Tag Archive for: Fantasy

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Ignite

IgniteTitle: Ignite
Author: Sara B. Larson
Series: Defy #2
Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Young Adult
Spice: 0.5 / 5
Format: Hard Cover
Pages: 304
Reason Read: Just Because
Rating:

My Thoughts

I have been anxiously waiting for IGNITE since I read DEFY early last year. I had immediately fallen in love with Larson’s characters and I wanted to continue their story and find out what happened to them.

IGNITE was one wild ride! My emotions were on a roller coaster throughout the entire book. At times I was anxious, then I’d be ecstatic, just to be heartbroken the next minute. It was everything I didn’t know I wanted in the sequel! I thought it was a strong book that added a lot to Alexa’s story. We learned more about aspects of the world in the series. New questions were posed, and new characters and problems were introduced. The romance kept building and getting more angsty from what it was before. Plus, the book ended on one hell of a cliffhanger! I’m seriously on pins and needles waiting for the third book now.

I fell in love with Damian all over again. I loved the new characters (good and bad) and their roles in the story. I loved exploring more of the jungle surrounding Antion. I loved learning more about the surrounding kingdoms, Blevon and Dansii. I loved the action so much. It felt like I was playing a game of Zelda. It was so fun to picture all of the sword fighting and archery moves in my mind.

There is so much potential for this story and how it’ll continue. There’s so much that could happen, go right or wrong. I’m sure it will be just as wild of a ride as it has been so far. I can’t wait to see how this series ends!

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Atlantia

AtlantiaTitle: Atlantia
Author: Ally Condie
Genre: Dystopian, Fantasy, Romance, Young Adult
Spice: 0.5 / 5
Format: Hard Cover
Pages: 320
Reason Read: Just Because
Rating:

My Thoughts

ATLANTIA led me to a world underneath the sea. I enjoyed exploring it while the characters went about their lives. The world-building in this novel was poetic and beautiful, just like Ally’s writing. Everything about it made me wonder what it’d be like to live in Atlantia and whether or not I’d choose to live in the Above or the Below.

The religion Ally created was interesting and intriguing. I loved finding out about its truths and myths. It created a nice venue for the dystopian setting as the society in the Below and Above were governed by the religious leaders. Some were sincere and good people and some were drunk with power.

I thought the ideas of the three miracles were especially fascinating and the bats and sirens intrigued me. I loved Ally’s portrayal of the sirens. I loved seeing the differences in each of their powers.

I liked Rio and her story. I felt bad for her and all she had to go through. I do wish she weren’t so secretive and distrustful so we could’ve gotten to know the others a little bit better. Because of that, I didn’t feel like I connected with enough of the characters.

I also wish that the romance were a little more fleshed out. It didn’t seem tangible enough to make a difference to the story. Rio could’ve ended up just as really good friends with “him” to help everything happen the way it did. The book was only 320 pages, so I felt like it could’ve been a little longer to help make the romance more of a difference to the story.