Author: Jennifer . L. Kelly
Publication date: 6/12/2016
Goodreads description: In book two, Ka’s journey continues as she travels to the Land of Earth to retrieve and destroy the Earth stone. Her mother went to great lengths in order to protect her from the imminent darkness, but there are consequences for hiding the truth. Someone has lied and someone will die as the imminent darkness grows stronger in its quest for retribution.
I was sent an electronic copy of this arc in exchange for an honest review. I was super excited to read the next instalment of this series after having read the first book ‘Army of Fire.’ As mentioned in the Goodreads description, the book continues where the last book left off. Ka is searching for the next elemental stone to destroy in order to return these traits back into her own personality. This book was very family focused and I was able to learn a lot about Ka’s mother and father and why they are such important characters within the story and how they personally impact Ka’s life. This book also delve into the specific details of the imminent darkness and how it can transform into whatever it needs to be. I found that the book was well written (not overly descriptive) and majority of the story was primarily focused on Ka retrieving and attempting to destroy the Earth stone. What I really enjoyed about this book was that it wasn’t primarily focused on the main characters love interest and really highlighted her value in having her friends and family by her side constantly supporting her. There were instances though throughout the book where scenes became rushed and there was a lot of travelling in this book (moving from Xon 9 to the elemental Abyys) so I tended to get abit lost whilst I was reading. I think anyone who loves a book about adventure, fantasy, importance of friends and family and the need to conquer evil and restore peace will thoroughly enjoy this series. To conclude this review I gave the book 4/5 stars and I’m excited to see how the rest of the series pans out, especially with all the pressure on Ka as she attempts to retrieve the last three elemental stones with the ever growing imminent darkness close on her trail.
I was given a copy of this e-book by the author, in exchange for an honest review.
I was sent an arc of Genesis of Wood (The Elementals book 3) by Jennifer. L. Kelly in exchange for an honest review.
If you arn’t already following my bookstagram account @pagesinbetween you may not be aware that I am lucky enough to be a rep for the wonderful Australian based book subscription box service known as ‘Book lover mystery box.’ This book box is run by the lovely Ang who puts so much time and dedication into each of the boxes that are distributed on a monthly basis. Today I’ll be talking about the December box which I received at the beginning of the month. (Items in the December box are pictured above). I thought the December box was amazing and is definitely worth the money that you pay for it. Included in the December box was:
Just finished reading ‘Throne of Glass’ a little over a week ago and thoroughly enjoyed it. Before I picked up this book, I had previously read a ‘A Court of Thorns and Roses’ which was the first book in another series also by Sarah. I find her writing style and character development captivating and it’s only ever taken me at most a top of 3 days to read a book of hers. I become so enchanted with the story and completely indulged in the worlds she has created.
I was given a e-reader copy of this book in exchange for an honest review by the author. The story follows a girl named Ka who lives on the planet Xon 9, which was inhabited after the sun died and earth became engulfed in a supernova. Ka is about to undertake her pronouncement which involves her choosing which element she would like to be apart of. There are five elements consisting of mental, wood, earth, water and fire. Ka is having difficulties deciding and doesn’t feel drawn to any particular element. Once an element is chosen this helps the individual decide what their career path will lead to. Without giving away too much of the story, Ka begins to feel drawn to all of the elements and this is seen as unusual by some. The story than follows Ka and the choices she makes which ultimately impacts her friends, family, loved ones and most importantly herself.
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