A review by words_and_dreams
The Riven Kingdom by Karen Miller

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

Second part of the Godspeaker trilogy. The book moves away from Hekat, although we get glimpses of her throughout, and moves to Ethrea. Ethrea is a more western fantasy setting and the people there have their own god and godspeakers. 
We follow a Princess, the heir to the throne who is being pressured into marriage, a toy maker who starts having visions and a mysterious stranger who we find out ia connected to Mijak and Hekat. 
I found the first half really slow and It took me ages to slog through it. Second half picked up a little. The story uses a lot of familiar tropes, however I felt that the white 'Christian' styled nation being the good ones and the darker 'savages' are evil a little erm....well...😬😬
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