3.88 AVERAGE

adventurous tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot

This was good! I LOVE Arcane and Ambessa was a character I loved to hate and hated to love. I was so excited this story about her backstory was coming out. 

It wasn't what I thought it was going to be, but I understand why. Ambessa in the book showed more emotion and ended with showing why Ambessa is basically emotionless when we meet her in the show. There is a lot of insight into Mel's character as well which I loved because Mel is on of my favorite characters. This book felt like it was more political movements then the action and grittiness I was expecting, but I enjoyed myself.

I would definitely recommend this to Arcane fans. 
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

leeleegross's review

4.0

4 stars!!— i am always itching for more arcane content and honestly this explained some things that happened in season 2 that i was still confused about it. i also loved the little snippets of mel’s life, especially the introduction of her friendship with elora. i also fell IN LOVE with rell and want to know more of her story. fun read:)
adventurous emotional reflective tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

As a massive fan of the Arcane show, when I heard about this book I was beyond excited, I HAD to preorder it. 

The way that it incorporated moments from the book was really interesting, Clark does a great job of weaving it in time with the show. When reading it I honestly felt like I was watching the show. 

I loved seeing so much more of Ambessa and how she’s much more complex than you think. At times you almost feel sorry for her and support her but then at other times you despise her. 

I also really liked seeing more of Mel when she is younger and the events leading up to her exile to Piltover. As well, a bit more about Kino, Rictus, and a new, very interesting character: Rell. 

Noxus is such an interesting place to read about and the Black Rose which was shown briefly in Arcane. 

This book makes me even more excited for a show centred around Noxus. If you enjoyed the Arcane show a lot, this book will definitely be for you! 
adventurous medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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hyleung's review

4.0
adventurous medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

An interesting tale of a pivotal moment in the story of a very interesting character, and set up for what could be another. Otherwise it's a little plodding in parts and a tad jumbled here and there. 
slow-paced