The Waking Land by Callie Bates

The Waking Land

The Waking Land #1

Callie Bates

384 pages first pub 2017 (view editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous mysterious slow-paced
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A patient reader who relishes watching a royal ward transform from sheltered loyalist to reluctant revolutionary while her own latent bond with a living, myth-soaked land awakens just as an army approaches will savor this slow-burn tale of divided allegiance.

Description

It’s been fourteen years, since King Antoine took Elanna hostage. Fourteen years since her father’s rebellion failed. Fourteen years spent being raised by the man who condemned her people to misery. A man she’s come to love as a father.Now 20, Ela...

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Community Reviews

3.33
based on 1,076 reviews

Moods

adventurous: 100%

emotional: 33%

hopeful: 23%

tense: 23%

mysterious: 21%

inspiring: 17%

dark: 12%

challenging: 8%

lighthearted: 8%

sad: 7%

reflective: 5%


Pace

20% of readers chose fast
48% of readers chose medium
31% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

26% of readers chose Plot
62% of readers chose A mix
12% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

58% of readers chose Yes
25% of readers chose Complicated
16% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

53% of readers chose Yes
22% of readers chose Complicated
22% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

31% of readers chose Yes
13% of readers chose Complicated
51% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

42% of readers chose Yes
24% of readers chose Complicated
28% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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