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ambeesbookishpages 's review for:
Crystal Kingdom
by Amanda Hocking
The full review can be found at The Book Bratz
Liked:
-It picks up right where Ice Kissed left off.
I liked Bryn, she is fierce and kick ass. Even though half the time she wants to charge into stuff half blinded. Which was about half of this book.
-Konstantin played a HUGE role. We have heard about him and seen him briefly for two books. I was ready for a whole book with him in it. Amanda delivered him to us.
-I especially loved the Troll world. Amanda made all the tribes talked about well developed and talked about.
-A few characters from the Trylle trilogy return for some parts! It was great seeing Wendy, Loki, and Finn again!
Disliked:
-I feel like all the characters ran around and chased their tails for portions of this book. Like weren't they there doing the SAME thing in book two?
Love triangle? Sort of? It is Obvious that Konstantin has feelings for Bryn, I am pretty sure she knew too. But it is thrown out there in two sentences. Not developed at all. It is obvious who Bryn was going to end up with, but it was like Amanda was like "Oh! let me add another love interest...Actually nevermind."
-The plot lagged in several places, and a lot of things were unnecessary or overly predictable.
-There was really no climax to the story. Yes, there was a rising action but it fell flat after that. The problem was taken care of in a few paragraphs. That was it. There was nothing else.
-I am VERY unhappy with who Amanda killed off. Two of my favorite characters! *sobs*
Overall:
I am torn with this one. I either really liked it or I really didn't. I guess in this case it is safe to go with three stars? I had some expectations for this one and it fell short. I rated the second book three stars and had my concerns entering this book. Honestly, I'm not going to tell you not to read this series but I am not going to push it at you. The first book was strong and I LOVED it. But the series went down hill from there.
Liked:
-It picks up right where Ice Kissed left off.
I liked Bryn, she is fierce and kick ass. Even though half the time she wants to charge into stuff half blinded. Which was about half of this book.
-Konstantin played a HUGE role. We have heard about him and seen him briefly for two books. I was ready for a whole book with him in it. Amanda delivered him to us.
-I especially loved the Troll world. Amanda made all the tribes talked about well developed and talked about.
-A few characters from the Trylle trilogy return for some parts! It was great seeing Wendy, Loki, and Finn again!
Disliked:
-I feel like all the characters ran around and chased their tails for portions of this book. Like weren't they there doing the SAME thing in book two?
Love triangle? Sort of? It is Obvious that Konstantin has feelings for Bryn, I am pretty sure she knew too. But it is thrown out there in two sentences. Not developed at all. It is obvious who Bryn was going to end up with, but it was like Amanda was like "Oh! let me add another love interest...Actually nevermind."
-The plot lagged in several places, and a lot of things were unnecessary or overly predictable.
-There was really no climax to the story. Yes, there was a rising action but it fell flat after that. The problem was taken care of in a few paragraphs. That was it. There was nothing else.
-I am VERY unhappy with who Amanda killed off. Two of my favorite characters! *sobs*
Overall:
I am torn with this one. I either really liked it or I really didn't. I guess in this case it is safe to go with three stars? I had some expectations for this one and it fell short. I rated the second book three stars and had my concerns entering this book. Honestly, I'm not going to tell you not to read this series but I am not going to push it at you. The first book was strong and I LOVED it. But the series went down hill from there.