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Blackbringer
by Laini Taylor
3.5
I'm not a huge fairy person, nor did I like [b:Daughter of Smoke & Bone|8490112|Daughter of Smoke & Bone (Daughter of Smoke & Bone, #1)|Laini Taylor|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1461353773s/8490112.jpg|13355552] but I still wanted to see if I could jump aboard the Laini Taylor Hype Train when I found this for less than a dollar at a second hand shop. I can, and I have. I really enjoyed this book and am quite sad the the sequel can only be found used, and is selling for nearly $200. I need to know what happens next!
This book took me a bit to really get into it. Around page 70 is when I decided that this could actually be a great read, and it was. It was super fun well paced and the villain was great. I loved how all the characters has such clear and defined voices and dialects. It sounded so authentic and the banter was very enjoyable. The plot is great as well. It has a few downsides like a chosen one arc and prophecy but it's even done better then most and I really didn't mind it.
Magpie was such a great character. She had a strong personality that just bled through the page. All the characters did. Even the ones we didn't see a lot. I could easily picture what type of person they were and all that jazz. Even the animals and imps were great. They all had interesting motives and personalities and I loved reading about all of them and even felt sad when some of them died.
I'd also like to mentioned that I did enjoy the underlying messages about society and the idea that human killed off the dragons. It wasn't discussed at large which was nice, they were just sort of there, naturally, as characters learnt stuff about our world and their own. It was nice not to have something so heavy-handed.
This was a really great book for a middle grade book as well. It wasn't the writing style I expected after reading [b:Daughter of Smoke & Bone|8490112|Daughter of Smoke & Bone (Daughter of Smoke & Bone, #1)|Laini Taylor|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1461353773s/8490112.jpg|13355552], which was honestly the saving grace of that book, but it wasn't such a step down either.
I think this is a very strong and enjoyable book and I recommend that anyone who can get their hands on a copy read it even if they didn't like her other works.
I'm not a huge fairy person, nor did I like [b:Daughter of Smoke & Bone|8490112|Daughter of Smoke & Bone (Daughter of Smoke & Bone, #1)|Laini Taylor|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1461353773s/8490112.jpg|13355552] but I still wanted to see if I could jump aboard the Laini Taylor Hype Train when I found this for less than a dollar at a second hand shop. I can, and I have. I really enjoyed this book and am quite sad the the sequel can only be found used, and is selling for nearly $200. I need to know what happens next!
This book took me a bit to really get into it. Around page 70 is when I decided that this could actually be a great read, and it was. It was super fun well paced and the villain was great. I loved how all the characters has such clear and defined voices and dialects. It sounded so authentic and the banter was very enjoyable. The plot is great as well. It has a few downsides like a chosen one arc and prophecy but it's even done better then most and I really didn't mind it.
Magpie was such a great character. She had a strong personality that just bled through the page. All the characters did. Even the ones we didn't see a lot. I could easily picture what type of person they were and all that jazz. Even the animals and imps were great. They all had interesting motives and personalities and I loved reading about all of them and even felt sad when some of them died.
I'd also like to mentioned that I did enjoy the underlying messages about society and the idea that human killed off the dragons. It wasn't discussed at large which was nice, they were just sort of there, naturally, as characters learnt stuff about our world and their own. It was nice not to have something so heavy-handed.
This was a really great book for a middle grade book as well. It wasn't the writing style I expected after reading [b:Daughter of Smoke & Bone|8490112|Daughter of Smoke & Bone (Daughter of Smoke & Bone, #1)|Laini Taylor|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1461353773s/8490112.jpg|13355552], which was honestly the saving grace of that book, but it wasn't such a step down either.
I think this is a very strong and enjoyable book and I recommend that anyone who can get their hands on a copy read it even if they didn't like her other works.