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3.74 AVERAGE
3.74 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
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
This was a good grimdark hero's-journey YA adventure story. The characters are well developed and interesting, with a number of believable mysteries about them. The world is well built, with a number of different cultures and complex politics, and the different places we go with the protagonist feel real. The action is exciting and the stakes believable. The protagonist's mission seems a bit unlikely, the protagonist himself seems to be as confused as anyone else as to how he got drawn into it, so it's likely that we'll get a more in-depth explanation about it later. Overall, it's a really good start to the series and has me excited to keep reading.
Daaaaymn. Talk about a climax! It has been a few years since I read The Emperor's Edge series, but this novel's particular brand of explosive action may actually top it!
Once again, Lindsay Buroker takes a character-diverse, action packed, endearingly flawed team of misfits and turns them into a well-oiled machine. A clunky, awkward, and occasionally explosive machine, but a functional one none the less! We are just getting introduced to them in this one - the first book of a 4-book series - but I have no doubt that we are in for a wild and chaotic ride as they figure things out.
Docked a star because Yanko's crush gets tedious, but luckily it's only really thrown in once every few chapters.
Once again, Lindsay Buroker takes a character-diverse, action packed, endearingly flawed team of misfits and turns them into a well-oiled machine. A clunky, awkward, and occasionally explosive machine, but a functional one none the less! We are just getting introduced to them in this one - the first book of a 4-book series - but I have no doubt that we are in for a wild and chaotic ride as they figure things out.
Docked a star because Yanko's crush gets tedious, but luckily it's only really thrown in once every few chapters.
adventurous
We’re back with Yanko again! It was so much fun to catch up with these characters and follow them on their adventure.
I didn’t love the pacing in this book but enjoyed myself nonetheless, I look forward to seeing how it all turns out. I’m really hoping we meet Yanko’s Mum. I also want to know more about Dak - he seemed somewhat familiar, apparently he was in Republic but it’s been so long since I read it, I don’t actually remember.
I didn’t love the pacing in this book but enjoyed myself nonetheless, I look forward to seeing how it all turns out. I’m really hoping we meet Yanko’s Mum. I also want to know more about Dak - he seemed somewhat familiar, apparently he was in Republic but it’s been so long since I read it, I don’t actually remember.
Lots of fun, as always. A likeable main character, naive but good natured. But - it is far too short. This book basically sets up the story and then stops. I might wait until both books #2 & #3 are available before starting the next in this series.
Compulsively readable. Buroker knows how to create characters you will care about, and then put them in situations that cause you to keep turning the pages.
This is a pretty fun adventure with a side of treasure hunting (possibly more in the sequel? I hope, I hope) that has the generally cool supporting cast that I've come to expect from Buroker.
However…I think this book has probably my least favorite of ALL her main characters. Yanko is young, yes, at eighteen, but he's also immature, petty, naive, unknowledgeable - and doesn't do ANYTHING to change that - and makes some very stupid decisions - especially about who to trust.
I can hope that he grows by leaps and bounds in the second book, because he seemed even younger in here than he did in the prequel novellas I read.
However…I think this book has probably my least favorite of ALL her main characters. Yanko is young, yes, at eighteen, but he's also immature, petty, naive, unknowledgeable - and doesn't do ANYTHING to change that - and makes some very stupid decisions - especially about who to trust.
I can hope that he grows by leaps and bounds in the second book, because he seemed even younger in here than he did in the prequel novellas I read.
Like all of Buroker’s books, the character names are unique, however if you have read the [b:The Emperor's Edge|10031259|The Emperor's Edge (The Emperor's Edge, #1)|Lindsay Buroker|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1327954140s/10031259.jpg|14926833] series you will recognise some of the characters. The story starts out by introducing us to Yanko, a young man with the weight of his family’s honour on his shoulders, as he battles for a place in Stargrind where students must train to become a Warrior Mage.
As events move along and fortunes change, we meet Lakeo and with her Yanko teams up to save Nuria from self-destruction. At this point Dak, the one-eyed Turgonian from The Emperor’s Edge series, turns up as an unlikely ally and we see our protagonists set out in search of salvation.
For me, the story ends too soon, but the series does continue and I expect it to be just as intriguing and innuendo ridden as the EE series of books. Lindsay is off to a good start with this one and I am enjoying the plot lines.
As events move along and fortunes change, we meet Lakeo and with her Yanko teams up to save Nuria from self-destruction. At this point Dak, the one-eyed Turgonian from The Emperor’s Edge series, turns up as an unlikely ally and we see our protagonists set out in search of salvation.
For me, the story ends too soon, but the series does continue and I expect it to be just as intriguing and innuendo ridden as the EE series of books. Lindsay is off to a good start with this one and I am enjoying the plot lines.
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
I enjoyed the story, even if I’m reasonably sure that I have already read this book at some point, probably before I logged my reading. Nevertheless, I enjoyed the book and the characters are interesting.