Review: Exciting story, great characters and laugh-out-loud conversations overcome lack of focused viewpoint
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 22, 2013
As always, I was very happy to get my hands on a new book by Honor. After tearing through the 400+ page book in a matter of hours I was happy but in the end not fully satisfied.Don't get me wrong - there's a strong and interesting story here and I can't wait to read the further adventures of these characters in this new world. However, the problem for me lay in a lack of focus on main character viewpoint.Based on the description, I expected the main character to be Sevana, but after finishing the book, it really felt more like the primary viewpoint was Bel's. It felt as if Honor loved both characters so much that she couldn't decide which of them should play the main role, a small but steady disconnect that I felt throughout the book.Overall, this was not a bad thing (really wish I could have given a 4.5 star review), but I really wanted to read a book about Sevana and hoped, as with her earlier books, that Honor's strong focus on character would draw me in and enable me see the world from the viewpoint of this grumpy, tsundere and immensely talented individual.Looking forward to the rest of the series and can't wait to learn more about Sevana.