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The Gilded Crown
by Marianne Gordon
The Gilded Crown by Marianne Gorden
3 stars as this was honestly overachieving, trying to do too many things.
This book is pitched at Priory of the Orange Tree meets The Witch's Heart. Which is extremely high levels to meet and unfortunately not living up to them for me.
This book is a nordic inspired court setting fantasy story involving around a herbalist who can go to the land of death communicate with him and bring people back.
While she is at court preventing the princess to be assassinated again, being on call for resurraction she is falling in love.
This book had a lot of interesting elements but nothing really came through for me. While the opening chapter starts strong with almost Addie LaRue vibes, the narrative shifts into a very YA tone after that.
I also didnt have any strong feelings for any of the characters. I honestly found everyone of them insufferable.
Mean egocentric royals abusing our main character for her power while judging she doesnt follow their god.
Her own family basically abandoning her with an old lady. And then the Death character who is not the dark type, the exotic type, nor the brooding type. Maybe I have read too many Schwab with high expectations but dont give me flat death. Plus why isnt our main character more interested in the magic, resurrecting powers. Just giving body parts without actively searching for answers about why her, what means that for her life and who is she dealing with.
At 60% we still dont know more only that the one god religion did presecution for heathens historically which is freaking her out...
I was really rooting for the Willow Tree and the priestess hood. Which is the only PRIORY reference and unfortunately also didnt come through. I would have loved more Tree time!!
I am grateful to Netgalley and Harper for the e-arc unfortunately it didnt live up to my expectations.
3 stars as this was honestly overachieving, trying to do too many things.
This book is pitched at Priory of the Orange Tree meets The Witch's Heart. Which is extremely high levels to meet and unfortunately not living up to them for me.
This book is a nordic inspired court setting fantasy story involving around a herbalist who can go to the land of death communicate with him and bring people back.
While she is at court preventing the princess to be assassinated again, being on call for resurraction she is falling in love.
This book had a lot of interesting elements but nothing really came through for me. While the opening chapter starts strong with almost Addie LaRue vibes, the narrative shifts into a very YA tone after that.
I also didnt have any strong feelings for any of the characters. I honestly found everyone of them insufferable.
Mean egocentric royals abusing our main character for her power while judging she doesnt follow their god.
Her own family basically abandoning her with an old lady. And then the Death character who is not the dark type, the exotic type, nor the brooding type. Maybe I have read too many Schwab with high expectations but dont give me flat death. Plus why isnt our main character more interested in the magic, resurrecting powers. Just giving body parts without actively searching for answers about why her, what means that for her life and who is she dealing with.
At 60% we still dont know more only that the one god religion did presecution for heathens historically which is freaking her out...
I was really rooting for the Willow Tree and the priestess hood. Which is the only PRIORY reference and unfortunately also didnt come through. I would have loved more Tree time!!
I am grateful to Netgalley and Harper for the e-arc unfortunately it didnt live up to my expectations.