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A review by gloriouspanic
Citadel of the Sky by Chrysoula Tzavelas
4.0
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At the very beginning of the book the amount of foreign information and immense amount of detail had me a bit lost. Once I really began to understand the new vocabulary and had a sense of the world I really began to enjoy the story. There were a few moments I felt the detail was a bit over done but I still really enjoyed it. The characters were what really drew me in from the very first scene. There were quite a few to keep me engaged but not so many I had trouble keeping track. The entire story skated that line between not enough and too much perfectly for me. I was able to get a real feel for the history the family. I related to Tiana the most on a personal level mostly because of her attitude. At times her tantrums annoyed me but after examining how I would react it was very realistic! Kiar though was my favorite character of the story. I felt an incredible amount of empathy for her and the internal battle she was in balancing so much on her shoulders. For me this book was a refreshing break from a lot of the young adult genre I’ve been reading. It was just as clean in content but with more detail and new vocabulary than books geared toward a younger audience. If you enjoy young adult fantasy but want branch out into some material more geared to the older crowd I highly recommend this book.
This eGalley was provided free from the publisher through CBB Book Promotions in exchange for an honest review. This in no way affected my opinion and I was compensated in no other manner.
At the very beginning of the book the amount of foreign information and immense amount of detail had me a bit lost. Once I really began to understand the new vocabulary and had a sense of the world I really began to enjoy the story. There were a few moments I felt the detail was a bit over done but I still really enjoyed it. The characters were what really drew me in from the very first scene. There were quite a few to keep me engaged but not so many I had trouble keeping track. The entire story skated that line between not enough and too much perfectly for me. I was able to get a real feel for the history the family. I related to Tiana the most on a personal level mostly because of her attitude. At times her tantrums annoyed me but after examining how I would react it was very realistic! Kiar though was my favorite character of the story. I felt an incredible amount of empathy for her and the internal battle she was in balancing so much on her shoulders. For me this book was a refreshing break from a lot of the young adult genre I’ve been reading. It was just as clean in content but with more detail and new vocabulary than books geared toward a younger audience. If you enjoy young adult fantasy but want branch out into some material more geared to the older crowd I highly recommend this book.
This eGalley was provided free from the publisher through CBB Book Promotions in exchange for an honest review. This in no way affected my opinion and I was compensated in no other manner.