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bookheathens's review against another edition
Simultaneously too much info dumping while not being enough
shelbywhite's review against another edition
adventurous
inspiring
mysterious
medium-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? Yes
3.75
megs1328's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I loved this atmospheric, ancient-Ireland story with the conqueror's old-god magics competing with the innate Celtic magic. The main character, Neve, finds herself at the center of these worlds, posed to unite the people and right the magic. Helping her are Ronan, a thief of ancient Celt blood, and Sakir, a prince of his own people brought by the past invaders to care for their horses and calvary. This really wasn't a love triangle, though it could have been, and I would love to see how their story plays out in a sequel. The budding romance between Ronan and Neve didn't feel as genuine and I wished it would have been - their past and fate were there holding them together, but the development felt forced.
angelhisugi's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
strangerahne's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 rounded up
This might have spoilers?? Not sure because of my questions with the history of the time.
This book was really interesting for me. I liked the premise of the story, and I liked the setting and the characters, but the pacing and the execution just didn't hit that sweet spot for me to give it 4 stars.
Now, disclaimer for this next part, I am not a scholar of myths. And I very much don't know a very much about celtic myths. So this next part, take with a grain of salt. There was a confusing mixing of mythologies, in my opinion, that I had a hard time following. This is inspired by Irish/Celtic myth and folklore, yet there was a fair bit of talk about Kamat, and other references to Eygpt, and some Egyptian gods that confused me. I actually did end up doing some mild research just to try and understand what the connections were and couldn't find any. So if anyone out there has a connection of the Celtic myths and Egyptian ones, let me know please. Also, did Egyptians ever invade/conquer Ireland? I thought it was just the Romans, Germanic people and vikings and such.
Point being, I had to do a fair bit of research to understand some stuff and am now left with more questions that I need answers for. Author, if you see this, please let me know the answers.
This might have spoilers?? Not sure because of my questions with the history of the time.
This book was really interesting for me. I liked the premise of the story, and I liked the setting and the characters, but the pacing and the execution just didn't hit that sweet spot for me to give it 4 stars.
Now, disclaimer for this next part, I am not a scholar of myths. And I very much don't know a very much about celtic myths. So this next part, take with a grain of salt. There was a confusing mixing of mythologies, in my opinion, that I had a hard time following. This is inspired by Irish/Celtic myth and folklore, yet there was a fair bit of talk about Kamat, and other references to Eygpt, and some Egyptian gods that confused me. I actually did end up doing some mild research just to try and understand what the connections were and couldn't find any. So if anyone out there has a connection of the Celtic myths and Egyptian ones, let me know please. Also, did Egyptians ever invade/conquer Ireland? I thought it was just the Romans, Germanic people and vikings and such.
Point being, I had to do a fair bit of research to understand some stuff and am now left with more questions that I need answers for. Author, if you see this, please let me know the answers.
itsonlyamodel's review
adventurous
funny
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
rachachisaur's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
I really enjoyed the mythology and world building, but the magic system could have been better developed and explained. The third act drags on quite a bit and the ending feels a little anticlimactic.
caitygrace9's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
katyfortner's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I didn’t love or hate this book, every detail of this book was just middle range for me. I didn’t feel any emotional connection towards any character in the story.
livliviv's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0