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A review by jackiehii
The Dragons of Nova by Elise Kova
5.0
The Dragons of Nova is the second book in Elise Kova’s Loom Saga, therefore I won’t be summarizing the plot as it might spoil things! The book is still told from the POVs of the three main characters – Arianna, Cvareh and Florence – but the perspectives of Cvareh’s sister Petra and Yveun, who’s the King of Nova, were added!
I loved how that added so much depth to the entire story! Petra and the King are and have always been rivals because they belong to different Dragon Houses. Petra wants to see Yveun dead because she's not okay with the decisions he makes and the power he has over everyone.
Seeing the perspectives of the two rivals was very entertaining because the reader knew more than the respective characters. It kept me on the edge of my seat especially seeing how the characters would react to the betrayal and deviousness!
The Dragons of Nova was a lot more about the actual conflict between the Dragons on Nova and the Fenthri (which are the equivalent to humans) on Loom, as well as the inner conflict on Nova between the King of Nova and Cvareh’s sister! There was a lot of scheming and plotting involved and to me it felt like a game of chess! Most of the book is set on Nova and we see the conflicts and acts of betrayal from 4 different POVs! And even though it was a lot more political, there were still had exciting parts that involved blood, gore, explosives, fights, betrayals and death which was very exciting!
I am a big fan of Elise Kova’s writing style especially when it comes to her world-building. Her descriptions of Nova in this book were so extensive and vivid but it absolutely did not feel like an unnecessary info dump! The “floating islands”, the mountains, the sky, the houses and buildings, all the different colours – it was so beautifully depicted and my imagination was running wild trying to picture all of Nova the way it was described!
Overall, The Dragons of Nova was a perfect sequel to The Alchemists of Loom and it definitely left me wanting more!
Full review is now up on my blog: https://toomuchofabooknerd.wordpress.com/2017/07/04/review-dragons-of-nova-elise-kova/ :)
*I received an ARC from Keymaster Pres via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This did not affect my opinion in any way!*
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29th June:
ANOTHER BRILLIANT BOOK BY ELISE KOVA WOWOWOWWW. RTC
I loved how that added so much depth to the entire story! Petra and the King are and have always been rivals because they belong to different Dragon Houses. Petra wants to see Yveun dead because she's not okay with the decisions he makes and the power he has over everyone.
Seeing the perspectives of the two rivals was very entertaining because the reader knew more than the respective characters. It kept me on the edge of my seat especially seeing how the characters would react to the betrayal and deviousness!
The Dragons of Nova was a lot more about the actual conflict between the Dragons on Nova and the Fenthri (which are the equivalent to humans) on Loom, as well as the inner conflict on Nova between the King of Nova and Cvareh’s sister! There was a lot of scheming and plotting involved and to me it felt like a game of chess! Most of the book is set on Nova and we see the conflicts and acts of betrayal from 4 different POVs! And even though it was a lot more political, there were still had exciting parts that involved blood, gore, explosives, fights, betrayals and death which was very exciting!
I am a big fan of Elise Kova’s writing style especially when it comes to her world-building. Her descriptions of Nova in this book were so extensive and vivid but it absolutely did not feel like an unnecessary info dump! The “floating islands”, the mountains, the sky, the houses and buildings, all the different colours – it was so beautifully depicted and my imagination was running wild trying to picture all of Nova the way it was described!
Overall, The Dragons of Nova was a perfect sequel to The Alchemists of Loom and it definitely left me wanting more!
Full review is now up on my blog: https://toomuchofabooknerd.wordpress.com/2017/07/04/review-dragons-of-nova-elise-kova/ :)
*I received an ARC from Keymaster Pres via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This did not affect my opinion in any way!*
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29th June:
ANOTHER BRILLIANT BOOK BY ELISE KOVA WOWOWOWWW. RTC