A review by melanieapril
Elske by Cynthia Voigt

4.0

I read the first 100 pages of this book all in one go, at a time when I meant to read only five and then go to sleep. Voigt is a skilled writer and world-builder, and I really enjoyed seeing the cultures of the Volkaric and Trastad through the eyes of the main character, a simple but intelligent teenager. I also really appreciate that Voigt is not afraid to write characters who are heroic assholes. But I don't think Elske is the best of the Kingdom novels (I might vote for [b:The Wings of a Falcon|95910|The Wings of a Falcon (Kingdom, #3)|Cynthia Voigt|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1171307404s/95910.jpg|3163771], but it's been a while...), and the ending feels very pat and rushed.