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Nov 28, 2015 Marta rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: female-author, fantasy, library, romance, chick-lit

A real page turner. Pure high fantasy, overflowing with magic, epic battles, complete with damsel-in-distress, an evil queen, dynastic intrigue, a corrupted court, idyllic peasants, and of course, romance. The story is non-stop, the battle scenes and magic are dramatic, well-crafted, richly detailed.

Unfortunately, the characters and the dialogue are flat, and the improbability of some reactions and especially the romance, jerked me out of full enjoyment. Sarkan is an irritable jerk, full of con ...more

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Apr 14, 2016 Penny rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: ya

Update: The more I think of this book the less I like it. Ughhhh.

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I'll have to think about this review, I went from thinking maybe this was a 3* to a 2.5* for most of the story to close to a 3 again, not sure yet. The only saving grace of this book is that the story is engaging I wanted to know what would happen but there are so many negatives. ...more

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Jul 21, 2016 Joy rated it liked it · review of another edition

3.5 stars... I feel like I should give this 4 stars simply for the plot, but I tend to follow the Goodreads rating guidelines (e.g., "I liked it", "I really liked it", etc.), and I honestly just liked it. The imagery was vivid, the story inventive and thrilling in places, and I really enjoyed the incorporation of Slavic folklore. Maybe it was the fact that I listened to it on audio rather than reading (I tend to have a harder time connecting with a book over audio), but it didn't wow me the way ...more

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Jul 10, 2017 Ginger (Sproutygamer) rated it it was ok · review of another edition

2.5
I was really loving this. Then about 40 percent through, I started to get bored. It changed from mystery and learning magic to political stuff. I also did not like the writing style that much. The main character describes things but not how she feels and so I didn't feel any connection with her. She also became an EXPERT at magic way too fast. I started to not care and the last third was a bear to get through for me. Also I didn't understand the love connection part. They barely talk and when ...more

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