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A review by chickenafraido
Echo in Emerald by Sharon Shinn
3.0
3.5 stars
This seemed stronger in many ways than the first book, particularly because it wasn't so bogged down in explaining the overall world. We already had a basic understanding of echoes, so Chessie was allowed to shine and enhance that understanding without detracting from the story itself. At the same time, I didn't like it nearly as much as Onyx.
Though most of the 'twists' and plot points were easy to predict from the onset, the story managed to remain interesting. I kept reading because I wanted to know if all these obvious answers I had were the correct ones. It was predictable, in part because of what we already knew from the first book, but Chessie was still a compelling enough heroine to stick around for.
Dezmen, though, I found to be quite boring. I held out hope that I would discover some interesting aspect of his personality, but alas, I just didn't care by the end.
Overall, I think the story was much more clearly defined here, but I didn't care nearly as much for the characters as I did in the first book. Chessie was cool, but I didn't give a shit about what happened to anyone but her. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
This seemed stronger in many ways than the first book, particularly because it wasn't so bogged down in explaining the overall world. We already had a basic understanding of echoes, so Chessie was allowed to shine and enhance that understanding without detracting from the story itself. At the same time, I didn't like it nearly as much as Onyx.
Though most of the 'twists' and plot points were easy to predict from the onset, the story managed to remain interesting. I kept reading because I wanted to know if all these obvious answers I had were the correct ones. It was predictable, in part because of what we already knew from the first book, but Chessie was still a compelling enough heroine to stick around for.
Dezmen, though, I found to be quite boring. I held out hope that I would discover some interesting aspect of his personality, but alas, I just didn't care by the end.
Overall, I think the story was much more clearly defined here, but I didn't care nearly as much for the characters as I did in the first book. Chessie was cool, but I didn't give a shit about what happened to anyone but her. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯