Take a photo of a barcode or cover
A review by ooha
The Iron-Jawed Boy by Nikolas Lee
3.0
The ending spoiled the book for me. The moment Vinya walked into the battle, I knew she was going to die. She seemed to have been brought in for the express purpose of dying and igniting Ion's anger. Worst of all though was the manner of her death, it was too simple and too...well, old-time bollywood movie-ish. That pissed me off a little. Also the revelation at the end kind of writes itself after that dying declaration!
My only problem with this book was that it was predictable (ok, only major problem). It was easy to guess what would go wrong and when. except for the treason by Spike and Solara! That caught me off guard. I thought they were just filling in for the mean cheerleader role. But, they meant more! I liked that. I like being caught off guard even with the little things and I was a little disappointed in that area.
Now, minor issues: the dialogues, esp towards the end, sounded kind of forced. He seemed to trying too hard for the humourous tone and the effort showed, which is never good. However, most interactions between guardians were fun to read. Narration was easy to follow and pleasurably ticklish in parts. I really liked the sister-brother dynamic between Ion and Oceanus and of course, my favorite character to read was Othum. Reminded me a teeny bit of Dumbledore, but way crazier! Good way crazier.
I also felt that the battle scenes could be described better. The exam was captured vividly and that was amazing. But, the final battle- I got the feeling of being left behind. Of course, action scenes, in my opinion are always the hardest to paint to writing. So, not too much beef about that.
Overall, I liked this book and I wouldn't mind picking up another Nikolas Lee. Of course, this series I'm going to follow. I like Ion. And Oceanus. And Theo. And Lillian. And Othum. :-D
My only problem with this book was that it was predictable (ok, only major problem). It was easy to guess what would go wrong and when.
Now, minor issues: the dialogues, esp towards the end, sounded kind of forced. He seemed to trying too hard for the humourous tone and the effort showed, which is never good. However, most interactions between guardians were fun to read. Narration was easy to follow and pleasurably ticklish in parts. I really liked the sister-brother dynamic between Ion and Oceanus and of course, my favorite character to read was Othum. Reminded me a teeny bit of Dumbledore, but way crazier! Good way crazier.
I also felt that the battle scenes could be described better. The exam was captured vividly and that was amazing. But, the final battle- I got the feeling of being left behind. Of course, action scenes, in my opinion are always the hardest to paint to writing. So, not too much beef about that.
Overall, I liked this book and I wouldn't mind picking up another Nikolas Lee. Of course, this series I'm going to follow. I like Ion. And Oceanus. And Theo. And Lillian. And Othum. :-D