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3.93 AVERAGE
3.93 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
The book entices you from the first chapter. You are intrigued to know how the story unfolds. You are attached to the characters, laugh at the side comments and empathize with the insecurities posed by the characters at their weakest moments. I would love to read the next book. There is still a bit of a mystery which hasn’t unfolded yet.
I have mixed feelings about this book. I liked the story and the world but I felt like there was something missing. Like another reviewer mentioned, there wasn't enough world building. We're given clues to where the people in the "New World" came from but the backstory wasn't fully fleshed out.
adventurous
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 is one of the first female heroines that I have actually respected in any of the books that I have read.
Muito diferente dos típicos livros de fantasia (dos que eu já li, pelo menos). E vai ser difícil falar sobre ele, porque não consigo organizar as ideias em palavras. Mas tentemos. O livro fala essencialmente sobre uma rainha, a Kelsea, que tem de conquistar o seu trono com o objectivo de liderar o seu povo com justiça e tendo em conta os direitos humanos (só por isto, o livro já vale a pena). Isto tudo acontece num futuro longínquo, onde existe magia e onde muita da tecnologia dos dias de hoje se perdeu. Há muitas cenas violentas, pelo que a autora escreve de uma forma fria, mas muito realista. Não há interesses amorosos e não há lamechices, e esse foi um dos aspectos que me fez gostar muito da história. Há muita coisa que não fica explicada e tenho imensas perguntas que precisam de ser respondidas, o que não é necessariamente uma coisa má. Visto que estamos a falar de uma série, estou entusiasmada para os próximos volumes e espero, muito sinceramente, que a autora continue a surpreender-me. Foi-me muito fácil gostar da rainha, é uma personagem corajosa com que me identifiquei bastante, ela luta pelo que é certo e luta pelo bem. A maioria das personagens são fantásticas e todas têm uma personalidade bem desenvolvida. Até os vilões são boas personagens. E, não posso deixar de falar, existe uma pequena referência a Harry Potter! E a rainha preza muito os poucos livros que existem! Pequenas coisas que são bastante importantes para se gostar do livro e da protagonista. Em suma, acho que esta história tem muito potencial para se tornar numa excelente série de fantasia.
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
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
I liked the heroin and felt like she was relatable and still realistic with flaws and character development. I also enjoyed the intricacies of the world development which was better than I had expected. The harsh realities of life in a dystopian society reflected more of the harsher truths of our own society which made its futuristic setting more sensible and believable. The vices of the old world aren't going to vanish when settling a new world because people will remain flawed and fallible.
I had a lot of problems while reading this book. I kept falling asleep when I tried to read it. It started out good, then everything went downhill. I liked the idea of future being like middle ages. People forgot a lot of things from the past, books are rare but somehow they still know about genetics, recessive genes and plastic surgery. It's slower paced, and I don't mind that, but maybe it would have helped if it was a bit faster since the characters are so unlikeable, especially the main character Kelsea. The biggest reason I gave this book two stars is her. She is nineteen years old and I get that girls have a lot of insecurities with how they look, but Kelsea is just annoying. She is sooo convinced that she is ugly. There were some parts where I was WTF??? NO spoilers ahead. In this one part she is talking to this two generals and when they finish the generals stand up and wait for her to dismiss them. And she is sitting there, thinking why are they looking at her, is there something wrong with how she looks. Omg, girl... Another part that anoyed me so much that I wanted to punch Kelsea is where she came to the realization that there is something worse then being ugly, and that is being ugly but thinking you are beautiful... I read that part a few times because I was not sure if that was really what I read. People can't be confindent? And who determins what is beutiful or ugly? I'm gonna stop here with the review. I'm getting more and more pissed off and if I keep writing it, I might end up giving it one star.