3.53 AVERAGE


Some books just leave me wanting more.

You know that feeling when you a finish a really good book and you don't want to leave the world it's set in? That any book you pick up after just isn't right because it's not the book you were just reading?

Well that just happened to me.

I love it when that happens! You can read the rest of my review here.
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Aurealis Awards 2013 nomination.
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3.0

I can't say I didn't dislike this book. I did want to enjoy it more than I did. At 450+ pages, there is a lot of words happening per page and not enough moments. Maybe it had been the distance between sections read of the book, but I managed to lose my place in the worldbuilding and lore quite quickly.

That being said, I loved the characters. Mari was so complex in her tough spot as daughter to a power-hungry overlord and someone who believes in the good of the world.

The twist at the end has me wanting to continue the trilogy, but maybe when I have more time to delve into the world.