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Rightful
Thyrena Antuir is Rightful heir to Midnight’s throne, but she might never rule. Someone is trying to kill her and she has few allies left. With her country in turmoil, Thyrena must learn who is behind the attempts on her life - while on the run. Not even the walls of Midnight Castle have been successful in protecting her. Robbed of her father and her best friend at a young age, and abandoned by others who feared they were next; Thyrena has learned the hard way that people are not always there for you when you need them. She’ll need to not only defeat whoever is after her, but also face her past in order to become the Queen her people need.
324 pages, Paperback
Published July 28, 2016
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April 12, 2020
I absolutely loved the story! It was well written as well as well thought out. Memmott used many different characters to weave a beautiful story of friendship and betrayal that is not simply a stereotypical tale of girl takes throne but an adventure where people go through real struggles. Including death, disability, mental illness and betrayal. Also none of the candidates for the throne are presented as a perfect choice instead what sets Thyrena apart is that she is the rightful blooded heir to the ancient throne.
The more I read it the more I discover and I appreciate the authenticity of this epic book!
The more I read it the more I discover and I appreciate the authenticity of this epic book!
May 6, 2017
This book is phenomenal as it perfectly intertwines fantasy and reality. The heroine is not the angsty drama girl who is stuck between two boys in this novel. No she is independent but has trouble trusting after so much love. We learn what true strength is through the character who becomes disabled but is still valued and continues in leadership despite her disability.
We see corruption, murder and swordplay but also captures grief, regret and how awkward it can be to reconnect with a former best friend. How it takes trust to fall in love and sacrifice and time to be the person you want to become.
Thank you Memmott for this masterpiece
We see corruption, murder and swordplay but also captures grief, regret and how awkward it can be to reconnect with a former best friend. How it takes trust to fall in love and sacrifice and time to be the person you want to become.
Thank you Memmott for this masterpiece
August 19, 2019
Sorry, I'm calling this one. Life's too short to read books you're not enjoying. This is apparently an unpopular opinion, so I'll just say my piece and get this over with. Minor spoilers ahead.
I'm really disappointed in this one, especially because it's a Canadian author. The writing just wasn't working for me; I felt removed from what characters were experiencing/feeling, and the abrupt time passages were jarring. At one point we skipped through ~32 days with the character in an unfamiliar setting and apparently so injured she was delirious (and travelling after the fact), and I was just left shaking my head because what happened during those weeks?! She healed during the first week, yes, but if then Thyrena is going to be in tears expressing gratitude on the next page, I'm not going to be feeling much of anything because I didn't actually see these wonderful people doing much of anything. I didn't get a chance to know them or form an emotional connection, and seeing as this is a multiple POV novel, we missed a really awesome opportunity to see the healing process and revelation that Thyrena is connected to the royals through the eyes of the family themselves so there wasn't just a massive gap. To then be told she travelled for 22 days with maybe a sentence to describe how that went is really frustrating and makes a reader feel like they've missed two chapters worth of content. It's the whole idea that I was taught when writing: nine times out of ten it's better to SHOW, not tell. We had a ton of simply telling us what was happening, and I think that really contributed to the feeling of being removed from it all.
The editing was unfortunately not sterling either. I caught several mistakes in the ~100 pages I read (fiance/fiancee having two 'e's on sentence and then one on the next while referring to the same person, grammar, words that shouldn't be plural). The dialogue itself could also be clunky and awkward, for instance a character repeatedly saying the name of the person they're talking to in conversation (that just doesn't happen), or stereotypical almost call and response ("It's okay." "No! It's not okay!" or "I love you Ema (Mom)." "And I love you, my son." [both of these are direct quotations]).
The most frustrating thing was perhaps the main character. Frankly, I just didn't like her. She was over-emotional and acted without thinking (yes, I do realize she just lost her Mother, but still) and just made a lot of decisions that baffled me. She ran away from the castle as heir to the throne and didn't even leave a freaking note?! I understand she didn't want to have an entourage, but what did she think was gonna happen if the princess randomly disappeared?! That was just a bit ridiculous. She also at one point was sobbing, punching a pillow and shivering, which she thought was trying to be "quiet and discrete", and I simply found myself rolling my eyes, which is never a good sign when a character is having an emotional breakdown that's supposed to be heart wrenching. Of the only two characters I did like, one was killed and the other just wasn't enough to make me tolerate Thyrena's mood swings and questionable life decisions. Sorry to side with the villain, but I wouldn't want her ruling a kingdom either.
The plot was for the most part predictable (I had the villain pegged from his introduction even though that was apparently meant to be a dramatic reveal 80 pages in), and other times unbelievable. For instance, Thyrena comes back to the castle in which servants are in every doorway, she visits her cousin so someone knows she's back (also verifying at least one non-servant is awake), she is attacked, a massive swashbuckling battle ensues, Thyrena freaking screams, and not a single solitary soul notices?!? You're kidding. No, really, truly, please tell me you're kidding.
Anyway. Again, I'm really disappointed. I wanted a strong, skilled female character fighting against adversity and taking back her kingdom in a cool fantasy world (from a Canadian author!!), and I guess I shall have to find that elsewhere.
I'm really disappointed in this one, especially because it's a Canadian author. The writing just wasn't working for me; I felt removed from what characters were experiencing/feeling, and the abrupt time passages were jarring. At one point we skipped through ~32 days with the character in an unfamiliar setting and apparently so injured she was delirious (and travelling after the fact), and I was just left shaking my head because what happened during those weeks?! She healed during the first week, yes, but if then Thyrena is going to be in tears expressing gratitude on the next page, I'm not going to be feeling much of anything because I didn't actually see these wonderful people doing much of anything. I didn't get a chance to know them or form an emotional connection, and seeing as this is a multiple POV novel, we missed a really awesome opportunity to see the healing process and revelation that Thyrena is connected to the royals through the eyes of the family themselves so there wasn't just a massive gap. To then be told she travelled for 22 days with maybe a sentence to describe how that went is really frustrating and makes a reader feel like they've missed two chapters worth of content. It's the whole idea that I was taught when writing: nine times out of ten it's better to SHOW, not tell. We had a ton of simply telling us what was happening, and I think that really contributed to the feeling of being removed from it all.
The editing was unfortunately not sterling either. I caught several mistakes in the ~100 pages I read (fiance/fiancee having two 'e's on sentence and then one on the next while referring to the same person, grammar, words that shouldn't be plural). The dialogue itself could also be clunky and awkward, for instance a character repeatedly saying the name of the person they're talking to in conversation (that just doesn't happen), or stereotypical almost call and response ("It's okay." "No! It's not okay!" or "I love you Ema (Mom)." "And I love you, my son." [both of these are direct quotations]).
The most frustrating thing was perhaps the main character. Frankly, I just didn't like her. She was over-emotional and acted without thinking (yes, I do realize she just lost her Mother, but still) and just made a lot of decisions that baffled me. She ran away from the castle as heir to the throne and didn't even leave a freaking note?! I understand she didn't want to have an entourage, but what did she think was gonna happen if the princess randomly disappeared?! That was just a bit ridiculous. She also at one point was sobbing, punching a pillow and shivering, which she thought was trying to be "quiet and discrete", and I simply found myself rolling my eyes, which is never a good sign when a character is having an emotional breakdown that's supposed to be heart wrenching. Of the only two characters I did like, one was killed and the other just wasn't enough to make me tolerate Thyrena's mood swings and questionable life decisions. Sorry to side with the villain, but I wouldn't want her ruling a kingdom either.
The plot was for the most part predictable (I had the villain pegged from his introduction even though that was apparently meant to be a dramatic reveal 80 pages in), and other times unbelievable. For instance, Thyrena comes back to the castle in which servants are in every doorway, she visits her cousin so someone knows she's back (also verifying at least one non-servant is awake), she is attacked, a massive swashbuckling battle ensues, Thyrena freaking screams, and not a single solitary soul notices?!? You're kidding. No, really, truly, please tell me you're kidding.
Anyway. Again, I'm really disappointed. I wanted a strong, skilled female character fighting against adversity and taking back her kingdom in a cool fantasy world (from a Canadian author!!), and I guess I shall have to find that elsewhere.
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