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A review by hookedbythatbook
Fireborn by Katie MacAlister
2.0
I wanted to like this book, I really did. I love reading Katie MacAlister. This one was hard to get into. The world it happens in seems quite interesting, and that is probably the best part about the book. There are a lot of things going on, maybe too much, and it became confusing at times.
It is impossible to tell who are the good guys among the main characters. Nobody really stands out on their own. Deo is about the most interesting character of them all, and looks like he will get more time in a second installment. I did not understand Lord Israel and his motivations at all. He was very vague about everything, especially with his son. His attitude screamed “This is my decision and you don’t need to understand it, just abide by it.”, which works for small children, but not adult ones. I couldn’t get behind the relationship between Allegria and Hallow either, I just didn’t really care that much about them. Like my teenager would say, I wouldn’t have shipped them together.
The dialogue seemed immature at times. There would be a serious situation, and then these random thoughts from the characters would pop out their mouths. Maybe it was supposed to provide a bit of comic relief, but it didn’t quite read that way.
It ended with the promise of more to come, and I’m leaning towards wanting to continue the series.
I received an advanced copy of the book from Netgalley to review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
It is impossible to tell who are the good guys among the main characters. Nobody really stands out on their own. Deo is about the most interesting character of them all, and looks like he will get more time in a second installment. I did not understand Lord Israel and his motivations at all. He was very vague about everything, especially with his son. His attitude screamed “This is my decision and you don’t need to understand it, just abide by it.”, which works for small children, but not adult ones. I couldn’t get behind the relationship between Allegria and Hallow either, I just didn’t really care that much about them. Like my teenager would say, I wouldn’t have shipped them together.
The dialogue seemed immature at times. There would be a serious situation, and then these random thoughts from the characters would pop out their mouths. Maybe it was supposed to provide a bit of comic relief, but it didn’t quite read that way.
It ended with the promise of more to come, and I’m leaning towards wanting to continue the series.
I received an advanced copy of the book from Netgalley to review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.