Book Review
Title: Crystal Crowned
Author: Elise Kova
Rating: ★★★★★
Date Published: July 12th, 2016
Publisher: Silver Wing Press
Genre: YA Fantasy
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Synopsis:
Long live Solaris.
One bloodthirsty ruler has been overthrown by another, casting the shadow of death over the Solaris Empire. Vhalla Yarl stands upon the stage of fate, prepared to do battle one final time. Fragile alliances will be tested and new bonds will be formed as the world is reshaped. She fights as the champion of peace, but when the night is darkest will she be able to pay the price of a new dawn?
One bloodthirsty ruler has been overthrown by another, casting the shadow of death over the Solaris Empire. Vhalla Yarl stands upon the stage of fate, prepared to do battle one final time. Fragile alliances will be tested and new bonds will be formed as the world is reshaped. She fights as the champion of peace, but when the night is darkest will she be able to pay the price of a new dawn?
My Thoughts:
I was sent a copy by the author in exchange for an honest review.
I was so nervous going into this book since is the last book in
the Air Awakens series and I didn't want to say goodbye to the characters that
I have grown to love or the world that Elise has created, but now that I'm done
reading Crystal Crowned I have to say that Elise ended this series
magnificently; I'm sad that I won’t read any more books with the amazing
characters, but I'm more than satisfied with how the series came to an
end.
I loved seeing Vhalla go from a shy library apprentice to the
fearless Windwalker, her character development even in this book was very well
written and I'm definitely going to miss her. Another character that I loved to
see grow and become a great leader was Aldrik; gosh I’m going to miss that man!
I loved every single little thing about him and absolutely adored him in this
book, he went from the feared Fire Lord to the True Emperor his people needed.
I have one more character that I absolutely fell in love with and need to
mention and that will be Jax, that man kept me laughing when everything seemed
lost and I loved his character for that, I also really liked that we go to know
more about him and I wouldn't mind getting a novella in his perspective.
This book was so different from the previous ones it was brutal
and hit me in the feels over and over again, but I didn’t mind one single bit.
I loved the way Elise described Victor’s magic and how she made me loathe him
even more than I already did. The action in this book was just what I wanted
and nothing less and that epilogue was absolute perfection!!! Elise nailed it! I’m
so sad to say goodbye to this amazing series, I’m going to miss all the
characters and they will always have a special place in my heart. If you have
yet to pick this series up I HIGHLY recommend it! It's amazing and each book
just gets better and better. Thank you so much Elise! You have become one of my
favorite authors and I can’t wait to read more of your work.
-SandraTheBookWorm
