Review: Weakest link
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 16, 2014
This book for me is the weak link in this series although I know Golden Dynasty is a hard book to follow.I don't know what it is about this book that I don't like but the first time I read it I felt a bit deflated, I assumed that after Wildest and Golden my expectations were just too high so I left it for a few months then tried again and still I didn't like it. I think partly it seems more like a fairy tale especially following on from Golden, it seemed very soft. Tor and Cora didn't really appeal to me either, which is unusual with Kristen's characters since that's generally one of her strengths, I also didn't particulary like the part where they travel back so all in all not the best in the series by a long way.Recently I find I struggle a bit with rating Kristen's books, this wasn't an issue in the past since they were all 4 or 5 star but now for me it's difficult. If I compare Fantastical with At Peace, Motorcycle Man, Wildest, Golden, Until the Sun Falls from the Sky, you get the picture it falls well short, but how do I rate it. Own the wind and Fire Inside were the same I was disappointed with both these yet gave them both 4 stars, now compared with Kristen's best books these should get a 3 leaving Fantastical with a 2 but there's no way this is a fair rating since in my opinion even a disappointing Kristen book is still a good book in the grand scheme of things. One of the factors I take into account when reviewing is if I'd actually read the book again and with her recent work the answer is no I wouldn't, I did read Fantastical again but only to confirm my earlier opinion, Own the Wind, Fire Inside and I'm sorry to say Broken Dove are not books I'd revisit so again should this affect my rating?