![]() ![]() On the one hand I couldn’t put it down on the other the tension was so intense and got to me so much that I *had to* put it down. Too great of a mystery to be resolved in just one book. Regardless of what people say, this book was inventive, different and had a great mystery behind it. I also totally disagree with the people on goodreads who don’t think this is its own book- have they never read a cliffhanger before? Protip though: if you do read this, make sure you have the next one close to hand when you finish, or you’ll be going “nooooo!” like Vader in the Lucas insert in Star Wars Episode VI- and no one wants that □ I loved the little tussles at the heart of their relationship– and all the drama managed to leave me reeling. In terms of romance, they actually have things in common, and there are actually reasons for the direction their romance takes. Some claimed it was twilightesque- I couldn’t disagree more (after reading, I determined the only reason for such a comparison must have been that it was popular to compare everything to Twilight at the time of publication). Reading some tips about the series before I started, I saw that this book had a negative reception. It was therefore up to the next book to take it up a notch.Īnd boy did it do that! Primarily, this was cos the concept for this was awesome! And when it came to the question of hit and miss characters, these ones were a complete hit– and the great thing is this focused on them for two whole books, meaning it got round the “will I/won’t I be invested”- RESULT! ![]() Ultimately, this did have a satisfying ending, yet it also hinted at more to come– which made it slightly different to Chima’s other series, as it meant those themes wouldn’t be the be all and end all of the story. And while I will say Demon King pulled that off more successfully, this one had individual moments that were better. I did feel like the plot motifs were very similar to the Demon King– basically “descendants” doing what you never could, having love you couldn’t, righting the wrongs of the past- which made me compare the two a lot. I’ve got to admit I was disappointed in that and consequently failed to be totally into it because of that. The issue with this one was I thought the focus would be one already-established character (Jason) and it turned out to be about another bordering-on-Mary-Sue (Madison). What I had the most trouble with, however, was that being a companion series it can be hit and miss how connected you are with the characters. I did, however, like how ghosts were used. I liked this one marginally less than book 2 and here’s why…įirstly, in terms of world building, I quite liked how this book did dragon-type creature and references- though it wasn’t my favourite (I’ve mentioned before, I have high standards). In short, this book gave me MORE and was a MASSIVE hit with me. I also love that feeling of being transported all over the world when I read- and this did that by the bucketload- more even than Warrior Heir. It honestly doesn’t get much better than that for me. His story distinctly more intriguing and, even if it was a bit obvious in terms of the “twist”, it worked for me because it had all the *feels*. ![]() We love who we love- and I instantly connected to Seth. The obvious reason why I dug this book considerable more than the first was that I was much more invested in the characters. If I sounded a tad lacklustre about the first instalment, then you might want to prepare yourself, because you are in for some serious GUSH. ![]() And, thankfully from a book that had offered me such a sluggish beginning, the dramatic finale and complex world that had been created made it all worth it! Once it got going though I loved it! Despite the slow opening, the plot picked up the story was direction as they travelled from Ohio to the Lake District (inadvertently fuelling my wanderlust and reminding me why I adore that country).Īs it went on, I became increasingly invested in the characters, admiring them in all their shades of morally grey- with everyone from hero to villain given depth (even the side characters!)īy the end, the seemingly random prologue started to make sense. I’ll be honest, this one took me a while to get into, making it not-the-strongest start. Okay, enough shrieking, let’s get into the whys and wherefores of the Heir series, book by book, starting with… The Warrior Heir I don’t feel like there are nearly enough companion-novel style fantasy books like this out there and ahhh it was just so good! This is definitely her less popular series, yet I truly believe it deserves more attention. And mannn does she do that amazingly well here. Now I’ll be blunt straight off the bat: Chima isn’t known for crazy complex magic systems or the most unique world building- but what she *does* do is create characters you can root for and dramatic high stakes plots. ![]()
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