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3.94 AVERAGE
3.94 AVERAGE
adventurous
fast-paced
2.5 stars
I'm really just kind of... eh about this book. Like, it wasn't bad, but it just wasn't good, either. I don't have anything against long books, but my problem was that it felt like a long book. Things didn't get interesting until the last hundred pages or so, and sometimes, the writing was awkward and stilted.
I'm really just kind of... eh about this book. Like, it wasn't bad, but it just wasn't good, either. I don't have anything against long books, but my problem was that it felt like a long book. Things didn't get interesting until the last hundred pages or so, and sometimes, the writing was awkward and stilted.
adventurous
challenging
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
No smut but a sort of enemies to lovers slow burn YA fantasy. Set apart from the warrior heir but same universe
I kind of hated how this series ended I think. I think it would have been better as a trilogy (ending with Dragon Heir). These last two books were kinda jumbled and weird and the plot was different. It was a cool mystery flowing through the last two books, but I wouldn’t have been mad if they didn’t exist. Still, the character work in Chima’s books is unmatched and I definitely wouldn’t have wanted to finish this series if it hadn’t been for that. I appreciate how real the characters seem. Anyway, on to the next series in my “can I read all of Cinda Williams Chima’s books in less that 2 weeks because I can’t put them down” challenge.
Great conclusion to the Heir series.
While I did prefer the Seven Realms Series to this one Cinda Williams Chima has again proven that she really knows how to punch out a series ending that is full of twists, turns, drama and gut wrenching angst until the very end.
I didn’t reread any of the other books going into this and so I had forgotten a lot it seems from the last book. But no worries I just went along for the ride and there was just enough recapping along the way that I caught up quickly and by the last half of the book it was really difficult to put it aside.
That seemed to be the continued theme in this book. Every character or faction was doing what they thought they had to in order to get by. Every different magical faction had their own reasons and justifications for their choices and it might look okay if you didn’t have the whole picture. But for the most part the reader can see how the cycle of hate and blaming a certain group as a whole for the wrongs of a few was just painful and wrong.
All questions are answered by the end such as:
What actually happened at Thorn Hill? The identity of the responsible party was probably the biggest surprise to me.
Why are the kids continuing to die and why do they turn into shades?
Who is responsible for all the killings of Mainliners?
What are the shades trying to do with the Blood Magic?
Is Gabriel on team good or Evil?
Who is Lilith really?
All that and so much more. While I did like how all sides were shown in some context I found it hard to understand why each though they had the right footing. Especially some of the Wizards who were looking to eradicate the survivors of Thorn Hill. Some of the warring factions seemed slightly forced in a I want to kill them because they are different than me or they caused our problems before. I had the hardest time feeling bad for Lilith and the Shades as they were trying to use blood magic and the cost of that was incredibly high.
There were some great fights in this and culmination at the end was heart stopping. I really wasn’t sure everyone would make it out and well not everyone did. The most redeemed character was Leesha. She came a long way from trying to sale Jack to one of the warring wizard houses in The Warrior Heir. I loved her new found mission since losing Jason and how much she was working for peace.
If you haven’t read The Seven Realms series start there first. It is an amazing journey and CWC’s best work in my opinion. But this series is strong in more of a YA UF sense. The characters are well fleshed out and there is enough action, drama and betrayal to keep everything interesting.
While I did prefer the Seven Realms Series to this one Cinda Williams Chima has again proven that she really knows how to punch out a series ending that is full of twists, turns, drama and gut wrenching angst until the very end.
I didn’t reread any of the other books going into this and so I had forgotten a lot it seems from the last book. But no worries I just went along for the ride and there was just enough recapping along the way that I caught up quickly and by the last half of the book it was really difficult to put it aside.
There are no good guys.”
That seemed to be the continued theme in this book. Every character or faction was doing what they thought they had to in order to get by. Every different magical faction had their own reasons and justifications for their choices and it might look okay if you didn’t have the whole picture. But for the most part the reader can see how the cycle of hate and blaming a certain group as a whole for the wrongs of a few was just painful and wrong.
All questions are answered by the end such as:
What actually happened at Thorn Hill? The identity of the responsible party was probably the biggest surprise to me.
Why are the kids continuing to die and why do they turn into shades?
Who is responsible for all the killings of Mainliners?
What are the shades trying to do with the Blood Magic?
Is Gabriel on team good or Evil?
Who is Lilith really?
All that and so much more. While I did like how all sides were shown in some context I found it hard to understand why each though they had the right footing. Especially some of the Wizards who were looking to eradicate the survivors of Thorn Hill. Some of the warring factions seemed slightly forced in a I want to kill them because they are different than me or they caused our problems before. I had the hardest time feeling bad for Lilith and the Shades as they were trying to use blood magic and the cost of that was incredibly high.
There were some great fights in this and culmination at the end was heart stopping. I really wasn’t sure everyone would make it out and well not everyone did. The most redeemed character was Leesha. She came a long way from trying to sale Jack to one of the warring wizard houses in The Warrior Heir. I loved her new found mission since losing Jason and how much she was working for peace.
If you haven’t read The Seven Realms series start there first. It is an amazing journey and CWC’s best work in my opinion. But this series is strong in more of a YA UF sense. The characters are well fleshed out and there is enough action, drama and betrayal to keep everything interesting.
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes