Review: I loved this book! A new adult novel with paranormal/fantasy elements.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 16, 2013
I loved this book! Kings Hall is a new adult novel with paranormal/fantasy elements. I thoroughly enjoyed this world and the characters that the writer created. The world consists of Coms (which are regular humans) and Mysticals (supernaturals) which were categorized into four separate groups: vampire, mage, elemental, and shifter. Each group has their own ruler. This story is about the training of four college-age prodigies who are next in line to rule. These prodigies bond with each other and become best friends during their training, and I just loved these characters. This is a story of unconditional, endearing friendship. There's comedy, tears, action, some potential romance, you name it. The story is written in Lily's perspective, the mate of the shifter prodigy. With the way the story ended, King Hall appears to be the first of a trilogy or series with so many opportunities for prequels and side-story novellas. This series has so much promise and I am definitely keeping an eye on this new writer!My favorite part(s): The tent scene in chapter 8 was my favorite and I also loved the continued misunderstanding about Lily and Ezra's moments together. These four prodigies engaged in pranks and rough-housing with one another and it was so comedic to visualize because their actions are exaggerated due to their supernatural strength. I liked that fun addition to the story.My least favorite part: The fact that it ended and there were no more words to read!!! In all honesty though, my only criticism would be that between all the elders, current kings, their prodigies, the mates, and the guards, I had a bit of difficulty remembering who everyone was and keeping their characters straight but once I got to know these carefully crafted characters, it was pretty easy- except for two of the kings with similar "K" names, I tended to keep getting them mixed up even up to the end but that could have just been me. Also, there were times a character would refer to an event and although the reader learns about it past tense, I thought more than once that I had accidentally skipped a section. This wasn't a bad thing, it just caused a little confusion because I DIDN'T WANT TO MISS A PAGE!!!I hope the next book in the series comes out sometime soon...Did I say that I loved this book?!!!Favorite Quotes: "Sometimes, the best results come from the worst ideas." and "Sometimes, nature just grabs hold and takes innocents."