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Rena Barron

Författare till Kingdom of Souls

8 verk 811 medlemmar 20 recensioner

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Verk av Rena Barron

Kingdom of Souls (2019) 429 exemplar
Maya and the Rising Dark (2020) 186 exemplar
Reaper of Souls (2021) 107 exemplar
Master of Souls (2023) 28 exemplar
Maya and the Lord of Shadows (2022) 17 exemplar
Królestwo dusz (2020) 2 exemplar
Żniwiarz dusz (2021) 1 exemplar

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female
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USA

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* I got this book for review from the publisher for my honest thoughts*

I found this to be engaging read that focus on myths, growing up and friendship. I also loved how this book focus on young minority girl and really loved how Chicago was the setting of this book. I thought the villain of this book lord of shadows was a fun villain and loved how the myth world was developed. I also like maya and her parents dynamics in this read. I thought the pacing of this book was not as strong as should have been and i also thought there was some massive info dump moments but i grew to love the world and the characters. I will def be checking out book 2!… (mer)
 
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lmauro123 | 9 andra recensioner | Dec 28, 2023 |
* I got this book for review from the publisher for my honest thoughts*

I found this to be engaging read that focus on myths, growing up and friendship. I also loved how this book focus on young minority girl and really loved how Chicago was the setting of this book. I thought the villain of this book lord of shadows was a fun villain and loved how the myth world was developed. I also like maya and her parents dynamics in this read. I thought the pacing of this book was not as strong as should have been and i also thought there was some massive info dump moments but i grew to love the world and the characters. I will def be checking out book 2!… (mer)
 
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lmauro123 | 9 andra recensioner | Dec 28, 2023 |
+ High stakes! There’s serious tension that things may not end up happily ever after.

+ The kids really ran the spotlight this time. They had full agency and had little assistance from the adults this time.

+ Parents have big enough hearts for all their kids. Maya’s papa had a previous family that was slaughtered by the Lord of Shadows. In this book, we find out one of the kids survived, and the child and Maya learn there’s enough room for both of them.

+ The Darkbringers get some complexity here. Everything isn’t black and white.

+ The book doesn’t sugarcoat death, violence, or war.

+ New character Zeran

+ Ghost army!

+ Another cover from GDbee!

o This is very plot-driven, so if you like connecting with characters, it may not interest you.

- Unfortunately, my same complaint from book 1 is here. Frankie and Eli are so utterly boring. Eli has his love for the paranormal and unfunny jokes and Frankie is super smart. Okay. You could replace these two with cardboard cutouts and miss nothing.

- Maya was dry here. We, understandably, only feel her terror for her papa. But, at times, it feels she’s just reacting to what’s happening

- Zeran, who I liked, feels very tropey. But again, tropes aren’t bad it’s how you used them.

- the writing style was bit bland and the pacing felt verrry slow

- Too many godlings. It’s been a while since the first book, but it’s like everyone and they mama got powers now.

Of course, I definitely acknowledge I’m not the target audience here.
… (mer)
 
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DestDest | Nov 28, 2023 |
Kingdom of Souls has a very slow beginning and a lot of world-building to digest but with some very nice plot-twists and suspense as well. I really liked Rudjek and Arrah much more than I should have for some reason. When Arrah gets all flustered around him, I can't help but go "aww." In addition, I loved the relationship between Arrah and her father.

Now, this isn't a very satisfying story, and I'm not talking about the writing/plot. It's just Arrah's life is tragedy after tragedy. As soon as something good happens, 12 worse things rear their head. This story could possibly beat you down.

Spoiler Section:
Um... Y'know that part when there's a twisted-demonic reversal of Mary getting pregnant with Jesus. Chile, what was that!?! 0___O Aarti is something else, I tell you.

GOSH, I wanted to strangle Efiya so badly. When Rudjek and Arrah's relationship (who had been acting dry as toast) was about to get some payoff, the climax of their love story, URGGGGHHHH! To be honest, I wish this part hadn't even been there. The way that the whole thing went down is just terrible Why?Can you imagine being tricked into sleeping with someone who you thought was your loved one?

Efiya is bland. Don't nobody care about you.

Also, people cannot stay dead in this story for anything!


Overall, if you don't mind long stories where optimism is bleak, then I recommend it.
… (mer)
 
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DestDest | 6 andra recensioner | Nov 26, 2023 |

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Verk
8
Medlemmar
811
Popularitet
#31,469
Betyg
3.9
Recensioner
20
ISBN
60
Språk
2

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