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A review by thebookpage
The Enchanter Heir by Cinda Williams Chima
adventurous
dark
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I liked this book, I think it shows an effective evaluation of the stakes and dangers of the world and introduces some new magical wrinkles.
The tone is surprisingly darker, with many more people dying so quickly compared to earlier books and is shocking turnaround from the casualty light earlier books as named characters of consequence quickly start dropping dead and the plot actively engages with the consequences of these deaths.
The characters are believable as angst ridden but heroic and trying to be kind teens and the antagonists are more fully realized and sympathetic than most previous villains, specially while still being evil, with Rowan Devries as an especial stand out with a surprising amount of depth. He feels like someone who could be a lead if the story had gone another way.
My main gripe is that personally I am annoyed by the trope of characters withholding information that would resolve tension from other characters for weak reasons. While there are some secrets that are definitely understandable to keep secret such as Jonah’s murder spree, his ability to kill with a touch and the fact it means he can’t touch anyone is annoyingly dragged out as a secret and leads to irritating continued moping from Emma which I feel coulda been solved simply by anyone else in his friend circle giving her the simple explanation.
The tone is surprisingly darker, with many more people dying so quickly compared to earlier books and is shocking turnaround from the casualty light earlier books as named characters of consequence quickly start dropping dead and the plot actively engages with the consequences of these deaths.
The characters are believable as angst ridden but heroic and trying to be kind teens and the antagonists are more fully realized and sympathetic than most previous villains, specially while still being evil, with Rowan Devries as an especial stand out with a surprising amount of depth. He feels like someone who could be a lead if the story had gone another way.
My main gripe is that personally I am annoyed by the trope of characters withholding information that would resolve tension from other characters for weak reasons. While there are some secrets that are definitely understandable to keep secret such as Jonah’s murder spree, his ability to kill with a touch and the fact it means he can’t touch anyone is annoyingly dragged out as a secret and leads to irritating continued moping from Emma which I feel coulda been solved simply by anyone else in his friend circle giving her the simple explanation.