aen_the_acolyte's reviews
31 reviews

Adorable book, but I only got into it after reading a third of it. Marcellus POV was the best! Ending was super wholesome too!

I have mixed feelings about this book. On one hand, I love the wholesomeness! For a book about fantasy court intrigue, it's very wholesome and cuddly, and Maia's obliviousness in certain situations is adorable! I also liked the use of language (and thank you for the pronounciation guide and glossary at the back of the book!) In general, the worldbuilding was fantastic, and I'd love to see more of it in future installments.

However, the book had tension that was building up over the investigation of the airship accident and various court intrigues, all of which culminated in a somewhat underwhelming ending. I do understand that when you're writing a book with wholesome energy, you can't include court intrigue on the level of Game of Thrones. Still, it would have been nice to see some of Maia's enemies being more competent and shrewd. The plotlines all wrapped themselves up so well that it was noticable - everything went so well for the main chaarcter that it was almost unbelievable.

Overall I think it's a nice feel-good book, but the ending simply disappointed me too much to give it any higher than a 3.5/5

This book really managed to give me a sense of wonder about the past! Awesome book, and I'll recommend it to people who want to read non-fiction.

I love this series SO MUCH