Ever be excited about having the chance to read a book, just for your hopes to be crushed slightly? Yep. Thought so. I sort of feel like this with the book. I was excited to read it, the hype for it was there, the reasons why it was good are there. To begin with, I was there with them people but by the end? No. The last 15/20% was just… Well. Disappointingly rushed. I can sadly say that I’m ever so glad this is a standalone story.
So, the characters. I loved the thought of pirates, sirens, and royalty. I liked Lira and Elian. I liked Elian’s crew, the banter between them was a relief to the seriousness at times. Lira was witty in her human form, sadly I didn’t really like siren Lira. Maybe that was the point though? To get us to really dislike her in her natural form, thinking she would be a better human? Elian. I liked Elian. He felt like a safe character, he was witty, strong, fearsome, some would even say invincible.
The writing was spectacular at the beginning of the book. It flowed really well, it was beautifully descriptive. I just don’t know what happened. It just all went downhill and I was so disappointed. The writing just made it feel rushed, and made me want to just get it over with. I can pinpoint the exact moment things went downhill for me as well, and that is when they got to The Cloud Mountain. It was like the last 10-15% of the book wasn’t worth the effort anymore, we got to our destination, no need for the beautifulness of the previous 80%. The world building wasn’t spectacular either. I liked the idea of each Kingdom having their thing, like inventions or love as mentioned in the book, but it again promised so much for it to not deliver.
I really wanted to really love this book, I was hoping for the magnificent read that it seems a majority of people have read. I’m afraid it just do hit magnificent for me. While I enjoyed some aspects of the story, there were more disappointing bits for me. I’ve given this book a 3/5.
So, the characters. I loved the thought of pirates, sirens, and royalty. I liked Lira and Elian. I liked Elian’s crew, the banter between them was a relief to the seriousness at times. Lira was witty in her human form, sadly I didn’t really like siren Lira. Maybe that was the point though? To get us to really dislike her in her natural form, thinking she would be a better human? Elian. I liked Elian. He felt like a safe character, he was witty, strong, fearsome, some would even say invincible.
The writing was spectacular at the beginning of the book. It flowed really well, it was beautifully descriptive. I just don’t know what happened. It just all went downhill and I was so disappointed. The writing just made it feel rushed, and made me want to just get it over with. I can pinpoint the exact moment things went downhill for me as well, and that is when they got to The Cloud Mountain. It was like the last 10-15% of the book wasn’t worth the effort anymore, we got to our destination, no need for the beautifulness of the previous 80%. The world building wasn’t spectacular either. I liked the idea of each Kingdom having their thing, like inventions or love as mentioned in the book, but it again promised so much for it to not deliver.
I really wanted to really love this book, I was hoping for the magnificent read that it seems a majority of people have read. I’m afraid it just do hit magnificent for me. While I enjoyed some aspects of the story, there were more disappointing bits for me. I’ve given this book a 3/5.