Reviews

The Heartwood Crown by Matt Mikalatos

sandra29's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

katherinebriggs's review

4.0

Great characters and great adventure. A couple parts felt a little slow to me, but I highly recommend this story.

ameserole's review

3.0

WOW this one did not disappoint. I had so mean feelings while listening to this. One might think that I finally made a soul for myself. Yet, I still got bored during some parts.

Now, I'm not going to lie. The ending of The Heartwood Crown was completely and utterly bittersweet. I had no idea that it was going down this path and yet, I couldn't look away. I'm really happy that this didn't hit the second book syndrome and just had a few dragging moments instead of chapters.

I see that there's a little novella or something after this one and I'm completely down to read the holiday one. Mostly because I have a feeling that I'm going to miss these characters. Heck, even Jason grew a bit on me in this one. Still hate the narrators voice for him though and that will never change.

Ugh, I need the next book STAT.

lydiaelyse's review

I haven't read this book for months and really don't feel like finishing it even though I enjoyed the first book in this series. 

theybedax's review

5.0

Mikalatos continues to make a world full of vibrant stories, histories, mythos, poetry, and lore. All of the characters breath life onto the page as you suffer and fight alongside them. He creates such a believable world by bringing horrible truths from our own; he speaks to slavery, bigotry, hatred, wars fought and bombs dropped, bullets never stopping to ask what God you worship, or even the gains from institutional racism. He makes you stop and question what is happening around you and how you are a part of the problem and it is up to you on whether or not you are a part of the solution. Will you let hate and fear run your life or will you take a stand to change?

saamphilli's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

boywithabible's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

stacyaj's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful 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

everydaymagic's review

5.0

It's really hard, IMO, for a second book in a series to hit the same "WOW factor" that the first book did. I mean, you got that shocking wow from not knowing it was coming, right? So now you kinda expect it. And yet, The Heartwood Crown gave me that dramatic WOW all over again. This book is so good, you've just got to read it--the whole series! Unabashed 5 stars from a 5-star tightwad.