I struggled to read this book. Not my style of reading at all and ended up not finishing it which was a shame. I kept trying to pick it back up but just could not carry on. So it's a no from me.
I will persevere maybe another time as maybe it was my mood when attempting to read it.
I didn't seem to enjoy the characters and my imagination would let me enjoy the book.
I was very excited about reading this one after reading the first look and the synopsis and kept it on my book shelf waiting to go. I did manage to get through a couple of chapters by reading one page at a time.
Raybearer follows a young girl, Tarisai, who is bound by a magical wish made by her mother, who is absent and distant in Tarisai's early life. Tarisai has the ability to see the stories of other people's lives with a single touch, while her story unfolds and is yet to be seen. A part of her life is revealed to her when she discovers that her mother, known as The Lady, is human, while her father is an "albagato," a magical being, and she was only conceived to fulfill her mother's evil wish to kill the Crown Prince. This all becomes convoluted when The Lady sends her to the city of Oluwan, the capital of the Aritsar Empire, and is welcomed into a group of other children who will train and compete to become one of the Crown Prince's closest confidants. In this newfound community, Tarisai learns and uncovers the secret histories of their world. This group of children will be trained to compete for a spot in the Crown Prince's Council of 11.
This is a section from Wikipedia to give a better account of the synopsis.
I will persevere maybe another time as maybe it was my mood when attempting to read it.
I didn't seem to enjoy the characters and my imagination would let me enjoy the book.
I was very excited about reading this one after reading the first look and the synopsis and kept it on my book shelf waiting to go. I did manage to get through a couple of chapters by reading one page at a time.
Raybearer follows a young girl, Tarisai, who is bound by a magical wish made by her mother, who is absent and distant in Tarisai's early life. Tarisai has the ability to see the stories of other people's lives with a single touch, while her story unfolds and is yet to be seen. A part of her life is revealed to her when she discovers that her mother, known as The Lady, is human, while her father is an "albagato," a magical being, and she was only conceived to fulfill her mother's evil wish to kill the Crown Prince. This all becomes convoluted when The Lady sends her to the city of Oluwan, the capital of the Aritsar Empire, and is welcomed into a group of other children who will train and compete to become one of the Crown Prince's closest confidants. In this newfound community, Tarisai learns and uncovers the secret histories of their world. This group of children will be trained to compete for a spot in the Crown Prince's Council of 11.
This is a section from Wikipedia to give a better account of the synopsis.