift in pacing and perspective took me a while to adjust to, and like many others, I felt the story was a bit disjointed.
In my opinion, this book also had a very different vibe compared to the first two. A lot of the plotlines that were built seemed to get lost, and the ending felt extremely rushed. Yes, there was a new foreign enemy introduced and new allies, but since they were never mentioned in the first two books, it left me feeling confused. And honestly, what happened to Roen? He felt like such an important character in book two, only to disappear completely here.
All in all, I had mixed feelings. There were moments I enjoyed, but overall, I was a little disappointed. I also want to note that the narration change in the audiobook threw me off. The first two books had a narrator I really loved, but this one just didn’t land for me. The pronunciations were inconsistent, and I felt the passion in the storytelling was missing.
Personally, I was looking forward to seeing more of the maji clans fleshed out and what it would look like for magic to return to Orïsha. But with the way CVV ended, I wasn’t sure how CAA would start and I was really shocked at how the book opened. On top of that, we went from three POVs in the first two books to now adding Tzain’s voice. That shift in pacing and perspective took me a while to adjust to, and like many others, I felt the story was a bit disjointed.
In my opinion, this book also had a very different vibe compared to the first two. A lot of the plotlines that were built seemed to get lost, and the ending felt extremely rushed. Yes, there was a new foreign enemy introduced and new allies, but since they were never mentioned in the first two books, it left me feeling confused. And honestly, what happened to Roen? He felt like such an important character in book two, only to disappear completely here.
All in all, I had mixed feelings. There were moments I enjoyed, but overall, I was a little disappointed. I also want to note that the narration change in the audiobook threw me off. The first two books had a narrator I really loved, but this one just didn’t land for me. The pronunciations were inconsistent, and I felt the passion in the storytelling was missing.
as a stand-alone, this would've been a good book but seeing as its part of a series, it felt like a huge mess. somehow the world felt completely disconnected from the one we were first introduced to and it felt like only one character actually went thru actual growth. the ending was abrupt and the "epilogue" felt like it could've been a regular chapter following the last and most importantly, roen, my king, was written out for no reason like ?????
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
sad
tense
fast-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:
No
adventurous
dark
inspiring
tense
fast-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:
No
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes