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A review by annettebooksofhopeanddreams
Grace and Fury by Tracy Banghart
4.0
I remember when this book came in that I thought "O, this sounds good! I'm really gonna read this soon!". You can already guess what happened, I didn't read it soon. It stayed on my shelf for quite a while. But yesterday Fairyloot announced they were gonna sell a matching book two and I was like "Okay, now I really have to read this!". So, that's what I did.
And from the very first chapter I was sold! I love the writing style of this book. It's easy to read, without coming across as simple. It has a very nice flow and it never gets too detailed, but it's also not too superficial. The pacing of the story is quite nice too. The story starts in the middle of the action and it's a train that never really stands still.
I think that at times the plot was not that original. I saw a lot of things coming and was mostly rooting for the characters to see it too, but the execution of the plot was really well done, so I didn't mind that it didn't hold many surprises for me. While reading the book however I couldn't shake the thought that this was exactly what would have happened if Arya and Sansa in Game of Thrones had been forced to switch places. And I like how it turned out for them!
Because for me the characters were the true stars of the story. I liked how Banghart managed to give them layers and depth, even though the book isn't that long. Every character clearly has their own qualities and flaws. And I can't wait for the second book to get to know them better and to see how they will deal with the new situation. Considering how this book ended, it's gonna be very very interesting!
And from the very first chapter I was sold! I love the writing style of this book. It's easy to read, without coming across as simple. It has a very nice flow and it never gets too detailed, but it's also not too superficial. The pacing of the story is quite nice too. The story starts in the middle of the action and it's a train that never really stands still.
I think that at times the plot was not that original. I saw a lot of things coming and was mostly rooting for the characters to see it too, but the execution of the plot was really well done, so I didn't mind that it didn't hold many surprises for me. While reading the book however I couldn't shake the thought that this was exactly what would have happened if Arya and Sansa in Game of Thrones had been forced to switch places. And I like how it turned out for them!
Because for me the characters were the true stars of the story. I liked how Banghart managed to give them layers and depth, even though the book isn't that long. Every character clearly has their own qualities and flaws. And I can't wait for the second book to get to know them better and to see how they will deal with the new situation. Considering how this book ended, it's gonna be very very interesting!