Earth's End
Ratings13
Average rating3.7
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Ratings13
Average rating3.7
A woman awoken in air, a soldier forged by fire, a weapon risen from blood. Vhalla Yarl has made it to the warfront in the North. Forged by blood and fire, she has steeled her heart for the final battle of the Solaris Empire's conquest. The choices before Vhalla are no longer servitude or freedom, they are servitude or death. The stakes have never been higher as the Emperor maintains his iron grip on her fate, holding everything Vhalla still has left to lose in the balance. About the Author Elise Kova has always had a passion for storytelling. She wrote her first novella, a high-fantasy, in sixth grade. Over the years she's honed her love of literature with everything from fantasy to romance, science fiction to mystery, and whatever else catches her eye. Elise lives in Saint Petersburg, Florida, where she's currently working on the next installment in her debut YA fantasy series: Air Awakens. She enjoys video games, anime, table-top role playing games, and many other forms of "geekdom." She loves talking with fans on Twitter (@EliseKova) and Facebook (/AuthorEliseKova). Visit her website, EliseKova.com/, for news and extras about her books
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CAWPILE SCORE
C-7
A-8
W-8
P-6
I-8
L-7
E-8
TOTAL-7.43/10
CAWPILECharactersAldrick—dude you have a lot more issues, but I can only blame you 50%. Your dad sucks, and is unnecessarily cruel to you. Plus whatever Egmun did to youDaniel—Just back off dude. She doesn't feel the same towards you. She thought she might she doesn't . quite being a creep. Glad you didn't betray her for the axe like I thought you would. I also thought you were the traitor sorry not sorry for thatVhalla—tons of emotional variance which is good for somebody in her situation. Deciding though she never really loved him only to flip flop at end over again. I'm not a fan of. Wants to always do the right. Steals the Axe. Hopefully to keep it away EmperorFritz is FritzBaldair—Tries to repair relationship with brother. Helps Vhalla out a lot. Much better than I thought he would beElecia—fallen into healer role. Emperor—not cool enough for me to remember his stupid name. stupid head. Obsessed with Conquer and Hatred. Possible Corruption going on?? Controlled. Or just EVIL can't see the forest for the TreesSometimes people need help to change, especially after dealing with an abusive emperor (and Egmun) their whole lifeAtmosphereElise does her atmosphere well, when its required, especially during very emotional scenes it lands incredibly land. Othertimes its less noticeable but still there. Certain battle scenes almost felt like dances to me and I liked that.WritingExcellent job on writing again. The emotions run high and you can certainly feel it thanks to her writing.PlotThe Plot of this book is minor and not minor at the same time. Its basically get to the front lines, then win some battles. I'm intrigued to see what the plot does with the Crystal Axe. I like the escalation of tension, but am slightly disappointed by the drama of teenagers getting in the way.InvestmentI really want Vhalla to succeed and to be happy. So far these things are not happening for her. I'm predicting she goes West with Aldricks Uncle. LogicThings make sense, except for Vhalla's Exceptional Magical Fighting ability. I'm totally 100% willing to give her regular fighting ability through the Bond, but the Magical side Air and Fire are different so it shouldn't work the same, and she never really trains. Does “minor” training. Lifting things, throwing, but nothing war basedHer Projecting was coolEnjoymentLoved most of the relationship drama. Love to hate Daniel. And General Schnurr and the emperor. Aldrick X Vhalla is great. Don't you dare mess it up EliseMiscAlso Axe that cuts through anything. And you believe it. So have it cut through engagement or use it on your bond that you hate now. Vhalla's dreams of Aldrick's past. Opening the Box. It's the same box that had the Cuffs.. Perhaps Aldrick is already tainted by crystal.Going with Schnurr (WHO HATES YOU) alone is always a bad ideaI knew Aldrick would be alive. Love the desperate Flight.oohh will Vhalla learn to fly?? A seed of doubt watered by fear... A great lineThe depiction of Aldrick's alcoholismHer choices were servitude or death. Doesn't have to be her death. Easily could be the emperor's deathVHalla has to get the last push on Aldrick. His attitude calling her woman. Just way out of character. Don't like itThe feeling the Axe Blade gives to her.The Final Fight against the North. Aldrick and Vhalla acting as one. Creating a Phoenix
I will be talking about it on Libromancy https://libromancy.podbean.com/ on 10/23/2022
This is an odd one to give 3 stars to.
Firstly, I am hugely excited to read the next book and will start reading it as soon as I can.
Secondly, I flew through the book and it was certainly enjoyable on the whole and a good book when viewed as a whole.
Then, there was the romance. Horrible, boring, cliche and only forgivable because it set up its own demise.
Also- what did you do with my aldrik? Whilst he needed a fair bit of character development, he just becomes a love blinded idiot for the second half of this book.
I am in the habit of ignoring romances when reviewing YA. 80% of the time I vehemently dislike the way they are handled. But this romance ruined an otherwise decent book, with some amazing parts and some no so amazing parts.
