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A review by kittyg
Thron in Flammen: Roman by Brian Staveley
3.0
This is book #2 in the series and I was hoping for a little more than I got. This is an interesting story, and it continues to grow more interesting as it goes with the ending becoming more and more intense, but the slight issue I have is that it seems a little 'bitty'. What I mean by that is that sections of this book are really exciting and action-packed with lots of problems for our main characters to face, and other sections drag on a lot or jump quickly between characters so there's no real way to settle down into the story.
Again we are following the three siblings, Vayln, Adare and Kaeden, who are the children of the Emperor. In book #1 we see all three of the embarking on separate quests and story-lines, but in this book we do start to see the stories pull together and become more of a central plot. I liked seeing Adare and the other females taking up more time for the story, but still I didn't think some sections of her plot weren't as exciting as they could/should have been.
What I do like about this is that we're starting to explore the world further and we're being introduced into wartime in a way that is a little different from most stories. Instead of just being thrown in among the battlers, we actually get to focus on the politicking and plotting that is happening behind the war too, and when gods manifest and nomads fight back stuff does get quite riveting.
On the whole I think this is a good continuation and the story is one I do want to finish up, but I just hoped for a little more 'wow' factor from the plot and characters. I tended to find myself drifting through bits of the story, and fighting against other sections and this did take me quite a while to finish up. I will be completing the series, but so far this was only a 3* read for me and was similar to the first for how I felt overall.
Again we are following the three siblings, Vayln, Adare and Kaeden, who are the children of the Emperor. In book #1 we see all three of the embarking on separate quests and story-lines, but in this book we do start to see the stories pull together and become more of a central plot. I liked seeing Adare and the other females taking up more time for the story, but still I didn't think some sections of her plot weren't as exciting as they could/should have been.
What I do like about this is that we're starting to explore the world further and we're being introduced into wartime in a way that is a little different from most stories. Instead of just being thrown in among the battlers, we actually get to focus on the politicking and plotting that is happening behind the war too, and when gods manifest and nomads fight back stuff does get quite riveting.
On the whole I think this is a good continuation and the story is one I do want to finish up, but I just hoped for a little more 'wow' factor from the plot and characters. I tended to find myself drifting through bits of the story, and fighting against other sections and this did take me quite a while to finish up. I will be completing the series, but so far this was only a 3* read for me and was similar to the first for how I felt overall.