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The Traitor's Crux
by Jessica Prather
Rating: 3/5
Genre: YA Fantasy/Dystopian
Recommended Age: 14+ (some language, violence)
I received a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are my own.
In a country ravaged by years of war, plague, and death, witches and wizards are blamed for the state of the world and hunted by the U.S. government. Kenadee Coria was only a young girl when her brother was taken prisoner for having magical powers.
Now sixteen years old, Kenadee discovers she too has magical powers and must face the facts: the government is watching, and they have plans for her. She’s given a deadly mission and an impossible ultimatum: the lives of a hidden group of magic refugees, or the safe return of her long-lost brother. – Amazon.com
A book about witches in a dystopian setting? Sign me up! I had actually heard about this book before I was offered a chance to review it and so I was very excited to read this book. I liked the book well enough. I thought the plot development was well done and the writing was very easy to follow. I also thought the book had a very interesting concept.
Unfortunately, I did have a lot of negatives I came across in this book. I thought the characters weren’t very well developed outside of Harlow. A lot of the characters were just there for the main character to converse with and I felt they didn’t have a lot of personality behind them. I thought the book jumped around quite a bit, which made it confusing for me to follow along. There was also one part in the book where the characters said one thing was going to happen, said another thing the next page, and then went with their original wording the page after that. I read that passage over and over again to try and figure out what might have happened, what I might have skipped, but I now think it might just be an error in the book, maybe two revisions that got spliced together accidentally? I also thought that the book could have been written better. I think the main character’s magical abilities could have made an appearance in the book earlier on. I also think more of her backstory should have been discussed in the book to give the reader a better foundation of the world we’re in. I also think that the most interesting character in this book was Harlow and I would love a spin-off book from her POV or the rest of the books from her POV. The author built Harlow to be such a complex and interesting character and I’m excited to see where Harlow goes from here.
Verdict: While I did have more negatives to say about this book then positives I still enjoyed this book and I would recommend it just because it’s very unique and because it’s a pretty good book beyond the flaws. If you’re looking for an unique book to read and you’re a fan of dystopian books, this might be the book for you. This book comes out on November 14, 2017!
Genre: YA Fantasy/Dystopian
Recommended Age: 14+ (some language, violence)
I received a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are my own.
In a country ravaged by years of war, plague, and death, witches and wizards are blamed for the state of the world and hunted by the U.S. government. Kenadee Coria was only a young girl when her brother was taken prisoner for having magical powers.
Now sixteen years old, Kenadee discovers she too has magical powers and must face the facts: the government is watching, and they have plans for her. She’s given a deadly mission and an impossible ultimatum: the lives of a hidden group of magic refugees, or the safe return of her long-lost brother. – Amazon.com
A book about witches in a dystopian setting? Sign me up! I had actually heard about this book before I was offered a chance to review it and so I was very excited to read this book. I liked the book well enough. I thought the plot development was well done and the writing was very easy to follow. I also thought the book had a very interesting concept.
Unfortunately, I did have a lot of negatives I came across in this book. I thought the characters weren’t very well developed outside of Harlow. A lot of the characters were just there for the main character to converse with and I felt they didn’t have a lot of personality behind them. I thought the book jumped around quite a bit, which made it confusing for me to follow along. There was also one part in the book where the characters said one thing was going to happen, said another thing the next page, and then went with their original wording the page after that. I read that passage over and over again to try and figure out what might have happened, what I might have skipped, but I now think it might just be an error in the book, maybe two revisions that got spliced together accidentally? I also thought that the book could have been written better. I think the main character’s magical abilities could have made an appearance in the book earlier on. I also think more of her backstory should have been discussed in the book to give the reader a better foundation of the world we’re in. I also think that the most interesting character in this book was Harlow and I would love a spin-off book from her POV or the rest of the books from her POV. The author built Harlow to be such a complex and interesting character and I’m excited to see where Harlow goes from here.
Verdict: While I did have more negatives to say about this book then positives I still enjoyed this book and I would recommend it just because it’s very unique and because it’s a pretty good book beyond the flaws. If you’re looking for an unique book to read and you’re a fan of dystopian books, this might be the book for you. This book comes out on November 14, 2017!