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3.63 AVERAGE
3.63 AVERAGE
Ein besseres Ende hätte es nicht geben können! Verdientes 4 Sterne Buch!😊❤
I love the story and its universe! I adore how the characters interact with each other, although I'm not the biggest fan of the protagonist. I definitely feel that the series has the potential to be written over more books, so I'm really sad it's come to an end, but overall a really lovely read! x
Elizabeth Grey is being hidden by the witches and wizards she used to hunt and is now being hunted herself by Lord Blackwell, the new king of Anglia. As she tries to come to terms with the loss of her stigma, a magical form of healing, she must relearn how to fight in order to protect herself and those around her. Will Elizabeth do what it takes to remove Lord Blackwell from power and return the rightful king to his throne? Is there anything she won’t do to save the people she loves?
The King Slayer is the second book in The Witch Hunter series. Boecker spends a substantial amount of pages at the beginning of the book nudging the reader’s memory about events from the first story. The tidbits of information were enough to get me going, yet were not too many to be annoying. Readers who start with the second book won’t have a problem jumping into the storyline. This fantasy novel is full of action and intrigue which will make readers of Graceling and Throne of Glass excited for a new adventure.
The King Slayer is the second book in The Witch Hunter series. Boecker spends a substantial amount of pages at the beginning of the book nudging the reader’s memory about events from the first story. The tidbits of information were enough to get me going, yet were not too many to be annoying. Readers who start with the second book won’t have a problem jumping into the storyline. This fantasy novel is full of action and intrigue which will make readers of Graceling and Throne of Glass excited for a new adventure.
The is the second and final book of Virginia Boecker’s Witch Hunter series. I found it to be a nice, simple sort of read that I think anyone in search of a bit of light-hearted fantasy will enjoy. With plenty of sword fights, a few enchanted creatures, some undead warriors and lots of magic — it has all the base elements of a good story.
Now a wanted fugitive with a price on her head, Elizabeth finds herself sheltering with the very people who were once her enemies. Witches. And although her presence raises animosity from the villagers, both Elizabeth and the magical community have a common goal. To eliminate Blackwell, the usurper King.
But Blackwell has grown stronger since their last encounter, and now he has an army of the undead at his disposal. He will do anything to see Elizabeth put in her grave and the witch rebellion subdued. Now time is running out for Elizabeth, and with her own magical protection— the Stigma— gone, Elizabeth must quickly learn how to survive without it. Otherwise she, and everyone she has come to care about, will die...
Plot wise, I found this book moved at a fast pace with lots of action and magical mayhem. However it was less character orientated than the last book, with many of the secondary characters only getting a few short scenes each. This of course left little room for the characters to develop. I felt with a bit more meat, this series could easily have spanned into three books.
Although saying that, this story was very much focused on the heroine, Elizabeth. She suffers through many physical and emotional changes, but at the heart remains the feisty heroine we came to love in the first book. While I found her a little angsty at times, she quickly snaps out of it and dives right back into the action.
A few new characters were also introduced - all who added a little something more to the story. I was especially happy that we got to meet Malcolm, the former king, who inadvertently set Elizabeth on this path of ill-fated events. I found it interesting too that as much as I wanted to hate him for what he’d done to Elizabeth, I couldn’t. There was such an air of childish innocence about him that I couldn't help but pity him.
John however… I must confess I didn't really like him much in the first book. And I liked him even less in this one. Despite the plot that surrounded his character, I felt his mood swings were too conveniently blamed on magic. He seemed to go back and forth without any real trigger. Again, I think this would have worked better if there had been three books allowing the good John/ bad John story arch to be stretched out.
Overall though I liked this book, and look forward to reading the upcoming Novella’s that centre around the secondary characters.
A nice read for a rainy afternoon, all in all I give KING SLAYER 3 stars!
Now a wanted fugitive with a price on her head, Elizabeth finds herself sheltering with the very people who were once her enemies. Witches. And although her presence raises animosity from the villagers, both Elizabeth and the magical community have a common goal. To eliminate Blackwell, the usurper King.
But Blackwell has grown stronger since their last encounter, and now he has an army of the undead at his disposal. He will do anything to see Elizabeth put in her grave and the witch rebellion subdued. Now time is running out for Elizabeth, and with her own magical protection— the Stigma— gone, Elizabeth must quickly learn how to survive without it. Otherwise she, and everyone she has come to care about, will die...
Plot wise, I found this book moved at a fast pace with lots of action and magical mayhem. However it was less character orientated than the last book, with many of the secondary characters only getting a few short scenes each. This of course left little room for the characters to develop. I felt with a bit more meat, this series could easily have spanned into three books.
Although saying that, this story was very much focused on the heroine, Elizabeth. She suffers through many physical and emotional changes, but at the heart remains the feisty heroine we came to love in the first book. While I found her a little angsty at times, she quickly snaps out of it and dives right back into the action.
A few new characters were also introduced - all who added a little something more to the story. I was especially happy that we got to meet Malcolm, the former king, who inadvertently set Elizabeth on this path of ill-fated events. I found it interesting too that as much as I wanted to hate him for what he’d done to Elizabeth, I couldn’t. There was such an air of childish innocence about him that I couldn't help but pity him.
John however… I must confess I didn't really like him much in the first book. And I liked him even less in this one. Despite the plot that surrounded his character, I felt his mood swings were too conveniently blamed on magic. He seemed to go back and forth without any real trigger. Again, I think this would have worked better if there had been three books allowing the good John/ bad John story arch to be stretched out.
Overall though I liked this book, and look forward to reading the upcoming Novella’s that centre around the secondary characters.
A nice read for a rainy afternoon, all in all I give KING SLAYER 3 stars!
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
I like the first book better but found aspects of this novel interesting.
2 things I hated: John’s new personality and how easy it was for everyone to accept Malcom after what he did to Elizabeth.
I did like the cleverness of outsmarting Blackwell and I did like the bond Elizabeth had with some of the characters.
2 things I hated: John’s new personality and how easy it was for everyone to accept Malcom after what he did to Elizabeth.
I did like the cleverness of outsmarting Blackwell and I did like the bond Elizabeth had with some of the characters.
I loved this book it was a very interesting conclusion to a good story that was action-packed from start to finish. I liked the characters, even more, this time other than the little bump in the road of Elizabeth and John's relationship but that was resolved quickly I loved the characters they were interesting. I really enjoyed the story it was so interesting from start there was never a dull moment in it all I really enjoyed reading this book. So overall I loved this book and would read more by this author.
I think my biggest problem was that I remembered about 25% of the first book. I unsuccessfully tried to find a recap, but figured that sequels usually pound details of the first book to you in the beginning. "The King Slayer" did this to an extent, but I still feel like I spent so much time trying to remember who characters were. I still don't even slightly remember some of the characters from book 1.
Unfortunately, this took a huge part of the book away from me. I just didn't enjoy it as much as the first. It was still an interesting story with a lot of action, but I couldn't quite get into it.
Unfortunately, this took a huge part of the book away from me. I just didn't enjoy it as much as the first. It was still an interesting story with a lot of action, but I couldn't quite get into it.
Similar to book 1, a good book, but not one that really hits that 5* mark.
Liked the ending, but bittersweet.
Liked the ending, but bittersweet.
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:
No
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