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pickpoppies's review
I got to chapter 6 and it was so slow and nothing was happening, the MC was really dull. I asked online if it got better and told by chapter 11-12 I won't be able to put it down. Got to chapter 13 and it picked up a little but not enough.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death
gladiolus17's review against another edition
I DNF’d because of there was little happening in the beginning. I don’t mind slow paced books, but all I read up until 18% was set-up. That’s fine, but what was it setting up for? I had no idea.
The stakes were unclear, so I didn’t know why I should keep reading. I suppose the stakes were clear for the king.After the king’s death, Elias took the throne, and he didn’t seem like a good ruler. But I was concerned with the main character Simon. He didn’t seem affected at all by the royal events, and his POV just seemed to be a filter for the author to set up worldbuilding and stumble upon happenings at court.
The writing itself was great, don’t get me wrong. But I guess negative things are easier to write about.
The stakes were unclear, so I didn’t know why I should keep reading. I suppose the stakes were clear for the king.
The writing itself was great, don’t get me wrong. But I guess negative things are easier to write about.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death
Minor: Death and Death of parent
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