Ratings9
Average rating3.4
Alles begann mit einem ruinierten Elixier und einem Blitzschlag. Iolanthe Seabourne ist die größte Elementarmagierin ihrer Generation – so jedenfalls wurde es ihr gesagt. Als solche ist es ihre Pflicht und Bestimmung, den Bane, den mächtigsten Tyrannen und Magier, den die Welt je gesehen hat, zu besiegen und damit das Reich vor dem Untergang zu bewahren. Diese Aufgabe käme selbst für den erfahrensten Magier einem Selbstmord gleich ... ganz zu schweigen von einer widerwilligen Sechzehnjährigen ohne Ausbildung. Geleitet von den Visionen seiner Mutter und dem Wunsch nach Rache, schwört sich Prinz Titus, Iolanthe zu beschützen und auf den Kampf gegen den Bane vorzubereiten. Doch er begeht einen furchtbaren Fehler: Er verliebt sich in das Mädchen, das lediglich ein Mittel zum Zweck hätte sein sollen. Während die Schergen des Tyrannen immer näher rücken, muss Titus sich entscheiden. Für seine Mission oder Iolanthes Leben ...
Series
3 primary booksThe Elemental Trilogy is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 2013 with contributions by Sherry Thomas.
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I was hesitant after reading some of the reviews about reading this book–people described it as clunky and messy, but I thoroughly enjoyed it! I will admit the first part of the book was a bit difficult to bear with. In time, it made more sense but it was confusing at first why the characters were doing what they were doing or who they were.
I will completely agree with others that the characters in this are marvelous. They feel like real people whereas in other fantasy books they often feel like too-perfect heroes or whining cowards before they decide to be too-perfect heroes. I truly related with and loved Titus and Iolanthe! I also loved that their motivations were very clear and their personalities totally open to the reader. The action was not the greatest–lacking description and sometimes very short. However, the mystery and character development of this story will have me anxiously waiting to read the next one!
3.5
At the moment I loved the writing and the story. However, it's been a few days and I can't remember all of the details of the story. I'm really not sure if it's because I'm not in the mood to read YA these days or if it is just the alternative.
Read it slow and annotate.