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stuckinafictionaluniverse's review
4.0
4.5. A tiny step from a 5, but it’s not quite there.
Let’s play a game called ’’Which expectation was unmet?’’, a simple one that I just invented.
When I first took a good look at Falling Kingdoms, I was immediately intrigued and said the following:
a) Yay, fantasy! Well, I think it’s safe to say that I’ll end up liking this at the very least. It is one of my favorite genres after all.’’
b) ’’Based on the cover, the will be bloodshed and possibly even magic involved.’’
c)’’Julie Kagawa blurbed it, therefore it will be amazing.’’
d)’’The critics have recommended it to Game of Thrones and Graceling fans. Pfft, I bet they say that about every single fantasy book. It’s probably nothing like that.’’
Guess which statement was wrong?
…I’ll give you a moment to think.
__________
Statement D was wrong; I more than liked it, there was bloodshed and magic, Kagawa’s judgement is trustable, and the book is pitched as the two popular fantasy stories for a reason.
Falling Kingdoms reminds me why I love some good old fantasy. The kind that have character lists and maps at the beginning (Is there anything better than maps of fictional worlds? *dreamy sigh*).
The kind that are well-written, have plenty of action as well as royal drama and intrigues in them.
And it’s so damn good.
Ruled by a merciless bloodthirsty king who holds the kingdom in a tight grip,the people of Limeros, particularly the ones living in the castle, are frightened and must tread carefully around him.
Magnus - the heir.
As the Limerian king’s son, he has been raised and trained to conquer and take after his father. He is a rather unlikeable person with few redeeming qualities. Somehow I managed to appreciate him despite that. He's a multilayered character who is not quite good and not quite bad either. I love seeing all his internal struggles, one of them concerning his complicated and harsh relationship with his father.
The back of the book promises forbidden love. Well, that’s not an exaggeration.
It is forbidden, the feelings Magnus has for his sister Lucia. So very forbidden.
Seeing it from a reader’s perspective, I think the incest storyline was a great way to build tension between them and made Magnus into a more real character. In his cold-hearted and unlikeable behavior, we rarely ever catch a glimpse of someone more sympathetic. His despair over Lucia is crucial for his character, and I’m glad Morgan Rhodes took the opportunity to include the subject.
I’m not going to say much about Lucia, as I think it’s hard to avoid spoilers in that department. Even the synopsis, although one of the better ones I’ve read, reveals a little too much about her.
All you need to know is that she’s Magnus’s sister who has an exceptional gift and a mysterious past.
I hope we’ll see more of her in the next three books and am excited for what’s to come of her character.
Spoiler-filled thoughts on the relationship between the siblings:
The synopsis is partly to blame for it: Lucia, adopted at birth into the royal family, discovers the truth about her past.
I nearly screamed, ’’I bet they’re not related!’’ when I read the line.
Despite the summary, it shouldn’t be that easy to guess one of the major twists.
I almost started expecting them to be related, because that would’ve been a good way to play with the reader’s mind, and unlike what did happen, completely unexpected.
But naturally, we have to keep it a little more PG-13 rated, although it pushes some boundaries with the bloodshed and incest storyline in the first place.
That was the one of the very few problems I had with Falling Kingdoms, and the reason why I couldn’t give it a full 5 stars. I wanted to be shocked by the turn of events, and it didn’t happen. Predictability can completely ruin a book for me. Luckily, this didn’t, just lowered the rating a tiny bit.
Auranos, the safest country in my opinion, is a place very different from Limeros. Here fear isn't a constant feeling etched into the habitants' hearts. The environment is mostly peaceful and a nice change in setting compared to the other kingdoms.
Cleo - the princess. She has to travel through an unknown land to find out more about a long-forgotten magic that will save the people she love.
Cleo is the youngest of the main characters, and incredibly mature for her age. Her stubbornness and determination are my favorite things about her. She grows a lot in this book, and has the potential of becoming a kick-ass heroine.
Paelsia is a land in the shadows where, unlike the other kingdoms, luxury is a thing never to be seen.
Starvation and helplessness are a big part of the people’s lives.
The habitants envy their rich neighbors and a long held grudge eventually boils over.
When a wine seller is murdered by an Auranian lord for ridiculous reasons, an uprising slowly begins.
Led by the wine seller’s son Jonas, the country fights back against the injustice and are fueled by rage and seek revenge. Paelsia is now a force to be reckoned with.
Jonas - the face of the rebellion. His sorrow turns into anger and hatred. It’s no longer a game the country’s deemed to lose. It’s war.
I like how we get to see some of the events through the ’antagonist’s' eyes, although there certainly is more than one of them. All the characters have motives, secrets and a strong will, a need. For love, power, freedom. You name it. The story isn’t all about the world-building and magical elements, it’s about people.
Constrast in landscape, class and characters are some of my favorite things to read about. All three are displayed here and beautifully done so.
We have the privileged princess, the cold-hearted heir and the poor rebel. They are all remarkable characters, and the three points of views improved the story, much to my surprise.
The rating:
I rarely ever give out 5 stars nowadays. A book deserving of that needs have a big emotional impact on me. A novel that will always be memorable, that will get a spot on my favorites shelf.
Falling Kingdoms was so ridiculously close to being just that. But it just isn’t. Something’s missing.
It amazed me, it was wonderful and thrilling. It tried so hard, and came close to succeeding. But it’s not five-star worthy.
The other con I can think of bothers me as much as heaving rain on a day I’d planned on staying inside anyway.
It’s a con, nonetheless, and it’s hidden under the spoiler tags at the beginning of the review where I talk about Magnus and Lucia.
Still, I loved this book. It’s one of my favorites of 2014, and now the third book is one of my most anticipated releases of the year.
Final verdict:
A more than promising start to a quartet with a rich and intricate fantasy world. I must get the sequel!
Recommended for fans of fantasy shows and books such as Game of Thrones, Graceling or really anything from the genre.
Let’s play a game called ’’Which expectation was unmet?’’, a simple one that I just invented.
When I first took a good look at Falling Kingdoms, I was immediately intrigued and said the following:
a) Yay, fantasy! Well, I think it’s safe to say that I’ll end up liking this at the very least. It is one of my favorite genres after all.’’
b) ’’Based on the cover, the will be bloodshed and possibly even magic involved.’’
c)’’Julie Kagawa blurbed it, therefore it will be amazing.’’
d)’’The critics have recommended it to Game of Thrones and Graceling fans. Pfft, I bet they say that about every single fantasy book. It’s probably nothing like that.’’
Guess which statement was wrong?
…I’ll give you a moment to think.
__________
Statement D was wrong; I more than liked it, there was bloodshed and magic, Kagawa’s judgement is trustable, and the book is pitched as the two popular fantasy stories for a reason.
Falling Kingdoms reminds me why I love some good old fantasy. The kind that have character lists and maps at the beginning (Is there anything better than maps of fictional worlds? *dreamy sigh*).
The kind that are well-written, have plenty of action as well as royal drama and intrigues in them.
And it’s so damn good.
Ruled by a merciless bloodthirsty king who holds the kingdom in a tight grip,the people of Limeros, particularly the ones living in the castle, are frightened and must tread carefully around him.
Magnus - the heir.
As the Limerian king’s son, he has been raised and trained to conquer and take after his father. He is a rather unlikeable person with few redeeming qualities. Somehow I managed to appreciate him despite that. He's a multilayered character who is not quite good and not quite bad either. I love seeing all his internal struggles, one of them concerning his complicated and harsh relationship with his father.
The back of the book promises forbidden love. Well, that’s not an exaggeration.
It is forbidden, the feelings Magnus has for his sister Lucia. So very forbidden.
Seeing it from a reader’s perspective, I think the incest storyline was a great way to build tension between them and made Magnus into a more real character. In his cold-hearted and unlikeable behavior, we rarely ever catch a glimpse of someone more sympathetic. His despair over Lucia is crucial for his character, and I’m glad Morgan Rhodes took the opportunity to include the subject.
I’m not going to say much about Lucia, as I think it’s hard to avoid spoilers in that department. Even the synopsis, although one of the better ones I’ve read, reveals a little too much about her.
All you need to know is that she’s Magnus’s sister who has an exceptional gift and a mysterious past.
I hope we’ll see more of her in the next three books and am excited for what’s to come of her character.
Spoiler-filled thoughts on the relationship between the siblings:
Spoiler
Turns out, Lucia is not Magnus’s blood sister… No shit. It was so obvious straight from the beginning, and yet it took half of the book for it to be confirmed.The synopsis is partly to blame for it: Lucia, adopted at birth into the royal family, discovers the truth about her past.
I nearly screamed, ’’I bet they’re not related!’’ when I read the line.
Despite the summary, it shouldn’t be that easy to guess one of the major twists.
I almost started expecting them to be related, because that would’ve been a good way to play with the reader’s mind, and unlike what did happen, completely unexpected.
But naturally, we have to keep it a little more PG-13 rated, although it pushes some boundaries with the bloodshed and incest storyline in the first place.
That was the one of the very few problems I had with Falling Kingdoms, and the reason why I couldn’t give it a full 5 stars. I wanted to be shocked by the turn of events, and it didn’t happen. Predictability can completely ruin a book for me. Luckily, this didn’t, just lowered the rating a tiny bit.
Auranos, the safest country in my opinion, is a place very different from Limeros. Here fear isn't a constant feeling etched into the habitants' hearts. The environment is mostly peaceful and a nice change in setting compared to the other kingdoms.
Cleo - the princess. She has to travel through an unknown land to find out more about a long-forgotten magic that will save the people she love.
Cleo is the youngest of the main characters, and incredibly mature for her age. Her stubbornness and determination are my favorite things about her. She grows a lot in this book, and has the potential of becoming a kick-ass heroine.
Paelsia is a land in the shadows where, unlike the other kingdoms, luxury is a thing never to be seen.
Starvation and helplessness are a big part of the people’s lives.
The habitants envy their rich neighbors and a long held grudge eventually boils over.
When a wine seller is murdered by an Auranian lord for ridiculous reasons, an uprising slowly begins.
Led by the wine seller’s son Jonas, the country fights back against the injustice and are fueled by rage and seek revenge. Paelsia is now a force to be reckoned with.
Jonas - the face of the rebellion. His sorrow turns into anger and hatred. It’s no longer a game the country’s deemed to lose. It’s war.
I like how we get to see some of the events through the ’antagonist’s' eyes, although there certainly is more than one of them. All the characters have motives, secrets and a strong will, a need. For love, power, freedom. You name it. The story isn’t all about the world-building and magical elements, it’s about people.
Constrast in landscape, class and characters are some of my favorite things to read about. All three are displayed here and beautifully done so.
We have the privileged princess, the cold-hearted heir and the poor rebel. They are all remarkable characters, and the three points of views improved the story, much to my surprise.
The rating:
I rarely ever give out 5 stars nowadays. A book deserving of that needs have a big emotional impact on me. A novel that will always be memorable, that will get a spot on my favorites shelf.
Falling Kingdoms was so ridiculously close to being just that. But it just isn’t. Something’s missing.
It amazed me, it was wonderful and thrilling. It tried so hard, and came close to succeeding. But it’s not five-star worthy.
The other con I can think of bothers me as much as heaving rain on a day I’d planned on staying inside anyway.
It’s a con, nonetheless, and it’s hidden under the spoiler tags at the beginning of the review where I talk about Magnus and Lucia.
Still, I loved this book. It’s one of my favorites of 2014, and now the third book is one of my most anticipated releases of the year.
Final verdict:
A more than promising start to a quartet with a rich and intricate fantasy world. I must get the sequel!
Recommended for fans of fantasy shows and books such as Game of Thrones, Graceling or really anything from the genre.
meggkey08's review
4.0
Definite Game of Thrones Vibes ..... but on a smaller scale which the author tried to make bigger.
Cleo I didn't like. Jonas I did like . Magnus i think was my fav.
Cleo I didn't like. Jonas I did like . Magnus i think was my fav.
bookmothmav's review
DNF at 9%
Why did I DNF so early, at a mere 39 pages? Well, I'll tell you. Incest.
WHAT THE F*CK!
Why does one of our main POVs have to be in love with his sister? GROSS! Some reviews say that Magnus's thing that he's got going on for his sister is looked down upon and that she's not REALLY his sister. BUT I DON'T CARE! I don't want to read about it and I won't. Sucks that I have had this book on my shelf for years, only to be let down like this.
Incest is a big no for me. If you can look past that, then I hope you enjoy the story but I'm ending it here.
Why did I DNF so early, at a mere 39 pages? Well, I'll tell you. Incest.
WHAT THE F*CK!
Why does one of our main POVs have to be in love with his sister? GROSS! Some reviews say that Magnus's thing that he's got going on for his sister is looked down upon and that she's not REALLY his sister. BUT I DON'T CARE! I don't want to read about it and I won't. Sucks that I have had this book on my shelf for years, only to be let down like this.
Incest is a big no for me. If you can look past that, then I hope you enjoy the story but I'm ending it here.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Incest
harleyrae's review
4.0
4.5/5 Stars
I flippin loved this book.I can't believe it took me this long to finally read it. It was fantastic. I can't wait to read the second one. I loved all the characters, they were just so interesting. I think they might have been my favorite thing in the entire book. They were all just so different and well thought out. There was many layers to each of them and it was so much fun following them. There wasn't anything I didn't like about this book. For being the first book in a fantasy series it kept a decent pace that left you wanting to know what was going to happen next. I enjoyed the world building but that is the one thing I wish we could have had a bit more of.
All in all I loved this book and am dying to get my hands on the next one.
I flippin loved this book.I can't believe it took me this long to finally read it. It was fantastic. I can't wait to read the second one. I loved all the characters, they were just so interesting. I think they might have been my favorite thing in the entire book. They were all just so different and well thought out. There was many layers to each of them and it was so much fun following them. There wasn't anything I didn't like about this book. For being the first book in a fantasy series it kept a decent pace that left you wanting to know what was going to happen next. I enjoyed the world building but that is the one thing I wish we could have had a bit more of.
All in all I loved this book and am dying to get my hands on the next one.
leafblade's review
4.0
In almost every SJM review I've written, I pointed out that you can keep the same level of character development and political intrigue and cut off 50% of the page count. This. This is what I meant.
edeneldred's review
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
drridareads's review
4.0
If I wasn't so lazy I'd write a better review on time instead of being 10 days late. But I am lazy so I'll write a review now with my memory not so intact.
First of I'd like to thank Ahmed Ejaz for recommending this addicting series to me.
“Power. It has always been a strong motivator for some. A quest for power—for ultimate power—is the reason behind most evils the world has witnessed.
This book begins with murder! A rich spoilt brat kills a peasant's son. From then it only added on; more characters, more deaths and a little bit of magic.
If you've seen all the hate reviews then you know that there isn't anything as such special about it. It has that same recipe; prophecies and politics sprinkled with magic and whole lot of blood. But Morgan Rhodes just gets it right and beautifully addicting!
Setting:
The world building is absolutely stunning. Much of Our story revolves around 3 kingdoms;
Auranous : lush, green, prosperous and ruled by King Corvin.
Pealsia : poor and barren partly thanks to the corrupt Chief ruling it.
Limeros : Ice just like it's King of Blood's heart (I kind of imagined it as Narnia when under White Witch)
Main Characters:
I absolutely loved how we saw the characters not with just their own perspective but also with multiple perspective:
Cleo
You’re a girl who views the world in a certain way. You want what you want. And if obstacles are presented to you, you try to find a way around them. Or through them.
To be honest I did not exactly like her in the start.
Cleo considered him for a moment. His hair was the color of dark bronze, his skin tanned and unlined. He looked as if he could be one of her rich friends waiting on the ship rather than a uniformed guard her father had insisted accompany them on this journey.
It sickened me how much looks oriented she was and thinking that a person in a person in a certain class is supposed to look a certain way. And then there was also that Aron murders Tomas(this is not a spoiler; this is literally how the book starts) under her watch. I figured she was just a spoilt brat that didn't stand up for others and instead of dealing with problems would prefer to forget about them.
But then she quickly grew on me with everything that happens and she is still has a determination to help her sister and all. And till the end she didn't give up.
Cleo didn’t like “hopefullys.” She liked certainties. She liked knowing that tomorrow would be pleasant and sunny and filled with fun activities. She liked knowing that her family and friends were healthy and happy. Anything else was unacceptable.
It was seeing Jonas compare her to a snake
The girl’s tongue was a thousand times more dangerous than any weapon in her possession.
I fancast her. I've seen some people do it in some groups and forums and I partially did it for King of Scars. But I'm doing nearly every character now (which was hard and fun).
Okay so for Cleo I thought Alicia Silverstone who played Cher in Clueless would be perfect
Unfortunately though she's old now so I decided on Dove Cameron from Descendants who seemes second best!
Jonas
“I am determined. Things are going to change, my friend.”
Out of all the main characters this guy was my absolute favourite. Unlike other Pelsians he didn't just accept his fate. He fought and made his own destiny. Even though he lost someone he loved before doing this; he still could've just accepted it.
His emotions were so well drawn. I could feel his radiating anger for Aron and Cleo and injustice.
He’d dreamed of tearing that hair out a piece at a time while she begged for mercy.
My fancast for Jonas is Joseph David Jones from Arrow; I think he's perfect for this role.
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Magnus
Magnus was challenging, annoying, opinionated, and relied on his masks to hide his true feelings from the world far too much.
I did not like him much in this book. He's cold hearted. And he has
In this book he seemed pretty cold and I felt like his character didn't develop much in this book (it does after though).
To each their own taste; but I don't understand why everyone seems to love him so much.
It's really hard to fancast him. I'm going with Roshon Fegan; he seems cool but i realise he might not be perfect
Lucia
. Honestly she has the most intriguing plot line So it's pretty disappointing that the character is dull and she becomes nothing more than a pretty face. It's said time and again that she's innocent and kind and all but I just don't see it. . My least favourite character from these 4.
So I fancast her in the start as Sofia Carson. I do hope her character gets better.
Secondary Characters
Nick: This red headed friend of Cleo's was so adorable it's so obvious he's in love with her too.
Fancast: Edward Bluemel; I think red hair would look good on him too!
King Gauis the King of Blood I love me a good power hungry villain!
Fancast has to be someone exceptionally great so Idris Elba
Honestly there were so many characters!
Theon. He had so much honour!
Fancast: Tyler Posey
King Corvin: who showed us that even the best of us make horrible mistakes (not thinking about Pealsians)
Brion:
Brion wasn’t one to lie down and accept a “destiny” of oppression and starvation.
Fancast: Dylan O'Brien
Queen Althea: There's actually not much of her in this book but I hoped she develops and she did!
Fancast: Rachel Weisz
Sabina. not the teenage witch. It was in book that I realised her name was Sabina and not Sabrina while whole of book 1 I considered this some irony...Yep that's my brain.
Fancast: Nina Dobrev
Honestly there were so many characters!
So If all this fancasting is indicative of anything I hope y'all know I really want this to be adapted.I know we all complain about adaptations suck; but like think how epic this could be!
__________________________________
GAAAH. I see why this is is called the YA Game of Thrones (even though I've never read or watched it :P)
Know that no pun is bad.
IDK what I'm doing. Full RTC soon
First of I'd like to thank Ahmed Ejaz for recommending this addicting series to me.
“Power. It has always been a strong motivator for some. A quest for power—for ultimate power—is the reason behind most evils the world has witnessed.
This book begins with murder! A rich spoilt brat kills a peasant's son. From then it only added on; more characters, more deaths and a little bit of magic.
If you've seen all the hate reviews then you know that there isn't anything as such special about it. It has that same recipe; prophecies and politics sprinkled with magic and whole lot of blood. But Morgan Rhodes just gets it right and beautifully addicting!
Setting:
The world building is absolutely stunning. Much of Our story revolves around 3 kingdoms;
Auranous : lush, green, prosperous and ruled by King Corvin.
Pealsia : poor and barren partly thanks to the corrupt Chief ruling it.
Limeros : Ice just like it's King of Blood's heart (I kind of imagined it as Narnia when under White Witch)
Main Characters:
I absolutely loved how we saw the characters not with just their own perspective but also with multiple perspective:
Cleo
You’re a girl who views the world in a certain way. You want what you want. And if obstacles are presented to you, you try to find a way around them. Or through them.
To be honest I did not exactly like her in the start.
Cleo considered him for a moment. His hair was the color of dark bronze, his skin tanned and unlined. He looked as if he could be one of her rich friends waiting on the ship rather than a uniformed guard her father had insisted accompany them on this journey.
It sickened me how much looks oriented she was and thinking that a person in a person in a certain class is supposed to look a certain way. And then there was also that Aron murders Tomas(this is not a spoiler; this is literally how the book starts) under her watch. I figured she was just a spoilt brat that didn't stand up for others and instead of dealing with problems would prefer to forget about them.
But then she quickly grew on me with everything that happens and she is still has a determination to help her sister and all. And till the end she didn't give up.
Cleo didn’t like “hopefullys.” She liked certainties. She liked knowing that tomorrow would be pleasant and sunny and filled with fun activities. She liked knowing that her family and friends were healthy and happy. Anything else was unacceptable.
It was seeing Jonas compare her to a snake
The girl’s tongue was a thousand times more dangerous than any weapon in her possession.
I fancast her. I've seen some people do it in some groups and forums and I partially did it for King of Scars. But I'm doing nearly every character now (which was hard and fun).
Okay so for Cleo I thought Alicia Silverstone who played Cher in Clueless would be perfect
Unfortunately though she's old now so I decided on Dove Cameron from Descendants who seemes second best!
Jonas
“I am determined. Things are going to change, my friend.”
Out of all the main characters this guy was my absolute favourite. Unlike other Pelsians he didn't just accept his fate. He fought and made his own destiny. Even though he lost someone he loved before doing this; he still could've just accepted it.
His emotions were so well drawn. I could feel his radiating anger for Aron and Cleo and injustice.
He’d dreamed of tearing that hair out a piece at a time while she begged for mercy.
My fancast for Jonas is Joseph David Jones from Arrow; I think he's perfect for this role.
Magnus
Magnus was challenging, annoying, opinionated, and relied on his masks to hide his true feelings from the world far too much.
I did not like him much in this book. He's cold hearted. And he has
Spoiler
incestuous feelings for his sister. It doesn't matter if their not siblings by birth; he did not know that and also they grew up together as siblings so gross! and then he goes ahead and kisses her. Disgusting.In this book he seemed pretty cold and I felt like his character didn't develop much in this book (it does after though).
To each their own taste; but I don't understand why everyone seems to love him so much.
It's really hard to fancast him. I'm going with Roshon Fegan; he seems cool but i realise he might not be perfect
Lucia
Spoiler
Our prophesied sorcererSpoiler
adopted by the King for his own gain, sorcerer,a disgusting brother who is in love with her.Spoiler
It's even more annoying when she feels guilty for breaking her brother's heart. Like no!So I fancast her in the start as Sofia Carson. I do hope her character gets better.
Secondary Characters
Nick: This red headed friend of Cleo's was so adorable it's so obvious he's in love with her too.
Fancast: Edward Bluemel; I think red hair would look good on him too!
King Gauis the King of Blood I love me a good power hungry villain!
Fancast has to be someone exceptionally great so Idris Elba
Honestly there were so many characters!
Theon.
Spoiler
poor guardFancast: Tyler Posey
King Corvin: who showed us that even the best of us make horrible mistakes (not thinking about Pealsians)
Brion:
Brion wasn’t one to lie down and accept a “destiny” of oppression and starvation.
Fancast: Dylan O'Brien
Queen Althea: There's actually not much of her in this book but I hoped she develops and she did!
Fancast: Rachel Weisz
Sabina. not the teenage witch. It was in book that I realised her name was Sabina and not Sabrina while whole of book 1 I considered this some irony...Yep that's my brain.
Fancast: Nina Dobrev
Honestly there were so many characters!
So If all this fancasting is indicative of anything I hope y'all know I really want this to be adapted.I know we all complain about adaptations suck; but like think how epic this could be!
__________________________________
GAAAH. I see why this is is called the YA Game of Thrones (even though I've never read or watched it :P)
Know that no pun is bad.
IDK what I'm doing. Full RTC soon
libraryofsalem's review
adventurous
emotional
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? Yes
5.0
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“Magic will find those with pure hearts, even when all seems lost.”
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- I loved the pace of this as I never felt that it was too slow or boring. I was always hooked on what was going to happen next.
- It has a great cast of characters from different backgrounds/lands and their motives made sense.
- I loved the storyline and can't wait to see where this story will go.
“Magic will find those with pure hearts, even when all seems lost.”
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- I loved the pace of this as I never felt that it was too slow or boring. I was always hooked on what was going to happen next.
- It has a great cast of characters from different backgrounds/lands and their motives made sense.
- I loved the storyline and can't wait to see where this story will go.