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A review by atinydisaster
The Essence by Kimberly Derting
3.0
I really wanted to like this book, and I really REALLY didn't. I'm not even entirely sure why, so I'll keep this short. I really liked the first book in this series, but The Essence just didn't measure up.
What originally attracted to this series was the idea of a fantasy society built around language, but most of those elements have been abolished by book two. So now it's just a book about a girl/queen who travels and doesn't know who is trying to kill her. A lot of my favorite characters aren't present, and the plot feels disjointed as Charlie is hopping all over the place trying to figure out how to be queen.
It's not all bad, by any stretch. My favorite scene was really dramatic and unexpected, and I think Kimberly Derting did a good job of creating political tension.
I'm not sure yet if I'll be picking up the next book in this series (assuming there is one), I think I'll wait and see what the blurb has to say.
What originally attracted to this series was the idea of a fantasy society built around language, but most of those elements have been abolished by book two. So now it's just a book about a girl/queen who travels and doesn't know who is trying to kill her. A lot of my favorite characters aren't present, and the plot feels disjointed as Charlie is hopping all over the place trying to figure out how to be queen.
It's not all bad, by any stretch. My favorite scene was really dramatic and unexpected, and I think Kimberly Derting did a good job of creating political tension.
I'm not sure yet if I'll be picking up the next book in this series (assuming there is one), I think I'll wait and see what the blurb has to say.