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A review by thisbookishcat
Kingdom Cold by Brittni Chenelle
adventurous
medium-paced
3.5
*Full disclosure: I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.*
What I really liked about this novel is that it was fresh; being written from multiple points of view was something that really added to the story and to the characters. In that way, it almost had a Song of Ice and Fire vibe to it.
There are a few things though that would have really upped the rating of this book overall; character development, better transitions, and timing.
For character development, there were times that it was clear that a character was working to change or improve, and in other cases it was almost like a complete 180 with no real delve into that development. This seemed more like a timing issue, so I think if the book was twice the length this could have been easily improved. I also would have loved more back story into Young's alleged abusive upbringing, maybe with a small piece of dialogue that shows him opening up to her during a bonding moment. There was also a little too much focus on everyone being in love with Princess Charlotte, whom I never really grew to enjoy, let alone like, so it was hard to understand why anyone would like her besides the power her kingdom would bring to people.
In terms of transitions, there weren't really any transitions. Exciting things would be happening, then in the same chapter without even so much as a page break it would jump ahead to just after the fights and battles, presumably because the author didn't want to actually write in too many fights. This is also a major part of the timing problem.
Constructive criticism aside, this was an enjoyable book and worth a read if you can get your hands on a copy of it.
What I really liked about this novel is that it was fresh; being written from multiple points of view was something that really added to the story and to the characters. In that way, it almost had a Song of Ice and Fire vibe to it.
There are a few things though that would have really upped the rating of this book overall; character development, better transitions, and timing.
For character development, there were times that it was clear that a character was working to change or improve, and in other cases it was almost like a complete 180 with no real delve into that development. This seemed more like a timing issue, so I think if the book was twice the length this could have been easily improved. I also would have loved more back story into Young's alleged abusive upbringing, maybe with a small piece of dialogue that shows him opening up to her during a bonding moment. There was also a little too much focus on everyone being in love with Princess Charlotte, whom I never really grew to enjoy, let alone like, so it was hard to understand why anyone would like her besides the power her kingdom would bring to people.
In terms of transitions, there weren't really any transitions. Exciting things would be happening, then in the same chapter without even so much as a page break it would jump ahead to just after the fights and battles, presumably because the author didn't want to actually write in too many fights. This is also a major part of the timing problem.
Constructive criticism aside, this was an enjoyable book and worth a read if you can get your hands on a copy of it.