Review: Castle in the Air

Castle in the Air by Diana Wynne Jones

My rating: 3 of 5 stars



More like a companion novel than a sequel but I liked it.

I loved the main character's politeness and enjoyed experiencing a new setting in the same world. I don't think it was quite as funny and charming as the first novel, but that could be just because the story has sat with me for so long from watching the movie so many times.



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Review: The Shadow Throne

The Shadow Throne by Jennifer A. Nielsen

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



I loved the first book. The second one was okay, but I really feel the third one redeemed itself.

While we did revisit some plot points (Jaron gets caught, again) I feel like the execution was better this time around. Personally, I feel like the series could have been just the first novel and this one Roden's parentage not being that important to the plot at all to need book two, and the pirates role easily could have been anyone else .

There are some holes, unless I missed why Conner did what he did.

But overall, in keeping with the first book, this one was fast paced, humorous, with twists and turns throughout, Jaron knowing his plans well in advance to let the readers be surprised later. He's in control. Much closer to the atmosphere of the first installment.



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