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He Who Breaks the Earth by Caitlin Sangster
3.0
"Lia dumped Mateo to the floor, and he fell like the sack of potatoes he was."
I wasn't anticipating on reading this book so soon, but I'd seen a lot of reviews saying it's best to read the series close together, so I decided to read the sequel before I forgot what happened in the first one.
He Who Breaks the Earth is the sequel to She Who Rides the Storm, but I almost wish that they'd been combined into one book.
Did I read this book in less than 24 hours? Yes. Was it because I was on the edge of my seat? Not really. At about 20% into the book, the characters introduce a plan to kidnap another character and use him as a hostage...and I was very intrigued. I read the next 50% waiting for them to make a move, only to realize that this obviously was not going to happen. I think that's my main issue with this book: it felt like nothing happened. There was one "big goal," but it felt like there were no stepping stones to get there and the characters just took forever to get places and make decisions. I was excited for the end because the ending of the previous book was amazing, but this one felt a bit anticlimactic.
Honestly, the characters kind of fell a bit flat for me at times too. I've seen a lot of Anwei slander, and I can't disagree because the girl just didn't learn from her mistakes. I feel like Lia and Knox took a backseat in this one; obviously, Lia was still part of the action but I just didn't connect to her as much. And Knox...well, he spent most of the book unconscious or locked in a closet, so... I liked Mateo still, but he frustrated me with his obliviousness at times. I also have the unpopular opinion of liking Noa; I saw everyone else hating on her POV but honestly, I thought she was cool so I didn't mind. Aria was my favorite character, though.
While I think She Who Rides the Storm was much better than He Who Breaks the Earth, I did still enjoy parts of it and I'm glad I finished the series.
3.25/5
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I wasn't anticipating on reading this book so soon, but I'd seen a lot of reviews saying it's best to read the series close together, so I decided to read the sequel before I forgot what happened in the first one.
He Who Breaks the Earth is the sequel to She Who Rides the Storm, but I almost wish that they'd been combined into one book.
Did I read this book in less than 24 hours? Yes. Was it because I was on the edge of my seat? Not really. At about 20% into the book, the characters introduce a plan to kidnap another character and use him as a hostage...and I was very intrigued. I read the next 50% waiting for them to make a move, only to realize that this obviously was not going to happen. I think that's my main issue with this book: it felt like nothing happened. There was one "big goal," but it felt like there were no stepping stones to get there and the characters just took forever to get places and make decisions. I was excited for the end because the ending of the previous book was amazing, but this one felt a bit anticlimactic.
Honestly, the characters kind of fell a bit flat for me at times too. I've seen a lot of Anwei slander, and I can't disagree because the girl just didn't learn from her mistakes. I feel like Lia and Knox took a backseat in this one; obviously, Lia was still part of the action but I just didn't connect to her as much. And Knox...well, he spent most of the book unconscious or locked in a closet, so... I liked Mateo still, but he frustrated me with his obliviousness at times. I also have the unpopular opinion of liking Noa; I saw everyone else hating on her POV but honestly, I thought she was cool so I didn't mind. Aria was my favorite character, though.
While I think She Who Rides the Storm was much better than He Who Breaks the Earth, I did still enjoy parts of it and I'm glad I finished the series.
3.25/5
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