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snow_turtle's review
2.0
Enjoyed reading. It was an average and normal classic story thats not quite clique but had a few cool things about it. (It was so simple-minded that it was comforting to read.)
madmadammim's review
5.0
*shakes head* I don't know what it is about this series, but it really draws me in. The character's personalities are so real. I don't really know how to describe it, but it kinda makes me jealous. Jealous of Ven, of Amerial, even of Ida. *rolls eyes* What a book, right? Making me jealous!
alyssaarch's review
4.0
There is no time wasted between this book and the previous one, The Thief Queen’s Daughter; it starts directly after the group returns to the inn, which means they have to leave it again to hide from the Thief Queen.
I really like that with each book, we get more of the mythology for this world Haydon has created. We learn more about elves and dwarves in this book, which is really nice. It was interesting to see prejudices that have been somewhat present but not fully explored in previous books. I liked that a lot of these were based on nonsense, as prejudices often are, and the feud between the dwarves and elves was about something that they completely misunderstood, which was typical, but also perfect.
The best part is that Ven’s mermaid friend finally follows him on one of his adventures. I loved her reactions to normal land-dweller things, and it was fun to see the world from her eyes. I’m glad we got to see more of her character since she was so strongly featured in the first book.
I do think this book isn’t quite as interesting as the others. It was still a very good book, but it didn’t quite have the fun and spark that the others had. There’s not as much action and the conflict is more between the characters rather than what is actually happening in the book. Though the stakes are high and there are plenty of encounters and such, it just wasn’t as intricately plotted as the other novels were. There were also some plot points that had so much time spent on them and ultimately went nowhere, so hopefully that pans out in future books. With that said, though, it’s still quite enjoyable and I liked that we got to see the characters’ friendships tested.
Overall, this series is still going strong. I’m looking forward to reading the next book!
Also posted on Purple People Readers.
I really like that with each book, we get more of the mythology for this world Haydon has created. We learn more about elves and dwarves in this book, which is really nice. It was interesting to see prejudices that have been somewhat present but not fully explored in previous books. I liked that a lot of these were based on nonsense, as prejudices often are, and the feud between the dwarves and elves was about something that they completely misunderstood, which was typical, but also perfect.
The best part is that Ven’s mermaid friend finally follows him on one of his adventures. I loved her reactions to normal land-dweller things, and it was fun to see the world from her eyes. I’m glad we got to see more of her character since she was so strongly featured in the first book.
I do think this book isn’t quite as interesting as the others. It was still a very good book, but it didn’t quite have the fun and spark that the others had. There’s not as much action and the conflict is more between the characters rather than what is actually happening in the book. Though the stakes are high and there are plenty of encounters and such, it just wasn’t as intricately plotted as the other novels were. There were also some plot points that had so much time spent on them and ultimately went nowhere, so hopefully that pans out in future books. With that said, though, it’s still quite enjoyable and I liked that we got to see the characters’ friendships tested.
Overall, this series is still going strong. I’m looking forward to reading the next book!
Also posted on Purple People Readers.
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