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Pearls and the Crowns #1
The Pearls
When she is kidnapped by Lord Shadrael, a hardened warrior, and taken through the shadow world, magically gifted Lady Lea, whose tears are transformed into flawless pearls, sees her destiny in the arms of her captor as she tries to save him from his own darkness. Original.
304 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published November 27, 2007
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Deborah Chester
55 books153 followersThe internationally published, award-winning author of 41 novels, Deborah Chester has written Regency romances, historical romances, young adult, science fiction, and fantasy. She is a tenured professor of professional writing in the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Oklahoma, where she teaches novel and short story writing.
She holds a B.A. with General Honors and an M.A. in Journalism; both degrees are from the University of Oklahoma, where she studied professional writing from author/teachers Jack M. Bickham, Robert L. Duncan, and Pulitzer-nominee Carolyn Hart. Chester has been writing professionally since 1978, and has used three pseudonyms – Jay D. Blakeney and Sean Dalton and C. Aubrey Hall for some of her science fiction and fantasy works.
In 2004, she was inducted into the Writers Hall of Fame of America.
She holds a B.A. with General Honors and an M.A. in Journalism; both degrees are from the University of Oklahoma, where she studied professional writing from author/teachers Jack M. Bickham, Robert L. Duncan, and Pulitzer-nominee Carolyn Hart. Chester has been writing professionally since 1978, and has used three pseudonyms – Jay D. Blakeney and Sean Dalton and C. Aubrey Hall for some of her science fiction and fantasy works.
In 2004, she was inducted into the Writers Hall of Fame of America.
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November 30, 2008
I forgot what it's like to fall into one of Deborah Chester's novels and worlds: think epic battles of good vs. evil with real heroes and villains, heroines with spunk, and of course a romance thrown in. But the momentum always keeps you guessing and on the edge of your seat.
In this series, we meet Lea, sister to the emperor and beloved of all. In a ploy to dethrone her brother, she is kidnapped by a former army hero who no longer has a soul and fights the madness within him on a daily basis.
I started book two of this series, "The Crown," as soon as I finished book one, and am looking for the original series to read after, but it's unfortunately out of print so it will take a while to track down new copies of all three books.
Either way, if you've enjoyed her other books and series, and/or just enjoy a gripping high fantasy tale, definitely pick this up.
In this series, we meet Lea, sister to the emperor and beloved of all. In a ploy to dethrone her brother, she is kidnapped by a former army hero who no longer has a soul and fights the madness within him on a daily basis.
I started book two of this series, "The Crown," as soon as I finished book one, and am looking for the original series to read after, but it's unfortunately out of print so it will take a while to track down new copies of all three books.
Either way, if you've enjoyed her other books and series, and/or just enjoy a gripping high fantasy tale, definitely pick this up.
November 11, 2020
Completion:
Read 100% of the first book.
Best sentence from the book:
Moonlight reached down through the bare tree branches to finger her face.
Review:
To me it read like a drawn out rescue mission that went nowhere. As the reader, you get the impression that the writer has built an intricate, interesting world, but they seldom showcase this to us. I don’t get why the author sprinkles so many made-up words into her story either, merely to leave them mostly unexplained and without a reference list for readers to stay updated with (Apparently you need to read the first trilogy to be informed?)... Whereas new concepts are given small, close to no description at all, an abundance of words are spent describing locations and people's appearances instead, which ends up amounting to nothing but a waste of time. A distasteful choice that could be allowed in the beginning of the story but not beyond the midpoint. As the book reads as nothing but a prologue for the second book, with the amount of information we’re given...
The book was supposed to be about two potential lovers: Shadrael (Shadow) and Lea (Light). Shadrael was a bit whiny but I could invest in his story, as for Lea? She was as bland as flour. The typical pure, ethereal beauty who will cry over anyone’s corpse. Another shame in this story is that we didn’t get to spend enough time with the two lovebirds. Instead, the story constantly rips the reader out of the action and plops them into scenes that are far too drawn out and sometimes void of relevance. . It quickly gets killed later on, leaving no impact on our “main-characters”.
To say it bluntly: The main problem with this story is that it doesn’t want to stay with its main-characters. Instead it constantly tells us how Lea’s rescuers keep up the trail, which for the reader is not relevant for the most part. For we already know where Lea and Shadrael are at all times. Watching others scratch their heads over the problem leaves no tension to be gathered. Frankly, it smashes it completely.
Hervan, the Emperor and his Empress were fine characters, but given way too much screen time. The only character I ended up invested in was Thribe and the brother Vordachai. Although Thribe’s journey has just begun, mine will end with this book… The unsolved mysteries just aren’t enough to keep me invested.
Prose & Grammar:
The story was well-written. I only stumbled upon two flawed sentences throughout the entire book. I’d call that impressive. So, I really liked the prose. And I didn’t skip it, even though it sometimes contained no information or relevance to the story.
Characters:
Well described. They were given personalities that felt real and sometimes enjoyable. Although, I’d like to point out that the author went a bit too crazy with the black and white paintbrushes. Because the evil ones were a tad too irredeemable and the good ones came off as nauseatingly pure at times. But I guess, the Hidden Ways, are to explain away the evil bunch’s reason for being madly immoral?
Worldbuilding:
Intricate with a deep understanding of military conduct and systems. The magic, however, was left unexplained for the most part and given hard-to-remember names. Names that could have sounded less foreign and random, and still be good… Environments were given rich history and the world felt grounded and real in a sense.
Plot:
Too barebones for a book its length. A lot of the scenes that cut into the main plot-line came off as filler and frankly, they were a buzz-kill. I’m not saying they should be left out entirely, but cut down and rearranged.
Would I recommend it?:
No. I believe most readers would find it too old-fashioned or just not entertaining enough to get through. Enjoyable at first, but then it gets dragged out and my interest for the world plummeted near the end of book one. The story wasn’t bad. Just mediocre.
Read 100% of the first book.
Best sentence from the book:
Moonlight reached down through the bare tree branches to finger her face.
Review:
To me it read like a drawn out rescue mission that went nowhere. As the reader, you get the impression that the writer has built an intricate, interesting world, but they seldom showcase this to us. I don’t get why the author sprinkles so many made-up words into her story either, merely to leave them mostly unexplained and without a reference list for readers to stay updated with (Apparently you need to read the first trilogy to be informed?)... Whereas new concepts are given small, close to no description at all, an abundance of words are spent describing locations and people's appearances instead, which ends up amounting to nothing but a waste of time. A distasteful choice that could be allowed in the beginning of the story but not beyond the midpoint. As the book reads as nothing but a prologue for the second book, with the amount of information we’re given...
The book was supposed to be about two potential lovers: Shadrael (Shadow) and Lea (Light). Shadrael was a bit whiny but I could invest in his story, as for Lea? She was as bland as flour. The typical pure, ethereal beauty who will cry over anyone’s corpse. Another shame in this story is that we didn’t get to spend enough time with the two lovebirds. Instead, the story constantly rips the reader out of the action and plops them into scenes that are far too drawn out and sometimes void of relevance. . It quickly gets killed later on, leaving no impact on our “main-characters”.
To say it bluntly: The main problem with this story is that it doesn’t want to stay with its main-characters. Instead it constantly tells us how Lea’s rescuers keep up the trail, which for the reader is not relevant for the most part. For we already know where Lea and Shadrael are at all times. Watching others scratch their heads over the problem leaves no tension to be gathered. Frankly, it smashes it completely.
Hervan, the Emperor and his Empress were fine characters, but given way too much screen time. The only character I ended up invested in was Thribe and the brother Vordachai. Although Thribe’s journey has just begun, mine will end with this book… The unsolved mysteries just aren’t enough to keep me invested.
Prose & Grammar:
The story was well-written. I only stumbled upon two flawed sentences throughout the entire book. I’d call that impressive. So, I really liked the prose. And I didn’t skip it, even though it sometimes contained no information or relevance to the story.
Characters:
Well described. They were given personalities that felt real and sometimes enjoyable. Although, I’d like to point out that the author went a bit too crazy with the black and white paintbrushes. Because the evil ones were a tad too irredeemable and the good ones came off as nauseatingly pure at times. But I guess, the Hidden Ways, are to explain away the evil bunch’s reason for being madly immoral?
Worldbuilding:
Intricate with a deep understanding of military conduct and systems. The magic, however, was left unexplained for the most part and given hard-to-remember names. Names that could have sounded less foreign and random, and still be good… Environments were given rich history and the world felt grounded and real in a sense.
Plot:
Too barebones for a book its length. A lot of the scenes that cut into the main plot-line came off as filler and frankly, they were a buzz-kill. I’m not saying they should be left out entirely, but cut down and rearranged.
Would I recommend it?:
No. I believe most readers would find it too old-fashioned or just not entertaining enough to get through. Enjoyable at first, but then it gets dragged out and my interest for the world plummeted near the end of book one. The story wasn’t bad. Just mediocre.
December 2, 2024
Noting my rating for now. I enjoyed my time with the book but this is a sequel series to The Ruby trilogy. So near the end there were references to the original series which confused me. The first series seems to play enough of a part here that I do want to go back and finish that one first before reading the sequel.
This book is perfectly understandable l without having read this original trilogy. So good job there on the author’s part. But there are references and world building which isn’t explained and as a result I did feel like I wasn’t getting the full impact of the story.
This book itself is quite pleasant and a straight forward adventure tale. It’s a lot less romance focused than the blurb implies, which in my case is a shame.
I’m off to find the original / prequel trilogy to this and then I will be back.
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Aug 2021
She was one of the authors who wrote the testimonials on the book I am currently reading - Furies of Calderon.
I have to therefore give it a chance right ??
This book is perfectly understandable l without having read this original trilogy. So good job there on the author’s part. But there are references and world building which isn’t explained and as a result I did feel like I wasn’t getting the full impact of the story.
This book itself is quite pleasant and a straight forward adventure tale. It’s a lot less romance focused than the blurb implies, which in my case is a shame.
I’m off to find the original / prequel trilogy to this and then I will be back.
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Aug 2021
She was one of the authors who wrote the testimonials on the book I am currently reading - Furies of Calderon.
I have to therefore give it a chance right ??
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December 31, 2011I couldn't do it. There is nothing wrong with the story. I was liking it but then I realized there wasn't going to be any smex in it, and there is suppose to be a cliffhanger. That's okay in a book I know there will be some eventually. I will wait until the whole series is out, and then I'll give it another try.
April 9, 2009
This book was actually one I found at Value Village and picked up for like $2 as it sounded interesting. I'm glad I actually bought it, as I really liked it, and can't wait to get the sequel, as well as the other books by this author.
December 3, 2022
Read out of cycle, so there may been several details from previous books I missed, but I doubt they would change my thoughts.
First off, the concept was a really good. Focusing on an BBEG lieutenant AFTER the hero saves the world. Pros stop there sadly.
Characters are boring. They are capable of dynamism but nothing about their actions or thoughts grip you. Also for such a short book, there were too many POV characters. Character relationships are so unbelievable/boring. It was like all the characters were supposed to have (blank) type relationship with each other and just immediatly fell into it. No build or pay off.
Not reading previous books made it harder to appreciate the world/setting. However, nothing was truly exciting or something that hasnt been done before. Reading out cycle definetly lessened the impact so I can't be too harsh.
Pacing is fine, if a bit choppy at parts. The ending was way too rushed. It feels like the author was told to cut out 50-100 pages out of the climax. This took the book from being medicore to teetering on bad.
It was very dissapointing because I felt the promise of the story, but with characters who sputter out and probable rushing of important story beats. The review is 2 stars.
First off, the concept was a really good. Focusing on an BBEG lieutenant AFTER the hero saves the world. Pros stop there sadly.
Characters are boring. They are capable of dynamism but nothing about their actions or thoughts grip you. Also for such a short book, there were too many POV characters. Character relationships are so unbelievable/boring. It was like all the characters were supposed to have (blank) type relationship with each other and just immediatly fell into it. No build or pay off.
Not reading previous books made it harder to appreciate the world/setting. However, nothing was truly exciting or something that hasnt been done before. Reading out cycle definetly lessened the impact so I can't be too harsh.
Pacing is fine, if a bit choppy at parts. The ending was way too rushed. It feels like the author was told to cut out 50-100 pages out of the climax. This took the book from being medicore to teetering on bad.
It was very dissapointing because I felt the promise of the story, but with characters who sputter out and probable rushing of important story beats. The review is 2 stars.
August 15, 2020
Woah. Where to begin?
Couldn’t stop reading, but at the same time... bored. It was great, but it was terrible.
Does this remind you of anything you’ve read?
“It was the worst of times, it was the best of times.”
Charles Dickens never gets old! Anyways, it was fun to read, but it didn’t change anything or inspire me.
Honestly, I enjoyed it, but if I had known the ending, I probably wouldn’t have read it.
Still GOOD though!!
Couldn’t stop reading, but at the same time... bored. It was great, but it was terrible.
Does this remind you of anything you’ve read?
“It was the worst of times, it was the best of times.”
Charles Dickens never gets old! Anyways, it was fun to read, but it didn’t change anything or inspire me.
Honestly, I enjoyed it, but if I had known the ending, I probably wouldn’t have read it.
Still GOOD though!!
November 25, 2024
felt like there was an entire book in here that i missed. back story being flung into the final chapters for new characters i’ve never even heard of before. and why is so much of it taking place off page? am i just supposed to assume these characters get along now?
October 30, 2022
Read it once years ago, but I can't remember when exactly. I enjoyed it then and I enjoy it now.
April 13, 2023
3.5 to 4 stars
February 10, 2013
1.5 Sterne
Okay, "Die Tränen des Lichts" war eine ziemliche Enttäuschung, besonders wenn man die ganzen positiven Bewertungen bei Amazon betrachtet, die für mich persönlich vollkommen ungerechtfertigt sind. Man kann den Roman recht schnell lesen, da er einfach geschrieben ist, aber viel mehr positives gibt es nicht zu sagen. Aber erst einmal zu den negativen Punkten und davon gibt es recht viele.
Zum einen war der Roman sprachlich eine mittlere bis große Katastrophe. Ich kann mir auch nicht vorstellen, dass das alles an der Übersetzung lag, die bestimmt auch kein Meisterwerk war, aber manche Dialoge waren einfach nur gruselig und unpassend, die Wortwahl einem High Fantasy Roman vollkommen unangebracht und der gesamte Roman sprachlich holprig geschrieben. Ich kann überhaupt nichts positives zur sprachlichen Umsetzung sagen, ich fand den gesamten Roman zwar einfach geschrieben, aber nicht flüssig zu lesen. Und die Dialoge waren wirklich manchmal so schlecht, dass ich unfreiwillig lachen musste, besonders Caelan hat äußerst merkwürdig gedacht und geredet.
Die Liebesgeschichte war auch ziemlich schlecht umgesetzt, denn die ganze Liebesgeschichte beruht darauf, dass die Protagonisten durch das Schicksal verbunden sind und zusammengehören. Was genau dieses ominöse "Schicksal" sein soll wird nicht weiter erklärt, sodass ich mich die ganze Zeit gefragt habe, ob dieses "Schicksal" eine schön entwickelte Liebesgeschichte ersetzen soll oder einfach nur Deborah Chesters Antwort auf Insta-Love ist. Wobei wie gesagt dieses "Schicksal" nichts mit Liebe zutun hat, vielleicht ist es mehr mit dem Imprinting von Stephenie Meyers Werwölfen zu erklären. Wie dem auch sei, ich war ziemlich genervt von diesem "Schicksal", weil es einfach so unpassend und unromantisch eingebaut war, das gaben andere Autoren schon deutlich besser hinbekommen.
Allgemein war die Story nicht besonders mitreißend oder spannend. Weder auf emotionaler oder sonst einer Ebene. Der Spannungsbogen fehlte komplett, weil zum einen der Tiefgang fehlte und manche Szenen viel zu langgezogen wirkten.
Dann wäre da noch die Tatsache, dass es sich scheinbar um die Fortsetzungs Reihe einer anderen Reihe der Autorin handelt. Das wird nirgendwo gesagt, steht auch nirgendwo, ich glaube auch, dass die Reihe nicht in Deutschland erschienen ist, wird aber wohl vorausgesetzt, da es die Autorin nicht als Notwendigkeit betrachtet hat ihre Welt für Neueinsteiger noch einmal zu erklären, sodass man sich mitten in eine Reihe hineingeworfen fühlte und irgendwo nach dem Hinweis zum ersten Band der Reihe suchte. Also als Warnung an alle, die Reihe lässt sich nicht wirklich unabhängig von einer anderen Reihe (The Ruby Throne) der Autorin lesen, da einem als Leser wirklich NICHTS erklärt wird, sodass die gesamte Geschichte noch flacher wirkte als ohnehin schon. Vieles habe ich einfach nicht in seinem Gesamtzusammenhang verstanden, man konnte zwar der Geschichte folgen, hat aber keine Verbindung zur Welt und den Charakteren aufbauen können.
Auch wenn die Welt nicht wirklich erklärt wird hatte ich doch stellenweise das Gefühl, dass die Welt doch recht originell und ideenreich gestaltet war, sicher kann ich mir jedoch nicht sein, da einem als Neu-Leser nichts erklärt wird, was wirklich sehr schade war. Aber ich wollte dann doch wenigstens etwas positives über "DIe Tränen des Lichts" sagen.
So um dann aber wieder zu den negativen Gesichtspunkten des Romans zu kommen. Die Charaktere waren allesamt ziemlich flach, allen voran Lea. Sie war einfach nur wunderschön, intelligent, unschuldig, nett und was einem sonst noch einfällt, wirkte in ihrer Unschuldigkeit aber meist ziemlich naiv und dumm und wahrscheinlich deutlich junger als von der Autorin beabsichtigt. Shadrael dagegen hatte wenigstens etwas Tiefe, da aber die Welt nicht erklärt wurde, kam bei mir nicht genau an was es nun mit seiner Seelenlosigkeit auf sich hat. Ansonsten wirkte seine ganze Art ziemlich konstruiert und sehr typisch für einen tortured-bad-boy-Hero, alles nicht außergewöhnlich und von vielen Autoren schon realistischer dargestellt. Mich konnte also weder die Story noch die Charaktere mitreißen, wobei Shadrael wirklich Potential hatte, nur fand ich dann Lea so nervig, dass ich einfach nur froh war endlich die letzte Seite erreicht zu haben. Und sollte diese Elandra irgendwie sympathisch wirken? Ich weiß, dass sie die Heldin der Vorgänger-Trilogie war, aber hier wirkte sie uaf mich einfach nur unterkühlt, unemotional und unsympathisch. Calean dagegen war so naiv wie seine kleine Schwester... Kurz um: Die Autorin hat keine glaubhaften und sympathischen Charaktere geschaffen, sondern sich an Stereotypen langgehangelt.
Die Idee hinter der Geschichte, mit der Entführung und aus Feinden werden Liebende fand ich interessant, aber überhaupt nicht gut umgesetzt.
Fazit:
Der Roman ist wirklich nicht zu empfehlen, wer die Story vom Prinzip her interessant findet sollte lieber zum "Kuss des Kjer" von Lynn Raven greifen, der Roman war 1000x besser.
Okay, "Die Tränen des Lichts" war eine ziemliche Enttäuschung, besonders wenn man die ganzen positiven Bewertungen bei Amazon betrachtet, die für mich persönlich vollkommen ungerechtfertigt sind. Man kann den Roman recht schnell lesen, da er einfach geschrieben ist, aber viel mehr positives gibt es nicht zu sagen. Aber erst einmal zu den negativen Punkten und davon gibt es recht viele.
Zum einen war der Roman sprachlich eine mittlere bis große Katastrophe. Ich kann mir auch nicht vorstellen, dass das alles an der Übersetzung lag, die bestimmt auch kein Meisterwerk war, aber manche Dialoge waren einfach nur gruselig und unpassend, die Wortwahl einem High Fantasy Roman vollkommen unangebracht und der gesamte Roman sprachlich holprig geschrieben. Ich kann überhaupt nichts positives zur sprachlichen Umsetzung sagen, ich fand den gesamten Roman zwar einfach geschrieben, aber nicht flüssig zu lesen. Und die Dialoge waren wirklich manchmal so schlecht, dass ich unfreiwillig lachen musste, besonders Caelan hat äußerst merkwürdig gedacht und geredet.
Die Liebesgeschichte war auch ziemlich schlecht umgesetzt, denn die ganze Liebesgeschichte beruht darauf, dass die Protagonisten durch das Schicksal verbunden sind und zusammengehören. Was genau dieses ominöse "Schicksal" sein soll wird nicht weiter erklärt, sodass ich mich die ganze Zeit gefragt habe, ob dieses "Schicksal" eine schön entwickelte Liebesgeschichte ersetzen soll oder einfach nur Deborah Chesters Antwort auf Insta-Love ist. Wobei wie gesagt dieses "Schicksal" nichts mit Liebe zutun hat, vielleicht ist es mehr mit dem Imprinting von Stephenie Meyers Werwölfen zu erklären. Wie dem auch sei, ich war ziemlich genervt von diesem "Schicksal", weil es einfach so unpassend und unromantisch eingebaut war, das gaben andere Autoren schon deutlich besser hinbekommen.
Allgemein war die Story nicht besonders mitreißend oder spannend. Weder auf emotionaler oder sonst einer Ebene. Der Spannungsbogen fehlte komplett, weil zum einen der Tiefgang fehlte und manche Szenen viel zu langgezogen wirkten.
Dann wäre da noch die Tatsache, dass es sich scheinbar um die Fortsetzungs Reihe einer anderen Reihe der Autorin handelt. Das wird nirgendwo gesagt, steht auch nirgendwo, ich glaube auch, dass die Reihe nicht in Deutschland erschienen ist, wird aber wohl vorausgesetzt, da es die Autorin nicht als Notwendigkeit betrachtet hat ihre Welt für Neueinsteiger noch einmal zu erklären, sodass man sich mitten in eine Reihe hineingeworfen fühlte und irgendwo nach dem Hinweis zum ersten Band der Reihe suchte. Also als Warnung an alle, die Reihe lässt sich nicht wirklich unabhängig von einer anderen Reihe (The Ruby Throne) der Autorin lesen, da einem als Leser wirklich NICHTS erklärt wird, sodass die gesamte Geschichte noch flacher wirkte als ohnehin schon. Vieles habe ich einfach nicht in seinem Gesamtzusammenhang verstanden, man konnte zwar der Geschichte folgen, hat aber keine Verbindung zur Welt und den Charakteren aufbauen können.
Auch wenn die Welt nicht wirklich erklärt wird hatte ich doch stellenweise das Gefühl, dass die Welt doch recht originell und ideenreich gestaltet war, sicher kann ich mir jedoch nicht sein, da einem als Neu-Leser nichts erklärt wird, was wirklich sehr schade war. Aber ich wollte dann doch wenigstens etwas positives über "DIe Tränen des Lichts" sagen.
So um dann aber wieder zu den negativen Gesichtspunkten des Romans zu kommen. Die Charaktere waren allesamt ziemlich flach, allen voran Lea. Sie war einfach nur wunderschön, intelligent, unschuldig, nett und was einem sonst noch einfällt, wirkte in ihrer Unschuldigkeit aber meist ziemlich naiv und dumm und wahrscheinlich deutlich junger als von der Autorin beabsichtigt. Shadrael dagegen hatte wenigstens etwas Tiefe, da aber die Welt nicht erklärt wurde, kam bei mir nicht genau an was es nun mit seiner Seelenlosigkeit auf sich hat. Ansonsten wirkte seine ganze Art ziemlich konstruiert und sehr typisch für einen tortured-bad-boy-Hero, alles nicht außergewöhnlich und von vielen Autoren schon realistischer dargestellt. Mich konnte also weder die Story noch die Charaktere mitreißen, wobei Shadrael wirklich Potential hatte, nur fand ich dann Lea so nervig, dass ich einfach nur froh war endlich die letzte Seite erreicht zu haben. Und sollte diese Elandra irgendwie sympathisch wirken? Ich weiß, dass sie die Heldin der Vorgänger-Trilogie war, aber hier wirkte sie uaf mich einfach nur unterkühlt, unemotional und unsympathisch. Calean dagegen war so naiv wie seine kleine Schwester... Kurz um: Die Autorin hat keine glaubhaften und sympathischen Charaktere geschaffen, sondern sich an Stereotypen langgehangelt.
Die Idee hinter der Geschichte, mit der Entführung und aus Feinden werden Liebende fand ich interessant, aber überhaupt nicht gut umgesetzt.
Fazit:
Der Roman ist wirklich nicht zu empfehlen, wer die Story vom Prinzip her interessant findet sollte lieber zum "Kuss des Kjer" von Lynn Raven greifen, der Roman war 1000x besser.
August 26, 2019
A little old school in the best way, with adventure, plot and a teeny bit of romance all in harmony, I think I may have found a new favorite author.
This review would be longer, but I am too impatient to read the sequel about the prophetic emperor’s sister and a literally soulless warrior whose paths cross so deliciously. I am a sucker for strong women, dark and weary heroes and quasi medieval/Roman mix of the world this is set in.
This review would be longer, but I am too impatient to read the sequel about the prophetic emperor’s sister and a literally soulless warrior whose paths cross so deliciously. I am a sucker for strong women, dark and weary heroes and quasi medieval/Roman mix of the world this is set in.
February 17, 2014
I rather liked this one. It was soon obvious as I was reading that I missed a lot of the world building and magic system from the previous trilogy (I was unaware the books were connected when I bought this one), but I still managed to enjoy it and I even put the previous trilogy on my "to read" list. A quick perusal told me this book has ratings all over the map, and I can understand why. There's not a lot of character development (though I do like Shadrael, Lea, and Thirbe) and the plot is rather simplistic. It's a bit short for a fantasy epic, but that's okay.
It's a nice, quick read, and to be honest, after reading A Song of Ice and Fire last year, it's nice to get something a lot lighter and less depressing into my brain. I have the sequel, and I plan on starting it right away to find out what happens to these characters.
It's a nice, quick read, and to be honest, after reading A Song of Ice and Fire last year, it's nice to get something a lot lighter and less depressing into my brain. I have the sequel, and I plan on starting it right away to find out what happens to these characters.
August 5, 2021
Um was geht es hier?
Lea, die Schwester eines nicht bei allen beliebten Kaisers, soll entführt werden, um ihn letztendlich zur Aufgabe seines Throns zu bewegen. Entführen soll sie Shadrael, unter dem vorhergehenden Kaiser ein viel geehrter Kriegsherr, der unehrenhaft aus der Armee entlassen wurde als Leas Bruder die Herrschaft antrat.
Wie fand ich es?
Also Begeisterungsstürme hat es bei mir nicht ausgelöst. Lea ist die unschuldige Jungfrau, Shadrael der Bad Boy, der im Laufe der Entführung ein wenig weicher zu werden scheint. Das war mir etwas zu plakativ und ausgelutscht. Außerdem ist das ganze Buch angefüllt mit fantastischen Begriffen, die oft nicht mal im Ansatz erklärt werden. Weil es aber nicht so furchtbar dick war und ich wissen will, wie die Geschichte endet, lese ich auch noch Teil 2. An Teil 1 vergebe ich 2,5 von 5 ⭐.
Lea, die Schwester eines nicht bei allen beliebten Kaisers, soll entführt werden, um ihn letztendlich zur Aufgabe seines Throns zu bewegen. Entführen soll sie Shadrael, unter dem vorhergehenden Kaiser ein viel geehrter Kriegsherr, der unehrenhaft aus der Armee entlassen wurde als Leas Bruder die Herrschaft antrat.
Wie fand ich es?
Also Begeisterungsstürme hat es bei mir nicht ausgelöst. Lea ist die unschuldige Jungfrau, Shadrael der Bad Boy, der im Laufe der Entführung ein wenig weicher zu werden scheint. Das war mir etwas zu plakativ und ausgelutscht. Außerdem ist das ganze Buch angefüllt mit fantastischen Begriffen, die oft nicht mal im Ansatz erklärt werden. Weil es aber nicht so furchtbar dick war und ich wissen will, wie die Geschichte endet, lese ich auch noch Teil 2. An Teil 1 vergebe ich 2,5 von 5 ⭐.
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June 16, 2011
This story picks up after the trilogy that introduced us to this world and the central figure's brother. The first time I read the other series, I quite liked it; but as time passed and I revisited it, I liked it less and less.
This book begins with instability in the country, and plots to overthrow the Emperor abound. One of them is fixed on the abduction of his beloved sister, Lea (who is beautiful, sweet, good etc etc). Her abductor is a soulless (literally) captain from the old guard military who was dishonorably discharged and has a huge grudge against the new Emperor.
The book read quickly, but it was still hard for me to care about any of the characters. Stories in which the abductor and victim fall in love with one another seem to perpetuate a dangerous and foolish myth.
This book begins with instability in the country, and plots to overthrow the Emperor abound. One of them is fixed on the abduction of his beloved sister, Lea (who is beautiful, sweet, good etc etc). Her abductor is a soulless (literally) captain from the old guard military who was dishonorably discharged and has a huge grudge against the new Emperor.
The book read quickly, but it was still hard for me to care about any of the characters. Stories in which the abductor and victim fall in love with one another seem to perpetuate a dangerous and foolish myth.
August 12, 2008
I understand that this is the first book in a series, but that the series is preceded by another series which introduces many of the main characters and sets the background, so perhaps I would have felt differently had I read The Sword, The Ring, and The Chalice trilogy. But I didn´t, and perhaps as a result, I ended up skipping nearly two thirds of the chapters when they switched to the POV and stories of characters I couldn´t care less about.
March 3, 2011
The mystical things aren't really my interest but I did enjoy this book. There were several words I didn't understand that were in italics (old words) and to my disappointment there were no definitions in the book.
September 21, 2014
I didn't really get into this book I think it might have been because it was taken by some many different points of view. This is a style of writing I personally don't really like as it means that I don't connect with any character. So slightly disappointed with this book.
March 12, 2008
Reviewed for VOYA
May 13, 2009
Characters and writing were good though the plot was a bit disjointed as will sometimes happen at the start of a new trilogy. Do look forward to next book.
July 24, 2010
I liked it, interesting characters and development
January 9, 2011
The book was a decent read, enough so that I went and got the second book.
November 24, 2013
I wanted more interaction between the two main characters. I found the story just...'blah' Pity. It had potential.
January 21, 2014
Terrific! Very romantic!
October 3, 2014
It was alright for a cheap audiobook, the narrator was a bit too soft voiced for my liking, she didn't set the pace as well as hoped.
December 6, 2015
This is a really fantastic Fantasy novel.
September 11, 2016
Den mittleren Teil habe ich gerne gelesen aber das Ende lässt mich unzufrieden zurück. mehr unter ---> Www.kleiner-komet.de/die-traenen-des-...
January 21, 2009
Prequel to The Crown
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January 5, 2018Can't wait to read book 2!
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