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A review by kassidyscatalogue
The Gilded Crown by Marianne Gordon
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Thank you to net galley and Harper Voyager for an arc of this book in exchange for my honest review.
The Gilded Crown had an interesting premise. A girl that can bring the dead back to life...for a cost. I loved when Hellevir spent time in death. I loved the atmosphere of this other world and the death character himself had a lot of intrigue around him. This was the saving grace of the first half of the book and most of the reason I kept reading when things got boring.
The author did a great job of evoking big emotions in me, as a reader. I was so angry at some of the main characters at the end and frustrated with Hellevir herself at some points near the end. I think the writing style has a lot of promise.
Overall this book was promising and definitely set up for more in the series at the end. I had a good time reading it, but I think it was too slow, too much of the time for me to keep reading any additions to the series.
The Gilded Crown had an interesting premise. A girl that can bring the dead back to life...for a cost. I loved when Hellevir spent time in death. I loved the atmosphere of this other world and the death character himself had a lot of intrigue around him. This was the saving grace of the first half of the book and most of the reason I kept reading when things got boring.
The author did a great job of evoking big emotions in me, as a reader. I was so angry at some of the main characters at the end and frustrated with Hellevir herself at some points near the end. I think the writing style has a lot of promise.
Overall this book was promising and definitely set up for more in the series at the end. I had a good time reading it, but I think it was too slow, too much of the time for me to keep reading any additions to the series.