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4.23 AVERAGE
4.23 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
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:
No
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
adventurous
tense
medium-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
This book picks up where the last one left off. There are a few obstacles along the way to reaching Oden's Ford, which is where a large portion of the book is spent at the school. This book will appeal to readers who like a book setup with a boarding school, it has a lot of magic, mystery, adventure and action. I did find the first half of the book a bit slow, but it makes up for it in the second half.
adventurous
challenging
informative
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-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
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
I really really did love this book, I think it was even better than the first one. I also must say I read the first one well over two-years ago, this book did a good job filling in the pieces that I forgot after such a long while. Han is a kickass main character, which is saying something as I usually don't like the mains, but he's my third favorite to Fiona and Abelard. All of the characters were actually pretty neat and well-developed.
I almost forgot how much I enjoyed the format as well. I like how one chapter would be told from Han's point of view and then next Raisa's.
Another aspect I enjoyed very much was just the plot in general. The whole princess in hiding concept is always fun. Han getting lessons from Crow. The magical warfare and politics. You can tell Chima put a lot of time into world building as all of the locations are perfectly mapped, the politics, cultures, and languages are believable and well-thought- out.I really loved the descriptions of the Southern Islanders for example with their exotic looks; dark skinned, curly hair, many piercings. If she wrote an entire spin-off on them I'd read it for sure.
Most of all though I loved the imagery. "The highest peaks poked into the clouds,coldstone, unclothed by vegetation." "The mist ebbed and swirled about them forming monstrous shapes in the firelight" And those are just two of my many favorite landscape descriptions from this book. If you want a novel that will really transport you to the land within it, a book that will evoke senses, and paint an image in your head...The Exiled Queen is a great choice.
I almost forgot how much I enjoyed the format as well. I like how one chapter would be told from Han's point of view and then next Raisa's.
Another aspect I enjoyed very much was just the plot in general. The whole princess in hiding concept is always fun. Han getting lessons from Crow. The magical warfare and politics. You can tell Chima put a lot of time into world building as all of the locations are perfectly mapped, the politics, cultures, and languages are believable and well-thought- out.I really loved the descriptions of the Southern Islanders for example with their exotic looks; dark skinned, curly hair, many piercings. If she wrote an entire spin-off on them I'd read it for sure.
Most of all though I loved the imagery. "The highest peaks poked into the clouds,coldstone, unclothed by vegetation." "The mist ebbed and swirled about them forming monstrous shapes in the firelight" And those are just two of my many favorite landscape descriptions from this book. If you want a novel that will really transport you to the land within it, a book that will evoke senses, and paint an image in your head...The Exiled Queen is a great choice.