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mariavdl's review
adventurous
dark
hopeful
mysterious
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent
Minor: Confinement, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Vomit, and Blood
kassidyreads's review
adventurous
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture, Death, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Grief
cranereader's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Grief
bookcaptivated's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Child abuse and Confinement
Minor: Child death, Death of parent, and Suicidal thoughts
malloryfitz's review
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Confinement, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence
sabrinz's review
adventurous
medium-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
While I was intrigued by the blurb (and let's be honest the beautiful cover) I have to say that the story did not grip me as much as I hoped for. It is still a very intersting story about one last prophecy that was made and kept secret until the Last Prophet would be found (who would see how to defeat the coming Age of Darkness) and there were some very surprising twists and turns I just felt that some of these twists and turns were just too random. I did not really have the feeling that some of these revelations were really prepared or foreshadowed in the story, they just happend.
Nevertheless, I am curious where the story of them all is going and what book 2 has in store for Jude, Anton, Beru and Ephyra.
Nevertheless, I am curious where the story of them all is going and what book 2 has in store for Jude, Anton, Beru and Ephyra.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts
sabrina0105's review
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
(Scroll for TLDR)... Wow! Okay. First things first--did I enjoy this book? Yes. The setting and plot is interesting right away: there's hints of greco-roman inspiration and it's set in a completely different world with Prophets and people who have special abilities by birth. The story is told from the POV of 5 different characters. The good thing is, the author seemed to do really well at this and I didn't get lost and the plot didn't get jumbled around despite the change in POV from chapter to chapter. There were a LOT of plot twists, some that I saw coming but some that I was just as surprised as the characters were lmao. I found that very refreshing.
Did I know the entire time that I was enjoying this book? Not so much. Let's get that out of the way. I did end up liking this book and I am going to excitedly continue the series, but there were a couple of issues that made me question my stance on the book, particularly in the beginning.
Some of the characters were particularly more likable than the others, in my opinion, Jude and Anton, and even Hassan at the beginning but that dwindled off later. For a while, the characters seemed pretty one-dimensional. One of the issues I had with the book was that each of the characters had their own conflicts that their own personal little plots centered around, but when we reached those climaxes, it seemed lackluster and underwhelming. These events seem arguably important, but we don't really get to see much inner monologue from the characters aside from a couple of basic descriptive sentences. This is probably because of the multiple POVs and being written in 3rd person, but this lowkey annoyed me to the point where I considered rating this 3 stars and getting the sequel on loan.
BUT it gets better. If you have the patience to stick with it through the first 150-200 pages, the pace REALLY starts to pick up. I didn't find myself attached to any of the characters during the first half of the book but by the end, I had a favorite (Jude). There's a lot more action and the action seems more meaningful, and it immerses the reader a lot more. It was enough to bring this rating up to 4 stars.
I saw another review that worded this perfectly. This book is essentially an introduction to the story Katy Rose Pool is trying to tell. I think if I went in knowing that, probably would have had a more open mind.
TLDR; I ended up liking this book. You probably will too
Did I know the entire time that I was enjoying this book? Not so much. Let's get that out of the way. I did end up liking this book and I am going to excitedly continue the series, but there were a couple of issues that made me question my stance on the book, particularly in the beginning.
Some of the characters were particularly more likable than the others, in my opinion, Jude and Anton, and even Hassan at the beginning but that dwindled off later. For a while, the characters seemed pretty one-dimensional. One of the issues I had with the book was that each of the characters had their own conflicts that their own personal little plots centered around, but when we reached those climaxes, it seemed lackluster and underwhelming. These events seem arguably important, but we don't really get to see much inner monologue from the characters aside from a couple of basic descriptive sentences. This is probably because of the multiple POVs and being written in 3rd person, but this lowkey annoyed me to the point where I considered rating this 3 stars and getting the sequel on loan.
BUT it gets better. If you have the patience to stick with it through the first 150-200 pages, the pace REALLY starts to pick up. I didn't find myself attached to any of the characters during the first half of the book but by the end, I had a favorite (Jude). There's a lot more action and the action seems more meaningful, and it immerses the reader a lot more. It was enough to bring this rating up to 4 stars.
I saw another review that worded this perfectly. This book is essentially an introduction to the story Katy Rose Pool is trying to tell. I think if I went in knowing that, probably would have had a more open mind.
TLDR; I ended up liking this book. You probably will too
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Death
Minor: Sexual content and Vomit
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