zoeelizabethk's Reviews (642)

The Hidden Island is a fun quick read that reminded me of elements from Narnia, the Odyssey, The Screwtape Letters, and the Matrix among others. Supposedly it’s reminiscent of the Never Ending Story as well, but I’ve never read it. I loved its themes of family, love, sacrifice, and quest. I had a hard time buying into the “real” world in the novel because I had a hard time feeling fixed in a particular time and place, despite all the descriptions of sailing and sand. Once Jonah got to Mysterion however, I got more into it. I think this is a perfect story for young adult readers and they will love it. I look forward to going back to Mysterion in the following books!

I received a free copy in exchange for an honest review.

This was a fun, easy read. I found the writing a little distracting at times but it had a fun action-filled ending and left me wanting to know what will happen in the sequel. I received a free ARC in exchange for an honest review.

What a book! I’m reading Elantris, Sanderson’s debut, after having already read a lot of his later work. You can tell that his writing gas improved and matured but in now way diminishes the strength of this first novel. I found Elantris fascinating and especially loved the political intrigue and intricate role of religion in this world. I can’t believe it took me this long to read this! There’s also something very satisfying about having the story and world contained in a single book, as opposed to say the Stormlight Archives, that I enjoyed and seeing him pull everything together was great. Elantris is truly epic and every detail is important.

I enjoy books with political intrigue and Carrie Summers did a good job with this book. Was it perfect? No. I felt there was some areas where she could have filled it out a little more and a couple things came too easily to Myrrh but overall this was a fun, easy read in a genre I like and the author did a pretty good job for this being a short book. I definitely plan to read the sequel. 3.5-4 stars