Synopsis (from
goodreads.com):
For thousands of
years, young women have been vanishing from Hallow Hill, never to be seen
again. Now Kate and Emily have moved there with no idea of the land's dreadful
heritage--until Marak decides to tell them himself. Marak is a powerful
magician who claims to be the goblin King, and he has very specific plans for
the two new girls who have trespassed into his kingdom . . .
Jillian’s Review:
I know, not the prettiest cover, but holy cow, the story was
great! I loved the individual personalities of each character, the clever
banter between them, and the beautiful imagery of the Goblin Kingdom. I LOVED
the guy, who is so not the typical YA novel guy (usually great looking,
brooding, and cool). Marak was strong, confident, intelligent, and the perfect
protector—all things I’m a sucker for in the main guy—but there is something
completely different about him than any other guy I’ve ever rooted for in a
novel. I never thought I’d cheer for the ugly goblin guy but he was too great
not to!
The writing wasn’t the best and I got tripped up a few times
trying to sort out who was thinking what time because it was written in third
person, all knowing. It’s been a while since I’ve read a book in that POV, and
I have to say it’s just annoying now. This could have been entirely written in
Kate’s POV and it would have been a better read. Still, I was often lost in the
story and the romance enough that the poor writing wasn’t too distracting.
Speaking of the romance, this was a squeaky-clean book without
swearing and zero sex, though I would have liked to have a bit more detail in
the kissing department. There were some gruesome scenes which I think makes
this a good book for readers 10 and up unless they’re sensitive to a bit of
gore.
Can’t wait to read the other two in this trilogy. Hopefully
there will be more of Kate’s little sister, Emily and her little “cat” friend
in the next one.
2 comments:
Hmm, that's a high recommendation. Might have to give it a try.
Adding to me TBR pile! :) Thanks!
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