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A review by ria_mhrj
Geist by Philippa Ballantine
3.0
The world of The Order is incredibly rich and the author wasn't afraid of plunging her readers right into the thick of things - the first chapter is dense with action and mythology and it took me a while to settle into this book. But once I found my feet, Geist made for an enjoyable read.
My biggest criticisms of the book are to do with character growth and villain motivation. For the former, the book suffered from too many new people and new relationships - I would have been quite happy to read about Sorcha and Merrick alone, forging a partnership and ultimately a friendship. The Raed strand was interesting but not explored enough and Nynnia was just jarring.
The 'big bad' plot and reveal also bothered me - it hinged on a lot of 'we knew you'd behave this way so we can now do this' plot contrivances. Still, as an introduction, Geist caught my attention and I am curious to see what happens next.
My biggest criticisms of the book are to do with character growth and villain motivation. For the former, the book suffered from too many new people and new relationships - I would have been quite happy to read about Sorcha and Merrick alone, forging a partnership and ultimately a friendship. The Raed strand was interesting but not explored enough and Nynnia was just jarring.
The 'big bad' plot and reveal also bothered me - it hinged on a lot of 'we knew you'd behave this way so we can now do this' plot contrivances. Still, as an introduction, Geist caught my attention and I am curious to see what happens next.