Honestly this book was kinda boring and put me in a reading slump. I just didn't find the story that compelling or original. The characters also were not very likable so I found it hard to really care.

Amazing book! It's not anything new or groundbreaking, but it's a well-paced, engrossing story with an interesting plot, three-dimensional characters and sweet love story (NO LOVE TRIANGLE!!). It's definitely in the vein of Harry Potter, but it stands on its own merits. Cannot wait for the sequel!

I enjoyed this more than I thought I would. A quick and easy read. I wish there had been a.) plot twists I didn't anticipate early on, b.) more fleshed out world building, and c.) a more thorough back story as to why all witchcraft is banned. With that being said however, it was still engaging enough to want to keep reading.

3.5 stars

3.5/5

4.5 stars rounded up because it was so completely awesome and fun to read. I can't believe I have to wait 5 months to post my review!!!

I really enjoyed this book.

I found the plot to be really interesting and engrossing.

I loved that this book is not heavy on the romance and that even though there are definitely two love interests in this story I wouldn't actually call this a love triangle really, I thought the dual love interests were handled really well.

I really enjoyed all the side characters, especially Fifer, I can't wait to see more of her in future books.

I loved that this books deals with some, what i consider, heavier topics

Spoiler

such as men in positions of power taking advantage of young women, as was the case with the king calling Elizabeth to his bed chamber

,i really thought this added another level of complexity to the story.

I also really appreciated that this book even though it is the first in a series, does not have a cliffhanger ending because, let's face it, every single book in a series (except the last one) having a cliffhanger ending can get a little old.

Overall really enjoyable and i can't wait to read more in the series.


Thank you to netgalley and the publishers for providing me with a copy to review.

So ein gutes Buch! Und gleich noch ein paar Lieblingscharakter mehr in meiner „Liste“. Ich bin sehr gespannt, was da noch so passiert😍😱

3.5 stars
I usually rate a book based on my reaction to it. Whether I felt it was exciting or dragged in some parts will affect my rating. Sometimes that means that I rate a book high because I enjoyed even while I acknowledge that its literary merit is not high. I liked this book well enough, but can see some of the objections to this book. I will continue on with the series because I found this book pleasurable. Not as a great thesis on the world's woes, but a great story with some great characters and interesting world building.

I don't understand why people wouldn't like this book, it wasn't too filled with romance... more of a fantasy mystery... sort-of. I loved the characters and the sass! And I will read Kingslayer! I'm hooked now!

2.5 Stars on this one. Spoilers abound.

I finished this book yesterday, it took me two days to read, and I'm still having trouble deciding whether I liked it or not.

The fact that I finished the book tells me that I enjoyed it to a degree, and I am curious to see what happens in the next book - BUT - I just can't help feeling like she missed the mark.

The story premise had so much potential which I feel was made poor by the main characters lack of everything.

She's an amazing witch hunter - but makes all these mistake.
Being an amazing witch hunter I would think would come with a certain amount of confidence and cockiness but she didn't really have either.
Don't even ask me about the king thing - that was all just handled way to lightly - it's sort of implied that she was upset about it and that's why she was making mistakes but that was kind of it.
I wasn't feeling the love interest - why did they like each other, they didn't really spend much time getting to know each other - he has to keep patching her up which is not really that romantic in my book.
Her 'best friend' was a douche to the end.
This is a world full of magic but nobody really uses it, except the bad guy, who is also known for killing anyone that uses it - oh but not everyone because he's building an army to take over the land and nobody really noticed that not all the witches and wizards were being burnt.

It's just a miss mash really. Still... having said all that, I probably will read the second one - just to see if it gets any better, if the writing becomes more polished. But Ill be getting it off book depository, when its on sale and when I have a 10% off discount voucher.

My apologies if this review made no sense, like I said I'm still not sure whether I liked it or not.