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adaliabooks's review against another edition
3.0
☆3,25/5☆
Pues al final si que me ha terminado gustando el libro.
Las primeras 114 páginas las detesté, pensé que estaba camino de ser 1 estrella y quería abandonarlo. Menos mal que mi orgullo (y mi bolsillo para que mentir) evitaron que lo abandonara porque remonta de muy buena manera creo yo.
Los personajes son muy típicos por lo que no encontrareis personalidades escéntricas. Por un lado tenemos al príncipe heredero personalidad oscura, fría y cruel y por otro esta el segundo príncipe, carismático, mujeriego y que le gusta a todo el mundo. Después esta nuestra protagonista, que creo que es de estas protagonistas que o gustan o no gustan. En lo personal a mí me gustó.
Voy a continuar con los siguientes libros porque al final me quedé intrigada con lo que va a pasar.
Pues al final si que me ha terminado gustando el libro.
Las primeras 114 páginas las detesté, pensé que estaba camino de ser 1 estrella y quería abandonarlo. Menos mal que mi orgullo (y mi bolsillo para que mentir) evitaron que lo abandonara porque remonta de muy buena manera creo yo.
Los personajes son muy típicos por lo que no encontrareis personalidades escéntricas. Por un lado tenemos al príncipe heredero personalidad oscura, fría y cruel y por otro esta el segundo príncipe, carismático, mujeriego y que le gusta a todo el mundo. Después esta nuestra protagonista, que creo que es de estas protagonistas que o gustan o no gustan. En lo personal a mí me gustó.
Voy a continuar con los siguientes libros porque al final me quedé intrigada con lo que va a pasar.
thatslothfromiceage's review against another edition
3.5
This is a comfort read that I find myself thinking about and rereading time and time again. The plot, writing, and characters are pretty mediocre (and sometimes cringe) but they’re done in a way that is very entertaining. I’m normally very picky when it comes to trope ridden books, but this one does it well in my opinion.
isgalis's review against another edition
4.0
4.5/5 - It had been quite some time since the last time a book had caught my attention in such a way, really! Most of the times I thought I knew where the story was going, I was always pleasantly surprised to know it took a different turn, and for that I praise it. Perhaps the fact that I don't quite buy Baldair's excuses for some of his actions made me question the character building a bit, but I can't wait to see more of Vhalla and Aldrik. While I haven't purchased the second book, you bet I will! I will hold my hopes high for a Spanish translation, because I think this books definitely deserves it.
merryghoul's review against another edition
5.0
"I wanted to see you well and happy. I wanted to see you flourish, and I wanted only a small piece. To know that, in you, I had made something good. And I truly wanted to keep you from pain.”
THAT'S LOVE, BABY!
I found this series quite randomly by seeing a quote online and arbitrarily borrowing it from the library simply because it was available. Look, the quarantine is Doing Something to me and I'm trying to entertain myself!!! I didn't quite know where this was going but I knew as soon as there was a GALA mentioned that shit would Go Down At The Gala (I've seen regency era period dramas...I know what DANCING does to people who Might be in love)... but other than that, this took me for a wild ride. I loved Vhalla even though I had to google her name pronunciation because I kept calling her Valhalla in my brain. I loved the library apprenticeship; I loved that she confronted a lot of the prejudices in her world and how it shaped her/her friends/her self esteem. Also, love the Power of a Short Haircut to show that a character has gone through something. Listen, men may not understand, but women get that cutting your hair off is VERY FREEING!!!!
Okay, also, the Romance... we love a slow burn, folks! We love a Goth Prince!!! WE LOVE FORBIDDEN FEELINGS FOR A MENTOR WHO IS ALSO THE CROWN PRINCE... God, I'm alone... okay, well, anyway this relationship was fascinating and gripped me from the first "interaction" I also must say that I love when characters somehow become bounded to one another by magic.
Anyway this book seriously surprised me and I'm excited to read the rest of this series!!!
THAT'S LOVE, BABY!
I found this series quite randomly by seeing a quote online and arbitrarily borrowing it from the library simply because it was available. Look, the quarantine is Doing Something to me and I'm trying to entertain myself!!! I didn't quite know where this was going but I knew as soon as there was a GALA mentioned that shit would Go Down At The Gala (I've seen regency era period dramas...I know what DANCING does to people who Might be in love)... but other than that, this took me for a wild ride. I loved Vhalla even though I had to google her name pronunciation because I kept calling her Valhalla in my brain. I loved the library apprenticeship; I loved that she confronted a lot of the prejudices in her world and how it shaped her/her friends/her self esteem. Also, love the Power of a Short Haircut to show that a character has gone through something. Listen, men may not understand, but women get that cutting your hair off is VERY FREEING!!!!
Okay, also, the Romance... we love a slow burn, folks! We love a Goth Prince!!! WE LOVE FORBIDDEN FEELINGS FOR A MENTOR WHO IS ALSO THE CROWN PRINCE... God, I'm alone... okay, well, anyway this relationship was fascinating and gripped me from the first "interaction" I also must say that I love when characters somehow become bounded to one another by magic.
Anyway this book seriously surprised me and I'm excited to read the rest of this series!!!
torihokana's review against another edition
4.0
This was an excellent series opener book. The world building was very thorough and we were introduced to a diverse cast of characters. Vhalla is a very compelling main character with a lot of depth. While not a lot happens to drive the plot other than Vhalla needing to make a choice about whether or not to keep her magic, the decision is taken out of her hands when an attack leads Vhalla to be accused of multiple crimes.
Vhalla's strength of character is shown as the book comes to a close and she faces the hard road she has ahead of her.
Vhalla's strength of character is shown as the book comes to a close and she faces the hard road she has ahead of her.
applechen's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Leider eine Enttäuschung für mich! Offensichtlicher ginge eine Avatar-Fanfiction fast gar nicht - Elementmagie, ein moralambiger "Feuerlord", eine Protagonistin, die die erste Luftmagierin seit mehr als 100 Jahren ist... So originell (nicht). Eigentlich hätte ich das alles aber nicht mega schlimm gefunden, wenn nicht die Protagonistin gewesen wäre. Hätte sich die Autorin nur für eine andere primäre Charaktereigenschaft als Klugheit entschieden, die auf jeder dritten Seite erwähnt wird, obwohl die Protagonistin leider strohdumm ist - auch dann wäre das Buch besser gewesen. Der Schreibstil ist okay, das Worldbuilding okay... Aber irgendwie bleibt alles so flach. Ich habe gar nicht mitgefiebert und wurde nicht richtig in die Welt hineingesogen. Das "Romance" in "Romantasy" ist auch eine große Lüge, die gibt es hier nämlich so gut wie gar nicht. Schade also!
breelakkuma9's review against another edition
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
itsjustprecious's review against another edition
5.0
Capturing
This book is wonderful. The details and history that this author created cannot go unnoticed. Once I gave this book a chance read the first chapter I knew I’d be following this Windwalker to the end of her journey. I am off to the next book but I wanted to make sure I told anyone who would listen to take a breath and jump in.
This book is wonderful. The details and history that this author created cannot go unnoticed. Once I gave this book a chance read the first chapter I knew I’d be following this Windwalker to the end of her journey. I am off to the next book but I wanted to make sure I told anyone who would listen to take a breath and jump in.