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4.23 AVERAGE
4.23 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
mysterious
slow-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
This book was slllllooooowwww. Usually I don’t mind it, but nothing really happened until towards the end. It was just getting to the school and then being at the school and learning. The magical school definitely reminded me of Harry Potter so that was fun. I do really love the characters and would like to see where the story goes from here. I also like whenever Raisa’s and Han’s storylines meet. I just didn’t like this book as much as the first one.
Try again another time. Stopped on chapter 14
I just really love the characters and the storyline. I especially love how Chima treats the female characters (there are both "queendoms" and "kingdoms" in this world). There are no easy answers for any of the characters. It's just incredibly well-written and interesting! I can't wait to read the third book!
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Entertaining and fun, but pacing felt a bit too fast. I wanted there to be more interplay and rumination on people’s choices and some more time for relationships to develop and gain traction. I did like that it didn’t try to age up a lot of the ways the character interacted and also kept the dialogue light. Nice and readable.
This is the ultimate in between book. That was no kind of ending. That was like the ending to Back to the Future.
I have mixed feelings about this series. There are points where I really like it and points where I'm like, "Meh." I like the characters, and I'm all about Raisa and and Han, I'm just saying.
I'll definitely continue the series but it's not shaping up to be a favorite or anything.
I'll definitely continue the series but it's not shaping up to be a favorite or anything.
3.5. Some of the characters and tropes really irritate me but I have to know what happens next. So I guess that’s a good thing?
2016 review:
This series just continues to blow me away. I loved the first book when I read it early last year, and I wish I had picked this up sooner, but better late than never. When I finally got back into it, it was like I never left the world.
The writing is great, the plot is super interesting, and I love the characters. And there is so much diversity! The world building is so intricate and well thought out. I'm so impressed, especially after the last fantasy I book was just an epic fail in my opinion.
All in all I'm just glad fantasy books like these exists to give the fantasy genre a good name, and I don't plan on waiting another 2 years to pick up book 3.
This series just continues to blow me away. I loved the first book when I read it early last year, and I wish I had picked this up sooner, but better late than never. When I finally got back into it, it was like I never left the world.
The writing is great, the plot is super interesting, and I love the characters. And there is so much diversity! The world building is so intricate and well thought out. I'm so impressed, especially after the last fantasy I book was just an epic fail in my opinion.
All in all I'm just glad fantasy books like these exists to give the fantasy genre a good name, and I don't plan on waiting another 2 years to pick up book 3.
READING PROGRESS
October 1, 2016 – Started Reading
October 1, 2016 – Shelved
October 16, 2016 –
page 67 11.43% "I don't remember anything from the first book, but it's nice to be back in this world."
page 67 11.43% "I don't remember anything from the first book, but it's nice to be back in this world."
October 16, 2016 –
page 126 21.5%
page 126 21.5%
October 17, 2016 –
page 213 36.35% "Don't get me wrong, I'm loving this book, but I don't understand why Raisa and Han both decided to travel to the one place they knew Micah, who is out to get both of them, would be? Surely being safe is more important than getting a good education. They didn't care about their education in the last book... I feel like something has gone over my head here."
page 213 36.35% "Don't get me wrong, I'm loving this book, but I don't understand why Raisa and Han both decided to travel to the one place they knew Micah, who is out to get both of them, would be? Surely being safe is more important than getting a good education. They didn't care about their education in the last book... I feel like something has gone over my head here."
October 18, 2016 –
page 324 55.29%
page 324 55.29%
October 18, 2016 –
page 384 65.53% "Han and Raisa are finally reunited!"
page 384 65.53% "Han and Raisa are finally reunited!"
October 18, 2016 –
page 538 91.81%
page 538 91.81%
October 18, 2016 – Finished Reading