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Crowns of Ice
by Krista Street
This story really should have been wrapped up faster. Nothing that happened in this book brought anything new or surprising to the plot. I lost interest in this story a while back, and this did not manage to pique it again. It should have been less books. I skimmed through most of this just because I wanted to see how it ends (even though it’s fairly easy to guess).
It all just feels very lame.
The king continues to be a lame enemy, we don’t see enough of him to actually develop any type of feelings. We’re just told he’s bad and what he’s done and are expected to be satisfied with that. I want a bad guy that I can actually hate, and for that to happen he needs to be a present character. The final “battle” was disappointing. We didn’t even get to see what the king could do, and that just makes him an even more useless enemy.
Ilara being held in the dungeons was lame. It felt completely unnecessary. We never got a sense of time, and it didn’t seem as if she was too affected by it. And it didn’t last very long. In general there’s never any sense of urgency or peril. The plot armour is as thick as ever and nothing can phase our good guys. They will prevail without any consequences on their quest to save the world from a bad guy. Insert the tatatata trumpet here.
The attempt to get the necklace back was lame. No torture, threats or anything. They just locked Nori in his room like he was grounded. There was no plan at all. It’s like watching two petulant kids argue. “Give it back” “No” “Give it back” “No”.
The warlock was a dud. I mean, he didn’t even get a name so it doesn’t even feel as if the author found him that important. Also, he seems quite unintelligent. Did he really think that a bargain stating six other people couldn’t kill him would be enough? He was aware that there were more people in the world (or worlds I guess) than those six?
The rallying of the fae is also quite lame. It feels like a low budget movie where the heroes give their hero speech. And for some reason that’s all it takes to get everyone onboard. I rolled my eyes. And didn’t the fae in Ilara’s village mock and make fun of her appearance before? Now they apparently love her. When did that happen? Shouldn’t they think she was a traitor since everyone else still believes Nori killed her family? And why does the rest of the continent love her? Why? I’m truly asking because I have no idea. I would guess the majority of them didn’t even know she existed. When did she earn their love?
The angel thing was anticlimactic. I thought we were being set up for a big reveal, and then - nothing.
Aside from me feeling the plot was not plotting, I also feel the writing isn’t that good. The dialogue is often used as exposition or to recap things that happened in the previous books. This makes it feel stilted, no one talks like that in real life. And the attempts at banter and camaraderie fell flat in my eyes. I feel like the author tries to evoke some emotion by for example mentioning the lost warrior, but it falls short as it is forgotten by the next page.
In conclusion, this was a disappointing ending to this story. It felt rushed, there are too many loose ends and it kind of felt like the author (much like myself) wanted it over and done with.
It all just feels very lame.
The king continues to be a lame enemy, we don’t see enough of him to actually develop any type of feelings. We’re just told he’s bad and what he’s done and are expected to be satisfied with that. I want a bad guy that I can actually hate, and for that to happen he needs to be a present character. The final “battle” was disappointing. We didn’t even get to see what the king could do, and that just makes him an even more useless enemy.
Ilara being held in the dungeons was lame. It felt completely unnecessary. We never got a sense of time, and it didn’t seem as if she was too affected by it. And it didn’t last very long. In general there’s never any sense of urgency or peril. The plot armour is as thick as ever and nothing can phase our good guys. They will prevail without any consequences on their quest to save the world from a bad guy. Insert the tatatata trumpet here.
The attempt to get the necklace back was lame. No torture, threats or anything. They just locked Nori in his room like he was grounded. There was no plan at all. It’s like watching two petulant kids argue. “Give it back” “No” “Give it back” “No”.
The warlock was a dud. I mean, he didn’t even get a name so it doesn’t even feel as if the author found him that important. Also, he seems quite unintelligent. Did he really think that a bargain stating six other people couldn’t kill him would be enough? He was aware that there were more people in the world (or worlds I guess) than those six?
The rallying of the fae is also quite lame. It feels like a low budget movie where the heroes give their hero speech. And for some reason that’s all it takes to get everyone onboard. I rolled my eyes. And didn’t the fae in Ilara’s village mock and make fun of her appearance before? Now they apparently love her. When did that happen? Shouldn’t they think she was a traitor since everyone else still believes Nori killed her family? And why does the rest of the continent love her? Why? I’m truly asking because I have no idea. I would guess the majority of them didn’t even know she existed. When did she earn their love?
The angel thing was anticlimactic. I thought we were being set up for a big reveal, and then - nothing.
Aside from me feeling the plot was not plotting, I also feel the writing isn’t that good. The dialogue is often used as exposition or to recap things that happened in the previous books. This makes it feel stilted, no one talks like that in real life. And the attempts at banter and camaraderie fell flat in my eyes. I feel like the author tries to evoke some emotion by for example mentioning the lost warrior, but it falls short as it is forgotten by the next page.
In conclusion, this was a disappointing ending to this story. It felt rushed, there are too many loose ends and it kind of felt like the author (much like myself) wanted it over and done with.