The Burning Sky (The Elemental Trilogy #1) by Sherry Thomas → Start Date: December 14th, 2015

[Alberto]

Join Ang and me if you can :)

[Melek]

Has anyone started this one? I'm a bit behind I'm afraid.

[Diyah]

I'm in!
When will you read it?

[Alberto]

I haven't started it, but you're free to join!

[Melek]

If no one else has started reading this one, I'll be glad to announce that I HAVE FINALLY STARTED IT.

Only, it's not interesting. In fact, it's a bit too boring. I hope that's only because I'm only %20 in. It was an okay bus read, but nothing that would keep me reading once I got off. I'll continue reading on the bus tomorrow morning.

[Alberto]

Melek wrote: "If no one else has started reading this one, I'll be glad to announce that I HAVE FINALLY STARTED IT.

Only, it's not interesting. In fact, it's a bit too boring. I hope that's only because I'm onl..."

I am definitely starting it today after I finish the next story that's on my list.

I'm now worried that it won't be as interesting as I thought it would be haha.

[Melek]

You probably won't. The worldbuilding is nothing we haven't seen before and neither the characters nor the plot are unique in any way. (view spoiler)[We have an oppressed public, a too-nice-for-his-own-good prince, a girl that does not seem unique in any way but is supposed to be the greatest power that the world has seen in the last couple of centuries, with a magical twist. (hide spoiler)] I can already see how it will end.

[Alberto]

Well.. I've finally started this and I have no idea if I'll end up liking it.

Honestly, (view spoiler)[ Iolanthe is not really appealing. It'd be good if she at least had a personality, not some drag-along girl who will clearly fall in love with Prince Titus (please refer to any other magical-accidentally-love-stories). Honestly, I can see this going where I think it will go.

It has the potential to be a good book. I mean, I feel like in the end she was DESTINED (what a coincidence) to be Archer Fairfax. And it irritates me not to know who the actual ruler is. I mean... supposedly Titus, but then again they never explain who or what Atlantis is. Then the Inquisitor has power. but so do the ladies. Finally... why is there no map? Is the Domain supposed to be Europe or Ireland? I mean, they did travel to London, a nonmage world. (hide spoiler)]

20% in.

[Melek]

I know, right? It's like, the author has ignored the overall story and just focused on Titus and Iolanthe while writing. Which was not a good idea. I've tried to read it the whole day and I'm only 28% done, that's how bored I am.

[Melek]

I've finished it by skipping and skimming mostly and actually reading when I felt too guilty. I'm not impressed.

[Alberto]

Well, this was definitely a book that started so-so but went on to be better.

I liked the setting of the story and the elemental magic, but did not quite love the spells that they use or how complicated some things were, in a bad way.

As for the writing, it was normal, although the vocabulary was very good, and I liked the fact that they had little notes that you could access in the back of the book.

I am not sure if I will be reading the second book, but I really want to know how the saga ends.

[Alberto]

Did you finish it, Ang?

[Alberto]

Well, if you do read it and plan to continue on, let me know. It was okay, haha, I kind of want to know how the story ends up!

Shall I move it to read?

Btw, sorry for not finishing the others yet, but I got caught up in other stuff and they keep coming up, but I will soon, I promise.

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

sorry, I got confused.
moving now :)