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A review by colourful_kenyan
Air Awakens by Elise Kova
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
This is a slow paced romace YA fantasy.
We follow Vhalla who has saved the crown prince's life but without knowing that she used her powers. She works in the library and therefore has easy access to books about magic but all does not go well as she starts getting notes. She has a hard time accepting that she is a sorcerer and it takes a while for her to let go of her prejudices against the group that she barely knows much about.
This book had loads of potential but the execution was done in an unsatisfactory manner.
Told in only Vhalla's pov, we get to learn little about the world that she is supposed to be immersed in because she has a hard time accepting her powers. There are sprinkles here and there about the world that I wish were explained more heavily instead of the romance that took the forefront.
I got Avatar the last Air bender vibes but this is different enough that I didn't feel like I was getting a retelling.
What I liked:
- The world- While we got so little about it, I was intrigued enough.
- That she acted how an 18-year-old would act. The decisions made, the way she choose a partner because her parents influenced her thought process.
The issues I had with the book:
- she does not make long-lasting impressions as a character. It probably has something to do with the fact that we spend too much time in her head and too much time with the prince. She barely makes any decisions and the ones that she does are wrong ones.<spoilers>Lying to Alderik about Sareem being like a brother considering that she had kissed him </spoilers>. I hope she does better in the coming books because I am already invested in this world.
- <spoilers>She is a hypocrite for not being understanding to her friends who have a hard time accepting her powers yet she herself had a hard time coming to terms with it.</spoilers>
- A love triangle that was done poorly.
- There is a lot of telling instead of showing.
We follow Vhalla who has saved the crown prince's life but without knowing that she used her powers. She works in the library and therefore has easy access to books about magic but all does not go well as she starts getting notes. She has a hard time accepting that she is a sorcerer and it takes a while for her to let go of her prejudices against the group that she barely knows much about.
This book had loads of potential but the execution was done in an unsatisfactory manner.
Told in only Vhalla's pov, we get to learn little about the world that she is supposed to be immersed in because she has a hard time accepting her powers. There are sprinkles here and there about the world that I wish were explained more heavily instead of the romance that took the forefront.
I got Avatar the last Air bender vibes but this is different enough that I didn't feel like I was getting a retelling.
What I liked:
- The world- While we got so little about it, I was intrigued enough.
- That she acted how an 18-year-old would act. The decisions made, the way she choose a partner because her parents influenced her thought process.
The issues I had with the book:
- she does not make long-lasting impressions as a character. It probably has something to do with the fact that we spend too much time in her head and too much time with the prince. She barely makes any decisions and the ones that she does are wrong ones.<spoilers>Lying to Alderik about Sareem being like a brother considering that she had kissed him </spoilers>. I hope she does better in the coming books because I am already invested in this world.
- <spoilers>She is a hypocrite for not being understanding to her friends who have a hard time accepting her powers yet she herself had a hard time coming to terms with it.</spoilers>
- A love triangle that was done poorly.
- There is a lot of telling instead of showing.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body horror