The accents made perfect sense to me and really added to my understanding of the characters.
I had never imagined what characters in the Seven Realms might sound like, but I loved hearing variations of what sounded like British, Scottish, and other European accents from characters hailing from different regions of the Seven Realms. The audiobook is so much fun, particularly because of the various accents the reader takes on. These series are high fantasy at its finest! Or go back to the very beginning and read the fabulous Seven Realms series, starting with The Demon King. This book is a must-read for everyone, especially those of you who have read Chima’s past works! Even if you haven’t, this is a great place to start. The reveals at the end of the book are SO good, one of which totally blindsided me! It adds a brand new element of magic to this universe, and I am REALLY EXCITED about it! I am a sucker for tie-ins from the old series, so I also really enjoyed the old places and characters (Sorry, it’s spoilery to say who!) either seen or at least referenced. In spite of the overall serious nature of the story, I found myself chuckling many times over the thoughts, words, and antics of many characters, especially Lila and Ash. I hope we see a lot more of him in the rest of this series. The descriptions of Strangward and his whole crew captivated me. In Flamecaster, it was Evan Strangward! Every word he spoke intrigued me. One last character plug…I seem to always find a secondary character who I latch onto (i.e., Rhys in A Court of Thorns and Roses and Roar in Under the Never Sky). Her hopeful, strong, yet at times almost innocent nature despite all she’s been through was refreshing! I just felt really tied to Jenna in general. I also liked the physical descriptions of each character, especially Jenna, which formed firm pictures of the characters in my mind. We got insight into the personalities of several secondary characters as well, primarily Lila Barrowhill and Destin Karn, both of which I liked. Since there will be four books in this series, Chima could take her time exploring the backstories of both main characters.
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