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A review by lorcanreads
Soul of Glass and Fire by Arianne Nicks
3.0
*I received this book as an eARC by the author in exchange for my honest opinion. Thank you Arianne Nicks for the opportunity.* This review is written voluntarily by me, and is my honest opinion.
!!!This is my review of the second book in a series, so there will be some spoilers from the first book!!!
To be completely honest with you, I'm not sure how to review this book. I believe I should begin by saying something about the first one in the series; Soul of Light and Thunder. (The first book I bought myself to read before I started the second book, which I got for free).
Okay, so unfortunately I found the first book somewhat lacking. Arianne's concept is wonderful and shows a lot of promise, however, like with most debut novels, it's noticeable that this is her first. The writing felt choppy and I didn't feel a connection with the characters, which is very important to me. Nevertheless, the book is an easy read, so I had little trouble finishing it. SoLaT ends on a cliffhanger, and I'll be the first to admit that I was eager to find out what happens next.
Now to the second book; Soul of Glass and Fire:
Since the first book was the authors' debut novel, I figured I should give the second book a fair chance. Usually, writers find their rhythm and pick up tips from reviews of their first book. This was the case for Arianne Nicks too. The characters come more alive in SoGaF, which is a deeper and less staccato read. I loved Raiden in this book; he reads as a well-developed character, and his POVs truly improve the story itself. I still feel that I don't really know Sophie, though. I'm not sure what exactly is lacking for me, but I find that I don't connect with her. The world-building is all right; the story takes place in Chicago and Japan, but since I haven't been to either of those places I wish more details had been offered about them. I found the magic system fascinating and would have liked to learn a bit more about it, but that's just my obsession with magic talking.
Overall I got through SoGaF rather quickly and thought the story and action were interesting. I thoroughly enjoyed how the plot in this book was less predictable compared to SoLaT. With SoGaF Nicks establishes her pace and writing style, which greatly improved the experience for me! The cliffhanger is even more wild in this time around, and I have to admit that I'm curious to see where Arianne Nicks will take us in the next installment.
!!!This is my review of the second book in a series, so there will be some spoilers from the first book!!!
To be completely honest with you, I'm not sure how to review this book. I believe I should begin by saying something about the first one in the series; Soul of Light and Thunder. (The first book I bought myself to read before I started the second book, which I got for free).
Okay, so unfortunately I found the first book somewhat lacking. Arianne's concept is wonderful and shows a lot of promise, however, like with most debut novels, it's noticeable that this is her first. The writing felt choppy and I didn't feel a connection with the characters, which is very important to me. Nevertheless, the book is an easy read, so I had little trouble finishing it. SoLaT ends on a cliffhanger, and I'll be the first to admit that I was eager to find out what happens next.
Now to the second book; Soul of Glass and Fire:
Since the first book was the authors' debut novel, I figured I should give the second book a fair chance. Usually, writers find their rhythm and pick up tips from reviews of their first book. This was the case for Arianne Nicks too. The characters come more alive in SoGaF, which is a deeper and less staccato read. I loved Raiden in this book; he reads as a well-developed character, and his POVs truly improve the story itself. I still feel that I don't really know Sophie, though. I'm not sure what exactly is lacking for me, but I find that I don't connect with her. The world-building is all right; the story takes place in Chicago and Japan, but since I haven't been to either of those places I wish more details had been offered about them. I found the magic system fascinating and would have liked to learn a bit more about it, but that's just my obsession with magic talking.
Overall I got through SoGaF rather quickly and thought the story and action were interesting. I thoroughly enjoyed how the plot in this book was less predictable compared to SoLaT. With SoGaF Nicks establishes her pace and writing style, which greatly improved the experience for me! The cliffhanger is even more wild in this time around, and I have to admit that I'm curious to see where Arianne Nicks will take us in the next installment.