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The Demon King (Seven Realms, #1)

Cinda Williams Chima,

Larry Rostant (Illustrator)

Start date: January 7, 2015

Finish date: January 31, 2015

Discussion: JANUARY | Seven Realms

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JANUARY | Seven Realms

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Nov 27, 2013 Elizabeth Gamez rated it it was amazing

Shelves: my-tbr, own

Reread 2021: AMAZING! I LOVE IT!! I did not appreciate it enough when I was younger.

Excellent first book to a promising fantasy world

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Dec 21, 2013 Hannah rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: completed-series, books-i-own

First read of 2014! What a great way to start a new reading year. The Demon King is the first book in a YA fantasy series that follows the lives of two people, Han Alister and Princess Raisa. I don't even know if I can give a proper summary, but it's an excellent read. There's wizards and betrayal and parties and fights and all that good stuff. I loved both Raisa and Han, they're so different and give two unique perspectives that connect in such unexpected ways. Raisa is so opinionated and heads First read of 2014! What a great way to start a new reading year. The Demon King is the first book in a YA fantasy series that follows the lives of two people, Han Alister and Princess Raisa. I don't even know if I can give a proper summary, but it's an excellent read. There's wizards and betrayal and parties and fights and all that good stuff. I loved both Raisa and Han, they're so different and give two unique perspectives that connect in such unexpected ways. Raisa is so opinionated and headstrong, I absolutely adored her, and Han is a fantastic mix of this former streetlord who has probably done awful things and someone who genuinely is a good person and wants to do better and make an honest living. There are some twists in the story that I didn't see coming at all. It also has a great cast of secondary characters including a corporal with a soft spot for the Princess and some questionable wizards. Overall this book was fun, addicting and exciting. The writing is very to the point, she doesn't go on for a page and a half describing how things look, which I appreciated. It's a great set up for the rest of the series. If you like fantasy novels you need to pick this one up. One thing I did wish is that it came with a map, but that's just me. Spoiler time!

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Apr 02, 2014 Hannah Swan rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: owned

To be incredibly honest, this is really more like a 3.98 star book. Getting technical, I know, but there were two things I didn't really like. First and foremost, I felt like I spent the entirety of this book waiting for something more to happen. Secondly, I didn't like how I read the entire book, all five hundred and six pages of it, only to have the really important information jam-packed in at the end. That being said, for fantasy this reads shockingly quick. The characters are compelling and ...more

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Dec 31, 2013 bee rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2016, ya-fantasy

More like 4.5/5 stars. It took some time to get into the meat of the story, but after that I ADORED IT. Court intrigue + mystery + magic + love pentagrams/hexagons: who wouldn't love it?

Can't wait to pick up the second instalment... which is right now because I have no self-control whatsoever. ...more

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