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emm_enchanted 's review for:
The King Slayer
by Virginia Boecker
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"Disappointing" is the only word that comes to mind after finishing this duology.
The covers and description was what attracted me to this series. Elizabeth Grey is the best witch hunter in Anglia, but when she is accused of being a witch herself and sentenced to death, salvation comes from the exact same people that she has condemned to death.
When I first read the summary, I pictured a fierce woman in her 20s, filled with determination and the strength to stand up for what is right. Instead, Elizabeth is a 16 year old girl pining for a guy, barely able to complete a task satisfactorily.
I have never disliked a protagonist so much. She has a contradicting personality. On one hand she believes that burning witches is right and on the other hand, she is found using witch's herbs which makes her a hypocrite. She is apparently the best witch hunter which seems a little farfetched due to her age, and the idea of someone so young sending people to be killed doesn't sit well with me. Her loyalty to a person who is vile to her and constant judgement and hatred of people who have been nothing but kind is annoying. Her selfishness in doing what she wants without considering the consequences and how it affects others was abhorrent.
The first half of book 1 was the most difficult to get through, but the plot seemed to have potential, so I kept going. There were other characters who were quite good, but were completely sidelined.
The romance was bland, with crush and lust nicely packaged to look like love, but it didn't work. The descriptions of the characters, situations and surroundings were well written but didn't do much for the story.
Things did pick up at the end of book 1 and beginning of book 2, but then again it got boring after a point.
What truly disturbed me was how badly the topic of rape was handled.
I was relieved when I finished the series. The only reason I gave it 2 stars was because of the entertaining interactions between some of the characters.
"Disappointing" is the only word that comes to mind after finishing this duology.
The covers and description was what attracted me to this series. Elizabeth Grey is the best witch hunter in Anglia, but when she is accused of being a witch herself and sentenced to death, salvation comes from the exact same people that she has condemned to death.
When I first read the summary, I pictured a fierce woman in her 20s, filled with determination and the strength to stand up for what is right. Instead, Elizabeth is a 16 year old girl pining for a guy, barely able to complete a task satisfactorily.
I have never disliked a protagonist so much. She has a contradicting personality. On one hand she believes that burning witches is right and on the other hand, she is found using witch's herbs which makes her a hypocrite. She is apparently the best witch hunter which seems a little farfetched due to her age, and the idea of someone so young sending people to be killed doesn't sit well with me. Her loyalty to a person who is vile to her and constant judgement and hatred of people who have been nothing but kind is annoying. Her selfishness in doing what she wants without considering the consequences and how it affects others was abhorrent.
The first half of book 1 was the most difficult to get through, but the plot seemed to have potential, so I kept going. There were other characters who were quite good, but were completely sidelined.
The romance was bland, with crush and lust nicely packaged to look like love, but it didn't work. The descriptions of the characters, situations and surroundings were well written but didn't do much for the story.
Things did pick up at the end of book 1 and beginning of book 2, but then again it got boring after a point.
What truly disturbed me was how badly the topic of rape was handled.
I was relieved when I finished the series. The only reason I gave it 2 stars was because of the entertaining interactions between some of the characters.