Hello
happy readers! Another exciting day
hopefully full of reading and other goodies.
Today I’m sharing a review for a debut book that was originally posted
at No BS Book Reviews, here. This debut
book is one I was anticipating hard and even more excited when it was in my
hands and that is The Crown’s Game by Evelyn Skye!
Rating: 5
Stars
This
has been one of my most anticipated books of 2016 after I heard about it and
having read it the sequel is my most anticipated book whenever it comes
out! OMG AMAZING! I was completely blown away by this story and
everything in it. Enchanters and magic,
secret games, murder plots, a beautiful and amazing world, political intrigue,
strong characters and lots of feels galore.
It had everything.
We
follow several characters but the primaries are Vika and Nikolai our tow
enchanters and Pasha, Nikolai's best friend and heir to the throne. Vika has grown up away from everything only
training to one day be the Imperial Enchanter, never knowing that she would
have to battle it out for the position.
Nikolai however has known he would have to play a game for the roll but
even he didn't know how series the stakes were.
Death for one. These are serious
stakes. More so when overtime all three
form a connection of sorts. It's not
easy to kill someone you don't know but to kill someone you care for seems
impossible. As a reader it was difficult
knowing one was meant to die, trying to figure out as I read who I liked more
so I wouldn't get too attached to the wrong one but it was hopeless as I didn't
want either to die!
I
really enjoyed getting to know all the different characters and how they have
different quirks about themselves. From
the mains to the supporting characters who played just as big of a part. From their mentors or servants and bakers to
the Tsar and royal family themselves each one plays a part and they are
introduced for a reason but I never felt like they were only there to move the
story along each one felt natural and purposeful. The friendships and relationships between the
different characters both good and bad were deep. My favorite being the friendship between
Nikolai and Pasha! Those two were so on
point and just a ying and yang of one another in the perfectly balance way.
The
world is so beautiful and while I have never been to Russia I felt like I have
seen a piece of it. A piece of history
wrapped up in magic and wonder. The
scenes described where so real, my favorite parts involved benches. Vivid and miraculous to say the least. The magic of the world was explained in a way
that I understood but I see room for more to be explained through the series as
we discovered new information, from nymphs and healers and more.
The
Crown's Game had a bit of everything in it and I highly recommend it because I
need people to talk to about it!
Everything tied in nicely from the romance to the political aspects to
the game itself. The game was not what I
originally expected a battle between the two in the traditional sense but a
competition which I liked a bit better having finished it, with the tasks which
pulled you into each page imagining each one as they played out. The book is impossible to put down and quick
to fly through IMHO!
There's
nothing else I can say without giving away some spoilers which I just can't
bring myself to do because uncovering it all is half the fun. I do recommend this and would love to hear
what everyone thinks of this. I know I'm
ready for book two already! I’d love to hear your thoughts and feels in the
comments below!
Until
next time…
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