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A review by queens_flame
Fate of the Fallen by Kel Kade
3.0
I received an ARC of this last year at the ALA conference and I’ve *finally* gotten around to reading it. I remember it being super hyped up at the time and everyone was trying to get a copy. Thanks to the folks at Macmillan/Tor for letting me snag a copy
Anyways – so I have quite the mixed feelings on this book. Like a part of me was really wowed, and enjoyed this. It’s been a really long time since a book has made me laugh out loud. The way this was written, it was as if Rick Riordan decided to write adult high fantasy. The remarks, the little jokes, the quirkiness of the characters – it was just so much fun.
Despite that, I feel like overall the way the plot line and overall conflict flowed was a big….jaggedy. It wasn’t consistent, new things were being thrown in at random times. So in a way, I found the book confusing and I wasn’t sure exactly what the overall plot and conflict even WAS. Yeah the chosen one is dead and his best friend takes up his task to rule the world….but like I still don’t understand what is happening. One of the gods wants to destroy the world just because he can?
The mythology and the gods needs SO much more exploring, and I wish it was more touched upon in the books. It felt like there were two different worlds and stories going on, which again, ties into the inconsistency.
Regardless of all of this, I kept reading until the end just because the characters were so enjoyable. Aaslo is hilariously relatable. He is like every millennial ever if they were put in an adventure story. I am looking forward to seeing how the next books in the series go, if there will be any.
Anyways – so I have quite the mixed feelings on this book. Like a part of me was really wowed, and enjoyed this. It’s been a really long time since a book has made me laugh out loud. The way this was written, it was as if Rick Riordan decided to write adult high fantasy. The remarks, the little jokes, the quirkiness of the characters – it was just so much fun.
Despite that, I feel like overall the way the plot line and overall conflict flowed was a big….jaggedy. It wasn’t consistent, new things were being thrown in at random times. So in a way, I found the book confusing and I wasn’t sure exactly what the overall plot and conflict even WAS. Yeah the chosen one is dead and his best friend takes up his task to rule the world….but like I still don’t understand what is happening. One of the gods wants to destroy the world just because he can?
The mythology and the gods needs SO much more exploring, and I wish it was more touched upon in the books. It felt like there were two different worlds and stories going on, which again, ties into the inconsistency.
Regardless of all of this, I kept reading until the end just because the characters were so enjoyable. Aaslo is hilariously relatable. He is like every millennial ever if they were put in an adventure story. I am looking forward to seeing how the next books in the series go, if there will be any.