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A review by novel_sarahndipity
The Stolen Kingdom by Jillian Boehme
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Thank you to Netgalley for a review copy of this book in return for an honest review.
I absolutely loved this book. The only thing I can honestly complain about is that it’s a stand alone and I want.. MORE.
The world building was unique. I feel like instead of having all the information dumped on you in the beginning so you can understand the plot, it instead developes with the plot and characters. It made it so that a complex world isn’t too overwhelming and you can just sit back, panic intermittently, and enjoy the story and the loveable characters.
The characters were intriguing and easy to care about. You got a couple different perspectives and each one made me care, want to read more, etc. This isn’t always the case for dual POV, usually there’s always that one character where you get to their POV and you just want to skip it, but you can’t. That’s not the case with Mara and Alac.
The pacing was great and I didn’t feel like it had any major lulls or places I felt went too fast. Jillian Boehme’s writing and how well she flushed out the characters, the plot and the world building were really well done. Something a lot of fantasies lack is a cohesion of all of these aspects. Many can’t fit all these aspects together in a way that if one is really well done without it negatively impacting another part of the story creation. Jillian did not have that issue with this novel. Very well done.
Themes I enjoyed: Forbidden romance, second born, ordinary yet not, secret life of parent and many more.
This is a book I’m still thinking about and I finished it weeks ago. The ending was unique and just had me feeling like a ball of mush at the end. Highly recommend.
I absolutely loved this book. The only thing I can honestly complain about is that it’s a stand alone and I want.. MORE.
The world building was unique. I feel like instead of having all the information dumped on you in the beginning so you can understand the plot, it instead developes with the plot and characters. It made it so that a complex world isn’t too overwhelming and you can just sit back, panic intermittently, and enjoy the story and the loveable characters.
The characters were intriguing and easy to care about. You got a couple different perspectives and each one made me care, want to read more, etc. This isn’t always the case for dual POV, usually there’s always that one character where you get to their POV and you just want to skip it, but you can’t. That’s not the case with Mara and Alac.
The pacing was great and I didn’t feel like it had any major lulls or places I felt went too fast. Jillian Boehme’s writing and how well she flushed out the characters, the plot and the world building were really well done. Something a lot of fantasies lack is a cohesion of all of these aspects. Many can’t fit all these aspects together in a way that if one is really well done without it negatively impacting another part of the story creation. Jillian did not have that issue with this novel. Very well done.
Themes I enjoyed: Forbidden romance, second born, ordinary yet not, secret life of parent and many more.
This is a book I’m still thinking about and I finished it weeks ago. The ending was unique and just had me feeling like a ball of mush at the end. Highly recommend.