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A review by jcaesara
A Curse of Gold by Annie Sullivan
3.0
I was really excited to read this one considering that I really enjoyed "A touch of gold".
So, this time Kora goes after the God Dionysus to make him cure her father and save her kingdom and the entire world from destruction.
During her quest she meets the Oracle, all sorts of mythical creatures (satyrs, gorgons, etc.), she learns more about the Gods and even meets some of them: Triton and Poseidon.
The story begins very slowly. For the first 70-80 pages we had only stories, nothing really happening. But after they leave to find Dionysus everything becomes crowded as they are over and over again attacked by different sea or land creatures.
Also there were some things I didn't like in this book, such as:
- Kora kept telling us what she was thinking and always explaining things in her mind, without letting us know them from actions and words themselves
- very annoying (for me) were all of those quotes from journals of past rulers. They kept popping up at the wrong times.
- Hettie was an absolute obnoxious brat the entire book
- and Royce was barely there. I was expecting to see more of their relationship in this book. Yes he loves her and is always there for her but I wanted to see them more together.
A pleasant surprise was Triton. Besides his good looks and acting like a spoiled brat he was very funny
So, this time Kora goes after the God Dionysus to make him cure her father and save her kingdom and the entire world from destruction.
During her quest she meets the Oracle, all sorts of mythical creatures (satyrs, gorgons, etc.), she learns more about the Gods and even meets some of them: Triton and Poseidon.
The story begins very slowly. For the first 70-80 pages we had only stories, nothing really happening. But after they leave to find Dionysus everything becomes crowded as they are over and over again attacked by different sea or land creatures.
Also there were some things I didn't like in this book, such as:
- Kora kept telling us what she was thinking and always explaining things in her mind, without letting us know them from actions and words themselves
- very annoying (for me) were all of those quotes from journals of past rulers. They kept popping up at the wrong times.
- Hettie was an absolute obnoxious brat the entire book
- and Royce was barely there. I was expecting to see more of their relationship in this book. Yes he loves her and is always there for her but I wanted to see them more together.
A pleasant surprise was Triton. Besides his good looks and acting like a spoiled brat he was very funny