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The Fates Divide
by Veronica Roth
3.5 stars
98% of the reason I read this book is because I was intrigued by Eijeh's character--the villain, Ryzek, has a currentgift (superpower) that allows him to switch memories with people, and Eijeh is an oracle so he can see the future. In the first book Ryzek switched so many memories that they're basically the same person in two bodies, and Eijeh/Ryzek got a "we" POV in this book. Sadly, this character, definitely the most interesting, only got like 4 chapters, and Ryzek (at least his body) dies in the second chapter, so that takes away from what the author could have explored.
Other than that, the book was okay. Too much kissing and spotlights on characters I didn't care about much, but it did pull me in a little more than the first book did. I didn't care much for Cisi but when she used her power on Ast to make him tell the truth I wanted to stand up and cheer. Also--she's definitely the most dangerous character and the one to watch if there are any future installments. Her crazy powerful currentgift that seems so innocuous at first but is actually incredibly dangerous? The fact that she's the power behind the chancellor? Did NOT see that coming.
A lot of this book explored the themes of fate and personal choice and how much they interact, which was interesting to read about and I liked how the author handled it; there were also some twists that I didn't predict, so points for that. The ending was happy, but also a little vague--Eijeh goes home and has a bunch of visions of the future that seemed like they could just be wrapping up the story, but also could bode ill for the future. I do love that she started and ended the book with a prologue and epilogue from Eijeh's POV (see, I'm only here for him). If the author writes a book that actually focuses on Eijeh/Ryzek and that dynamic, I'll read it, but otherwise I'll pass.
This was supposed to be a short, quick review but somehow I got onto a rant.
98% of the reason I read this book is because I was intrigued by Eijeh's character--the villain, Ryzek, has a currentgift (superpower) that allows him to switch memories with people, and Eijeh is an oracle so he can see the future. In the first book Ryzek switched so many memories that they're basically the same person in two bodies, and Eijeh/Ryzek got a "we" POV in this book. Sadly, this character, definitely the most interesting, only got like 4 chapters, and Ryzek (at least his body) dies in the second chapter, so that takes away from what the author could have explored.
Other than that, the book was okay. Too much kissing and spotlights on characters I didn't care about much, but it did pull me in a little more than the first book did. I didn't care much for Cisi but when she used her power on Ast to make him tell the truth I wanted to stand up and cheer. Also--she's definitely the most dangerous character and the one to watch if there are any future installments. Her crazy powerful currentgift that seems so innocuous at first but is actually incredibly dangerous? The fact that she's the power behind the chancellor? Did NOT see that coming.
A lot of this book explored the themes of fate and personal choice and how much they interact, which was interesting to read about and I liked how the author handled it; there were also some twists that I didn't predict, so points for that. The ending was happy, but also a little vague--Eijeh goes home and has a bunch of visions of the future that seemed like they could just be wrapping up the story, but also could bode ill for the future. I do love that she started and ended the book with a prologue and epilogue from Eijeh's POV (see, I'm only here for him). If the author writes a book that actually focuses on Eijeh/Ryzek and that dynamic, I'll read it, but otherwise I'll pass.
This was supposed to be a short, quick review but somehow I got onto a rant.