Reviewed by thepunktheory on
Oooh, this was thrilling!
So far, I think I haven't picked up a book from Fairyloot I didn't like. This is a fresh take on the whole power/magic/chosen one theme and keeps you on your toes.
This magic/power system is a little complicated and I wish we had gotten a little more world-building, or better said in-text explanation. Before the actual story begins there is a glossary explaining all the different types of shamans. I did go through that but of course, didn't remember all of it. And once I was in the middle of a chapter I also didn't feel like stopping just to look stuff up at the front.
I'm really curious to see how this whole system will be developed further in the next novel. So far, the story was interesting and held many surprises - including of course the giant cliffhanger we got.
After reading a good amount of YA recently (as I am trying to finally get through all my subscription box books), I love that we still got something that felt unique. There are so many novels with a similar concept. If I just mention "chosen one", I'm sure there's an entire list of books that'll pop into your head. But this still was different!
I appreciated that there was no romantic plot involved. I always get extremely annoyed when that's thrust into a novel for no reason, so I was glad not to deal with that here. However, the important relationship here is friendship but I feel like this wasn't explored thoroughly. Not really many memorable interactions or even depth to the friend of the main characters. It just seems like potential was squandered here.
Reading updates
- Started reading
- 31 August, 2020: Finished reading
- 31 August, 2020: Reviewed