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A review by wdallas126
The Crown of Embers by Rae Carson
5.0
(5 out of 5 stars)
In all honestly, I had a bit more difficult of a time with this book than I did the first, and all because of my own expectations. I went into this expecting greatness (since many reviewers I trust say it is the best book in the series) whereas I had gone into the first novel with a more open mind. In the end, clearly, it worked out though! There is certainly some balancing in the first half of the novel between political intrigue and action which felt a bit heavy-handed for my tastes, but really paid off in the rest of the novel. And - much like the first - this book REALLY delivered on its second half. The adventure, the emotion, the angst; it ALL worked for me. It ended in a way that made me want to immediately pick the finale. This is by no means a perfect book, because it doesn't need to be. I love everything about this world, these characters, their relationships, and it delivered in unexpected but equally amazing ways. I gladly give it 5 stars because that's what it deserves.
In all honestly, I had a bit more difficult of a time with this book than I did the first, and all because of my own expectations. I went into this expecting greatness (since many reviewers I trust say it is the best book in the series) whereas I had gone into the first novel with a more open mind. In the end, clearly, it worked out though! There is certainly some balancing in the first half of the novel between political intrigue and action which felt a bit heavy-handed for my tastes, but really paid off in the rest of the novel. And - much like the first - this book REALLY delivered on its second half. The adventure, the emotion, the angst; it ALL worked for me. It ended in a way that made me want to immediately pick the finale. This is by no means a perfect book, because it doesn't need to be. I love everything about this world, these characters, their relationships, and it delivered in unexpected but equally amazing ways. I gladly give it 5 stars because that's what it deserves.