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The Gilded Crown
by Marianne Gordon
Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for providing me with an eARC of this title.
I had a lot of hope and excitement at the start of this book but unfortunately as it progressed it never seemed to meet my expectations. Hellevir is a strong character and I enjoyed her developments throughout the story, at no point did she make choices just for the sake of plot. Her relationships are also some of the strongest points of the novel especially within her family and with the man in Death, but the relationship with the princess was in my eyes the biggest weakness. The romantic tone it began to take felt a little icky given the power dynamic between the two girls and how often one of them had their family threatened with death to do something for the other. It began to feel like a chore to read the scenes where they interacted or when Hellevir thought about her.
The religious plotline was a highlight though and I would be very curious to see that develop further in other books in this world. Additionally Hellevir and Death (or the man in Death's realm) were the best scenes in the book. I was always so excited when she decided to go and save someone because that mystery kept me going.
I had a lot of hope and excitement at the start of this book but unfortunately as it progressed it never seemed to meet my expectations. Hellevir is a strong character and I enjoyed her developments throughout the story, at no point did she make choices just for the sake of plot. Her relationships are also some of the strongest points of the novel especially within her family and with the man in Death, but the relationship with the princess was in my eyes the biggest weakness. The romantic tone it began to take felt a little icky given the power dynamic between the two girls and how often one of them had their family threatened with death to do something for the other. It began to feel like a chore to read the scenes where they interacted or when Hellevir thought about her.
The religious plotline was a highlight though and I would be very curious to see that develop further in other books in this world. Additionally Hellevir and Death (or the man in Death's realm) were the best scenes in the book. I was always so excited when she decided to go and save someone because that mystery kept me going.