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Apprentice
by Rachel E. Carter
June 16, 2015: The love triangle bits for the first half of the book were not my favorite. Other than that, I really liked it! It was nice seeing Ryiah grow. This series kind of reminds me of Tamora Pierce's work, and she is one of my favorite authors.
Edit (Sept 16, 2015): In anticipation of the sequel coming out, I've added more details the review.
Let me begin by saying that I absolutely adored the first book. Having said that, I still very much enjoyed this book, but it did let me down on one main account, as I will explain in the next paragraph.
To start off with the positive, I enjoyed seeing Ryiah grow, and I enjoyed the continuing confusion and tension between her and Darren. It was also great to see her struggle to continue to improve as a mage and a warrior and just as a person in general, with her many mistakes and victories along the way. The pacing and writing was all really great. The only thing I disliked was the love triangle. It seemed kind of pointless because I could already tell who she was going to pick (or maybe it was just that I already knew who I wanted her to pick before the rival love interest was even fully incorporated), but at the same time, I could see how the author wanted to use the love triangle as a means of furthering Ryiah's character growth. That character growth was the love triangle's redeeming quality. Other than that, the plot twists in this novel were great, and more complexity was introduced into the plot in the best way possible.
If you liked the first book, I'm sure you'll like this one as well. It was action-filled and it kept me on my toes, especially toward the very end. I'm excited for the next installment of this series.
Spoiler
Ian was a completely unnecessary love interest, though I suppose that might come into play in the next installment. I sincerely hope not. He was not my favorite character, and his attachment to Ryiah was irriatting.Edit (Sept 16, 2015): In anticipation of the sequel coming out, I've added more details the review.
Let me begin by saying that I absolutely adored the first book. Having said that, I still very much enjoyed this book, but it did let me down on one main account, as I will explain in the next paragraph.
To start off with the positive, I enjoyed seeing Ryiah grow, and I enjoyed the continuing confusion and tension between her and Darren. It was also great to see her struggle to continue to improve as a mage and a warrior and just as a person in general, with her many mistakes and victories along the way. The pacing and writing was all really great. The only thing I disliked was the love triangle. It seemed kind of pointless because I could already tell who she was going to pick (or maybe it was just that I already knew who I wanted her to pick before the rival love interest was even fully incorporated), but at the same time, I could see how the author wanted to use the love triangle as a means of furthering Ryiah's character growth. That character growth was the love triangle's redeeming quality. Other than that, the plot twists in this novel were great, and more complexity was introduced into the plot in the best way possible.
If you liked the first book, I'm sure you'll like this one as well. It was action-filled and it kept me on my toes, especially toward the very end. I'm excited for the next installment of this series.