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elementarymydear
I’m so mad.
I am just so mad.
Book one was a classic high fantasy story set in a matriarchal society which I was 100% there for. Book two was a mind-boggling, genre-bending genius work with some of the best twists that I could never have seen coming.
I struggled from the beginning with book three. There were two many storylines (many of which were never resolved) and the sections were too short to make it easy to keep track of. The story just kept getting more and more complicated, with more and more ridiculous things happening, often with no explanation, and then suddenly in the last two chapters we’re presented with a get-out-of-jail-free-card style ending that raised more questions than it answered. Sure, the kingdom’s safe, but is Kelsea okay? Are we supposed to believe she’s totally fine with the sudden reappearance of her mother, who she believed to be dead and who seems to have no interest in actually parenting? Where did the whole printing press storyline go? WHERE DID THESE SUDDEN POWERS COME FROM? So many questions. The first two books were so so good, and it was just a shame to finish on such a let-down.
I am just so mad.
Book one was a classic high fantasy story set in a matriarchal society which I was 100% there for. Book two was a mind-boggling, genre-bending genius work with some of the best twists that I could never have seen coming.
I struggled from the beginning with book three. There were two many storylines (many of which were never resolved) and the sections were too short to make it easy to keep track of. The story just kept getting more and more complicated, with more and more ridiculous things happening, often with no explanation, and then suddenly in the last two chapters we’re presented with a get-out-of-jail-free-card style ending that raised more questions than it answered. Sure, the kingdom’s safe, but is Kelsea okay? Are we supposed to believe she’s totally fine with the sudden reappearance of her mother, who she believed to be dead and who seems to have no interest in actually parenting? Where did the whole printing press storyline go? WHERE DID THESE SUDDEN POWERS COME FROM? So many questions. The first two books were so so good, and it was just a shame to finish on such a let-down.
4.5 stars
I really enjoyed this book, and the expansion to the universe is so well done and awesome! The only reason this didn’t get 5 stars for me is that mostly due to how this book fits with the plot of The Lost Hero, there was an element of suspense that was lost as the end was almost a foregone conclusion. That being said, it was still a great book, and I can’t wait to read the rest of the series!
I really enjoyed this book, and the expansion to the universe is so well done and awesome! The only reason this didn’t get 5 stars for me is that mostly due to how this book fits with the plot of The Lost Hero, there was an element of suspense that was lost as the end was almost a foregone conclusion. That being said, it was still a great book, and I can’t wait to read the rest of the series!
