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A review by huldasif
A Kingdom of Nomads by S.B. Nova
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It is by no means without flaws, but the biggest thing it has going for it is that, at least for me, it has this enchanting storyworld and likeable characters. I really love the friendships and the loyalty displayed by the characters. I never wanted to leave, and I was grateful for the book being so long, even though, objectively, I thought the author was trying cram maybe a bit too much into one book. The chosen one trope was taken a bit too far, in my opinion, and some things were just a little too convenient, but in all honesty, I didn't mind so much, except for the fact that my observations of it pulled me out of the story in the first half of the book. The latter half flowed better. I liked the steamy scenes, they were very well done and not awkward at all. I just wanted more. I didn't like the love triangle (I never do). I hope it gets quickly resolved in the next book. Despite thougths of uncertainty, the choice has clearly been made already. There's only the matter of admitting it to oneself and others. So lets get on with it! ...And please, dear S.B. Nova, don't let the "choice" be taken away through death. I tgink that cheapens it. I'd rather the other person loose interest by finding their mate if there isn't to be a heartbreak. Anyway, I just really look forward to developing the romance that was started in this book and getting to know that love interest better. Oh and that other love interest in the beginning for a certain someone (I'm trying to avoid spoilers). I hope we see more of that too! I really look forward to the next book in the series and whatever else comes after, because clearly the author is bursting with imagination and ideas. I hope she will stay within this storyworld for a long while, because I've really grown to love it.
I listened to the audiobook version, but that edition wasn't on here. This is is specifically about the narrator:
The narrator was so so. It was not the same narrator as last time and she didn't pronounce the words the same way or make the characters have the same accents even. She made different voices for different characters, which was a nice effort, but some of those voices were just strange, like she was narrating for a children's book. I had the feeling she had neither read nor listened to the previous book because Kai's voice was so ridiculous and didn't match his character at all in the beginning. Then, later on, as she got to know him better, it was as if she realized the error of her ways and she mellowed the goofy voice out. That being said, she wasn't so bad that I couldn't listen to the story. She irritated me more in the first half of the book and then in the latter half I wasn't as bothered.
I listened to the audiobook version, but that edition wasn't on here. This is is specifically about the narrator:
The narrator was so so. It was not the same narrator as last time and she didn't pronounce the words the same way or make the characters have the same accents even. She made different voices for different characters, which was a nice effort, but some of those voices were just strange, like she was narrating for a children's book. I had the feeling she had neither read nor listened to the previous book because Kai's voice was so ridiculous and didn't match his character at all in the beginning. Then, later on, as she got to know him better, it was as if she realized the error of her ways and she mellowed the goofy voice out. That being said, she wasn't so bad that I couldn't listen to the story. She irritated me more in the first half of the book and then in the latter half I wasn't as bothered.