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A review by kitvaria_sarene
Rune Kingdom: Uncommon World: Northern Isles by Alisha Klapheke
4.0
3,5*
Finally a stand alone YA fantasy, that does *not* have a love triangle!
I really enjoyed Rune Kingdom, and found the world and magic system rather fascinating. It's kept rather mysterious, so you don't know exactly what magic can and can't do, but that allows the story to flow fast and never loose steam. It got the book really neatly!
The characters are the usual cast for most YA books, so we have the stubborn girl, the drop down gorgeous boy, as well as the fighter best friend and the good hearted "conscious" of the group.
Despite these roles that felt a bit stereotypical, I liked spending my time with them, and was nicely surprised with little twists and turns every so often.
The plot was not new, but did hold up well enough to keep me breezing through.
The main strength of the book however was definitely the writing. It's both easy to comprehend and devour, and yet manages to really settle you into the world and scene.
Finally a stand alone YA fantasy, that does *not* have a love triangle!
I really enjoyed Rune Kingdom, and found the world and magic system rather fascinating. It's kept rather mysterious, so you don't know exactly what magic can and can't do, but that allows the story to flow fast and never loose steam. It got the book really neatly!
The characters are the usual cast for most YA books, so we have the stubborn girl, the drop down gorgeous boy, as well as the fighter best friend and the good hearted "conscious" of the group.
Despite these roles that felt a bit stereotypical, I liked spending my time with them, and was nicely surprised with little twists and turns every so often.
The plot was not new, but did hold up well enough to keep me breezing through.
The main strength of the book however was definitely the writing. It's both easy to comprehend and devour, and yet manages to really settle you into the world and scene.