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A review by bluejaybooks
The Burning Sky by Sherry Thomas
4.0
Note: This is a review of the ARC.
Review: Narrated in third person by two alternative narrators: Iolathan and Titus The Burning Sky was a YA fantasy novel. The writing style of this book was confusing and difficult to adjust to. This was in part due to the fact that it is told in third person and the narrators switch with little warning between chapters. This was my main issue with this book as I had no idea what was going on for the first quarter of the book.
As for the fantasy elements, they were used fairly well. There are Mages (like wizards), dragons, the usage of the four elements, and valting (like apparating). I found the creative fantasy elements to be one of the most enjoyable parts of this book.As for romance, there was somewhat of a relationship forming between the two main characters but it’s unlikely to end well. I am also quite pleased to report that there was no love triangle and no love at first sight.
Iolathane was a strong heroine, not winy or annoying like some. I think readers will be intrigued by the fact that throughout the course of the novel Iolathane must masquerade as a boy to keep her identity secret. As for Titus, I wasn’t entirely sure how to feel about him. He’s a boy with an agenda and nothing and no one will prevent him from achieving it. The side characters didn’t really have enough of the spotlight for me to have much opinion about them.
I wish I’d known this was going to be a historical novel in advance. When the narrators brought up historical England and their views on European colonization I was downright perplexed. I did, however, enjoy the fact that history reflected itself into the Mages’ realms to show how the the magical and “normal” worlds were not as different as the reader might otherwise believe.
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Review: Narrated in third person by two alternative narrators: Iolathan and Titus The Burning Sky was a YA fantasy novel. The writing style of this book was confusing and difficult to adjust to. This was in part due to the fact that it is told in third person and the narrators switch with little warning between chapters. This was my main issue with this book as I had no idea what was going on for the first quarter of the book.
As for the fantasy elements, they were used fairly well. There are Mages (like wizards), dragons, the usage of the four elements, and valting (like apparating). I found the creative fantasy elements to be one of the most enjoyable parts of this book.As for romance, there was somewhat of a relationship forming between the two main characters but it’s unlikely to end well. I am also quite pleased to report that there was no love triangle and no love at first sight.
Iolathane was a strong heroine, not winy or annoying like some. I think readers will be intrigued by the fact that throughout the course of the novel Iolathane must masquerade as a boy to keep her identity secret. As for Titus, I wasn’t entirely sure how to feel about him. He’s a boy with an agenda and nothing and no one will prevent him from achieving it. The side characters didn’t really have enough of the spotlight for me to have much opinion about them.
I wish I’d known this was going to be a historical novel in advance. When the narrators brought up historical England and their views on European colonization I was downright perplexed. I did, however, enjoy the fact that history reflected itself into the Mages’ realms to show how the the magical and “normal” worlds were not as different as the reader might otherwise believe.
For more reviews see my blog: http://bluejaybooks.wordpress.com/
For a video review see: http://youtu.be/102C1i5U4Vw