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A review by thearcher03
A River of Royal Blood by Amanda Joy
4.0
3,5 stars but gave it 4 because I feel like this has a lot of potential.
The world building, magic system and general plot line was entertaining. It was definitely one of those books you didn’t want to put down once you’ve started. My only complaint would be that personally I felt like some of the characters introduced were not fully developed, as there was so much we didn’t learn about them. Sure the first person narrative meant that the book focused on the protagonist, but some more insight in the side characters would have been nice. But considering this isn’t a standalone I suppose that can be expected. I loved the elements of tales and mythology of the world created, they were written beautifully. Definitely a good start for a series, hopefully many of the things not addressed here will be in the next one! The general idea and message behind it is quite nice. Worth a try.
The world building, magic system and general plot line was entertaining. It was definitely one of those books you didn’t want to put down once you’ve started. My only complaint would be that personally I felt like some of the characters introduced were not fully developed, as there was so much we didn’t learn about them. Sure the first person narrative meant that the book focused on the protagonist, but some more insight in the side characters would have been nice. But considering this isn’t a standalone I suppose that can be expected. I loved the elements of tales and mythology of the world created, they were written beautifully. Definitely a good start for a series, hopefully many of the things not addressed here will be in the next one! The general idea and message behind it is quite nice. Worth a try.