Review: Talented worldbuilding and writing makes this a winning series
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 7, 2013
You know, I've been trying to figure out what I like so much about these books. They're not incredibly compelling, but at the same time they're strangely satisfying. I think it's because the author is actually (unlike so very many books out there these days) quite a talented write. She has a knack for world building, her descriptions are awesome, and her characters feel quite real. The book isn't focused on any sort of romance, though it does have a place but it develops slowly in a realistic manner.In the second book things pick up quite a bit. Not only does the story move much more quickly, but we have a lot more combat between various factions. I definitely appreciated this, and I feel the ending was far more tense than the first book. I actually enjoyed this book more than the first one, and find myself quite looking forward to when the third book is released this year.Again it was sort of odd, though. A couple sentences followed by a random 'the end'. I think that's the one criticism I can level. It's not as if everything isn't resolved. It resolves quite well. It's just not a fluid ending.