Natalie’s Reviews > Palace of Stone > Status Update

The resolution of the conflict weakened the story. It's like the author got herself stuck in a corner and had to rely on a wishy-washy deus ex machina. Miri went from an empowered character to a mainstream YA snowflake.

Maybe better worldbuilding could have anchored the story better.

It is an entertaining read so far but loses the spirit of the first book.

While the first one has more of a unique voice, Palace of Stone reads more like a typical YA revolution/hunger-games-influenced book. World and characters need more fleshing out. Still fun to read tho...