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A review by lovelymisanthrope
Blade Breaker by Victoria Aveyard
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I have been waiting for this sequel to come out since last year, and I was a little disappointed that I did not love this more.
"Blade Breaker" is the sequel to "Realm Breaker" and it follows Corayne, a young woman who has recently acquired her father's powerful sword and is trying to utilize it to save the realm. There is an evil queen who wants to the sword and all of the power Corayne seems to possess, and this queen will stop at nothing to get what she wants. Corayne is forced to assemble her own army to fight the queen, but she soon discovers there is an even bigger, much darker threat to the realm than a power-hungry queen.
I do not know if I read this book perhaps too quickly, or if it was written in a slower way, but it took me a long time to get into the story, and even once I was interested, I never got fully invested. This book is clearly filed with action, adventure, and high stakes, but I was not connected with the story enough to be disheartened by Corayne's struggles. I think overall the book is written well, and it will find its target market.
"Blade Breaker" is the sequel to "Realm Breaker" and it follows Corayne, a young woman who has recently acquired her father's powerful sword and is trying to utilize it to save the realm. There is an evil queen who wants to the sword and all of the power Corayne seems to possess, and this queen will stop at nothing to get what she wants. Corayne is forced to assemble her own army to fight the queen, but she soon discovers there is an even bigger, much darker threat to the realm than a power-hungry queen.
I do not know if I read this book perhaps too quickly, or if it was written in a slower way, but it took me a long time to get into the story, and even once I was interested, I never got fully invested. This book is clearly filed with action, adventure, and high stakes, but I was not connected with the story enough to be disheartened by Corayne's struggles. I think overall the book is written well, and it will find its target market.
Content Warnings
Moderate: War and Violence