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A review by randi_in_horrorland
The Jealousy of Jalice by Jesse Nolan Bailey
2.0
I’ve received this book in exchange for an honest review!
This book takes place in a magic driven world. The magic is called aether. There are many different wielders—aethertwisters, mirajin, or dokojin. This world is ruled by a Sachem. The only issue is, their Sachem is currently possessed by an evil dokojin with an agenda of its own! The wife of the Sachem, Jalice, is kidnapped by Annalasia, an assassin. The whole goal is to bring down the Sachem and bring peace back to the realm.
What I liked:
-The plot was interesting and kept me wanting to read more. I’m definitely interested in learning the outcome of what happens in the next book!
-The dark fantasy feel this book gave off makes it worth the read.
What I didn’t like:
-The characters were generally unlikeable. For me, most characters have to be likeable or at least relatable and none of them had that quality. They were all “trigger happy” as I like to call it. And Jalice was just plain annoying.
-The lack of explanation into what the characters are was confusing. What exactly is a dokojin? I still don’t know. I’m also a little blurry with what an aethertwister is.
-The switching between character perspectives could’ve been done more smoothly. It took me a few sentences into each chapter to figure out who I’m reading as.
This book takes place in a magic driven world. The magic is called aether. There are many different wielders—aethertwisters, mirajin, or dokojin. This world is ruled by a Sachem. The only issue is, their Sachem is currently possessed by an evil dokojin with an agenda of its own! The wife of the Sachem, Jalice, is kidnapped by Annalasia, an assassin. The whole goal is to bring down the Sachem and bring peace back to the realm.
What I liked:
-The plot was interesting and kept me wanting to read more. I’m definitely interested in learning the outcome of what happens in the next book!
-The dark fantasy feel this book gave off makes it worth the read.
What I didn’t like:
-The characters were generally unlikeable. For me, most characters have to be likeable or at least relatable and none of them had that quality. They were all “trigger happy” as I like to call it. And Jalice was just plain annoying.
-The lack of explanation into what the characters are was confusing. What exactly is a dokojin? I still don’t know. I’m also a little blurry with what an aethertwister is.
-The switching between character perspectives could’ve been done more smoothly. It took me a few sentences into each chapter to figure out who I’m reading as.