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Typos: poured for pored, he for she ("I would rather he were marrying a good man" when speaking of his sister). It's an indistinguishable sword and sorcery start of a series. There are too many characters to care about, and I don't want to hear anything from a villain's POV. One hero does something rash and uncharacteristic, and I don't understand why. I skimmed the parts that didn't interest me, and I might continue the series just to see what happens to the characters I care about.
Typos: poured for pored, he for she ("I would rather he were marrying a good man" when speaking of his sister). ...more
First off, as many other reviewers have mentioned, there are SO MANY CHARACTERS. Oh my word, every chapter seemed to be written in a different perspective, so it was ridiculously hard to figure out who was actual
I started reading this book for my book club, but we stopped ten chapters in and picked a new book. Since I didn't finish it, I don't want to rate it and skew the ratings, but I think there are some things readers should know going into it, especially since this book has so few ratings.First off, as many other reviewers have mentioned, there are SO MANY CHARACTERS. Oh my word, every chapter seemed to be written in a different perspective, so it was ridiculously hard to figure out who was actually important and who was merely a passing character. After reading the first ten chapters I still don't know who the main character was supposed to be.
The Plot! I didn't make it very far but with all of the revolving characters taking the main stage it was almost impossible to see if there were any coinciding plotlines or even if there was one major plot at all.
Dragons! This book promised me dragons. It was in the beautiful cover design. It was in the title. It was even in the first chapter. But after that? They basically didn't exist. For having dragons seem so central to the book, I was very disappointed that they didn't make much of an appearance.
Errors and Commas! I try to give writers and editors the benefit of the doubt. A couple of errors here and there is understandable, but there was a ridiculous amount of errors in this book. I couldn't believe it was published in this condition. Not only were there errors, but there were so many long sentences! It wasn't even just a few, but almost every sentence on the page had dozens of commas and/or sprawled on for three or four lines. The glaring errors and giant sentences really distracted me from an already hard-to-follow story.
Sexual content and Tone! The beginning of the book started off sounding very adolescent but once I got in a couple of chapters the content completely dispelled any notion that this was a book for kids. I wanted dragons, but Vars made it seem more like 50 Shades of Gray than the YA fantasy this was labeled as.
Maybe the content redeems itself, but I wasn't willing to stick out the ride to see if it was worth it.
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"Death is sometimes a powerful omen. Sometimes it is just death. And sometimes, it is life, too."
This quote doesn't mean anything but it sounds epic and profound. Realm of Dragons by Morgan Rice is the same.
I buddy read this Nana, tho she's not done with the book yet as of the writing of this review lol
I have honestly forgotten almost everything about this book even though I finished reading it only like a month ago lol From what I remember, it was a classic, par for the course Morgan Rice epic
"Death is sometimes a powerful omen. Sometimes it is just death. And sometimes, it is life, too."
This quote doesn't mean anything but it sounds epic and profound. Realm of Dragons by Morgan Rice is the same.
I buddy read this Nana, tho she's not done with the book yet as of the writing of this review lol
I have honestly forgotten almost everything about this book even though I finished reading it only like a month ago lol From what I remember, it was a classic, par for the course Morgan Rice epic fantasy except it was decidedly more male than usual in the character gender ratio. Our plucky underdog is a guy this time but he fulfills the same Chosen One role as his female predecessors. The legitimacy of his parentage is questionable. There's an evil prince and a good prince. A bard-type character gets into hijinks but charms their way out. This book had significantly more characters and locations than Rice's usual, so in that way, it was much more like the Game of Thrones copy that it's obviously intending to be. I particularly liked the angry monk warrior guy.
That's about all I can remember hahah!
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I simply couldn't cope with all the characters, each with their own agenda and none seeming to link up with anyone else. The start was promising but then it just became a series of different people and I could not see any 'heart' to the story.
I wanted to know who the Hero was, and the Heroine and I got fed up with the chapters chopping from one minor character to another.
Probably my fault so not rating.
DNF at 43%I simply couldn't cope with all the characters, each with their own agenda and none seeming to link up with anyone else. The start was promising but then it just became a series of different people and I could not see any 'heart' to the story.
I wanted to know who the Hero was, and the Heroine and I got fed up with the chapters chopping from one minor character to another.
Probably my fault so not rating.
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Anyways I would rather call it a novella.
I'm pretty sure Rice watched Terrible Writing Advice's video on fantasy characters to prepare for writing this book: https://youtu.be/rR220D7OH1Y
Review:📝
Another Morgan Rice buddy read with Faith! She is slowly but surely getting me to read this author. If that's for better or for worse we shall see.
My Thoughts 💭
I originally started this as yet another basic bitch Morgan Rice YA™ book to pass the time in between me dying from college courses. Eventually, this went from
I'm pretty sure Rice watched Terrible Writing Advice's video on fantasy characters to prepare for writing this book: https://youtu.be/rR220D7OH1Y
Review:📝
Another Morgan Rice buddy read with Faith! She is slowly but surely getting me to read this author. If that's for better or for worse we shall see.
My Thoughts 💭
I originally started this as yet another basic bitch Morgan Rice YA™ book to pass the time in between me dying from college courses. Eventually, this went from a decent, middle of the road Rice book read to an absolute dumper fire very quickly. I now have to live with the fact that I didn't trust my gut instinct to DNF this when I had the chance.
Plot
Starts off with King Godwin of the Northern Kingdom finding a dead dragon. Then Godwin and his family start to get ready for his eldest daughter, Lenore's, wedding. And a boy named Devin going about dreaming to be a knight and… and… well from there it's a whole clusterfuck of characters and POVs with no real ending. This book is more of the cut of a thought of an idea (if that doesn't make sense neither does this book). Plots don't really go anywhere and the ending will bring you absolutely no satisfaction, if there is any to be gained. There's also not a single original idea in this book, especially in the case of the characters (more on that later). By the 80% mark I had to physically force myself not to skim because I just wanted the book to end! AND IT WOULDN'T END!
Writing
In the beginning, the writing wasn't bad, typical Rice style of basicness. However, it's at the 50% mark when the writing takes a nosedive into the 4 feet part of the pool. I didn't even think that the bar could even go that low!
This book was obviously not edited at all. The writing will state things multiple times a chapter or every other chapter even though it's already been clearly established. For example: In the first chapter, Godwin's body structure is detailed twice in only like the span of 2 pages. As well as his voice being compared to his royal sorcerer.
The setting of the story is described very weirdly. I think the kingdom is basically the setting for season 1 of Attack on Titan, but with water instead of walls.
The magic system: Nonexistent. Anytime magic appears in a scene the quality of the writing gets so bad it's on the borderline of incomprehensible. The funny thing is I think that was done on purpose to show how confused the characters are by using magic, but it just doesn't work and is just really bad writing.
Characters
Oh boy, the mountain of characters. Keep in mind, EVERY single person listed, except Grey, has their own POV at least TWICE or more in the span of about 200 pages.
King Godwin II: King of the Northern Kingdom and world's shittiest father ever
Just like how the Allies tried to keep the peace when Hitler came to power, Godwin tries multiple times throughout the book to use the politics of appeasement to keep peace with the nobles and people.That plan however, just like it did for the Allies, goes to shit very quickly at every possible moment there is conflict.
Rodry: Godwin's eldest son; has less than half a brain cell the whole book;
Everyone looks up to the crown prince as the embodiment of perfection. Buuuuuut I saw his character as a Gaston/Avenant embodiment with a 10 year old brain
Lenore: Godwin's eldest daughter. Sansa 2.0 with more pride than Ayra.
Found her POV chapters to be a chore to read through
Master Grey: an old sorcerer everyone thinks is the bee's knees
This old cricket is only in maybe 5% of the book and never given a POV. His voice is constantly compared to paper and I don't understand why!
Queen Illia: Late wife of Godwin, mother of Godwin's eldest 3 children and sons
She had blonde hair and died when she burst her head open after falling off a horse. That's literally all we get to know about her.
Queen Aethe: current wife of Godwin; mother of Godwin's youngest 3 children and daughters
Literally forgot she existed because she does nothing
Devin: The ordinary commoner boy™ and supposedly the chosen one MC of the book.
Only holds about 10% of the total POV chapters. I literally forgot who he was during one of the last of his POV chapters. He has powers that are as useless as they are "mysterious". His POVs are used as a way to introduce people outside of the inner circle of the royal family.
Vars: Godwin's second son; a real Theon Greyjoy of a character (no seriously his first POV chapter is ODDLY similar to Greyjoy's first POV in A Clash of Kings)
King Ravin: King of the southern kingdom. Plagiarism incarnate
Literally a carbon copy of King Maegor Targaryen from GOT:
- He has multiple concubines like Maegor did wives
- He hired a bunch of people to build his castle and killed them afterwards, just like how Maegor organized the construction of the Red Keep
- He is an evil and selfish king that went to war at the drop of a hat; just. like. Maegor the Cruel.
The only thing that differentiates him is that he is written so overly dramatic. (view spoiler)[In the first and only chapter/scene in which he is in, Ravin dramatically tells everyone in the throne room his plans to go to war, turns around, throws off his robes to reveal chainmail underneath, and then just sits back down. End of chapter. Like????? (hide spoiler)]
His sword is named Heart Splinter. It sounds more like a widow's dagger than the name of a great sword but ok.
His whole aesthetic reminds me of Monty Python and the Holy Grail. This fact alone made his POV chapter a bit more durable.
Nerra: Godwin's youngest child and was born with basically the Scaling Sickness™ (another borderline plagiarism check)
The only thing remarkable she does this whole book is find a dragon egg. Too bad she does nothing with it.
Erin: Godwin's second eldest daughter who dreams of being a knight.
Literally has half a brain cell for most of the book but at least it's more than her brother Rodry and she's good with a spear. I kept forgetting she existed until her POV chapters came along.
Greave: Godwin's youngest son; a negative nancy that looks like his late mother
Godwin hates his guts because he looks the most like his dead wife. Greave does absolutely nothing for most of the book besides fall for a girl
Aurelle: a random girl Greave falls head of heels for on sight
Odd: a former knight turned monk trying to forget his bloody past
The most interesting and badass character in this book. The only reason I would ever continue with the series. War Monk for the win!
Bern: a random dude that makes a living threatening people with information and picking fights
Renard: a Robin Hood character that has two POV chapters and a story that goes nowhere
Audiobook Notes 🎧
The narrator put in the bare minimum like he was getting paid below the minimum wage of his state. Small mistakes he made could have been cut out during editing, but since there wasn't editing for the book why would there be any for the audiobook, I guess??? One interesting thing I did find was the way he specifically says the word "whoomph" sounds like he was taking a bite out of a Whopper burger and I couldn't unhear it. xD
Recommendation 👎
Don't even bother with this one. There are other fun Rice books out there. I'm sure Faith can recommend a few of her own guilty pleasure ones, but this one is just plain bad and forgettable.
It is often easy to lose track of characters when there are many, but that is not the case in Realms of Dragons. Each character is unique; some easy to love and some easy to hate, yet it isn't quite so cut in dried. I enjoyed the way Rice wove in romance and violence without all the specific details but making it clear what is happening. The only thing that disappointed me about the book, is that it follows the same publishing route as many others these days in that the story doesn't come to a conclusion at the end of the book. And so to learn the fate of the characters you must purchase book 2 in the series. I'm already well into book two, Throne of Dragons, and have purchased book three, Born of Dragons (There are eight books in the series). I can't recommend this book highly enough for fantasy buffs. You won't be disappointed.
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Still i would recommend to try it
In the last third, the narration picked up a bit, things started to happen, and the reader was shown that some of the characte One of the first books of this author that did not draw me in and kept me there with suspense. Maybe the reason was that there are so many protagonists, or important characters (?) to be introduced, that the first book in this series is more or less one big introduction to the persons, and where they are at the beginning of the events I hope will follow in the next books.
In the last third, the narration picked up a bit, things started to happen, and the reader was shown that some of the characters may not be what they seem on the surface (not that that wasn't suspected).
So we have a royal family with 6 children, very different from each other, and the book takes the reader into the middle of the wedding preparations of Princess Lenore, and all the chaos that includes. We learn of palace intrigues at court, of another kingdom set on conquest, of strange things found by a sick princess, and of unknown powers which make a young man question his origins, and a lot more. Some of these events are related, some seem unrelated - as yet? We will see.
I do hope the second book in this series will be as captivating as the ones in this author's other series. It is definitely not a bad book, it may just be that I have been spoilt by this author so far. ...more
Book 2.5 in the series "Just got this because it was free on Google Books and I needed something to fall asleep to."
Read by Kevin E. Green.
Realm of Dragons has been compared to Game of Thrones, and though I've barely seen or read any of the show/books, I know enough about it to see the resemblance. Then again, it's epic regal medieval high fantasy, so some similarities are inevitable. This is not something you read to see a unique spin on the genre, it's comfy fantasy. (Co
This was actually nice!Book 2.5 in the series "Just got this because it was free on Google Books and I needed something to fall asleep to."
Read by Kevin E. Green.
Realm of Dragons has been compared to Game of Thrones, and though I've barely seen or read any of the show/books, I know enough about it to see the resemblance. Then again, it's epic regal medieval high fantasy, so some similarities are inevitable. This is not something you read to see a unique spin on the genre, it's comfy fantasy. (Comfantasy? Does that work?)
Morgan Rice is one of those insane authors that publish about a gazillion books, though I'm starting to find that absolutely justified. They have a way with words (I'm not sure whether Morgan is a man's or a woman's name, and for some reason I don't want to find out) and an ability to sprinkle in bits of genuine, uncontrived humour, though some turns of phrase may have grown a little too closely to their heart.
The reader's voice was pleasant, the different voices he did for the characters seemed appropriate rather than stupid or annoying (as I find they can be in audio books), and I was especially taken by the accent of the people from the Southern Kingdom.
The chapters are short and there are a bunch of perspectives, which I found kept things interesting (even though it did get a bit confusing at times).
What I've learned from these long series you find (especially when the first book is free) is not to expect each issue to be at least kind of concluded at its end (cliff hanger or not) - you will have to either read on or stop in the middle of the storyline(s), though I think this book did better at presenting something resembling an ending than most.
All in all we have something fairly engaging, with characters that are simple to understand (though hopefully they will develop more dimensions in the later novels) and a first book that clearly builds up to something larger. There are no major plot twists, instead we get a bunch of exciting foreshadowing (since we hear the story unfold from multiple angles), which someone less benevolent might confuse for boring predictability. ;)
I won't give it a star rating because it wouldn't be that high, since this is not my usually preferred genre, and it doesn't seem fair to me to rate based on that.
I'd recommend this to people looking for something chill to listen to in between, say on the daily 10 minute bus ride to work (in the future), without having to fear they'll forget what happened last. You could just as easily devour this in one sitting, though.
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I was hesitant to reading this book because of the lack of reviews. Although the reviews I have read do have some valid points I found the book entertaining.
First of all, I don't often write reviews and English is not my first language, so please excuse my writing etc.
One of the points the reviews I've seen have is that there are a lot of characters. This is not always negative in my book. The "A song of ice and fire"-series by George R.R Martin for example, have loads of characters bot
3.5 starsI was hesitant to reading this book because of the lack of reviews. Although the reviews I have read do have some valid points I found the book entertaining.
First of all, I don't often write reviews and English is not my first language, so please excuse my writing etc.
One of the points the reviews I've seen have is that there are a lot of characters. This is not always negative in my book. The "A song of ice and fire"-series by George R.R Martin for example, have loads of characters both mentioned and having their own POV chapters. The Realm of dragons also have its chapters written in different people's point of view (POVs) and has done quite a good job at doing so. Although it can sometimes feels as though the book is compiled of short stories that aren't really connected to one another. But hopefully it will feel more like a complete book in the second book.
I can agree that in the beginning all the names and their stories can be a bit much from time to time but as someone who doesn't mind being introduced to multiple characters this way (mind you I've only read the first book in the song of ice and fire series) - it was a fun read.
I feel as though I must put out a warning for those who are easily creeped out or grossed out by sexual scenes and/or violent scenes. Vars, who's one of the main characters I would say does have a tendency to get a little carried away to say the least. I put it like this, Vars gives me a lot of "Ramsey Bolton"-vibes (mind you I've only seen Ramsey in the series and not read about him yet)
The book feels like a prequel to a series, that the real adventure starts in the next book. I don't mind this but I thought I'd add it in the review.
Overall I find the book slow-paced yet entertaining. It's interesting to read the characters POV and I feel invested enough to read the second book in hopes of some character-development and continuation of the storylines.
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Having said this it still held my attention, thence my mixed feelings.
There were some events that took place within the story which seemed a bit contrived or ill thought out and a few more where the timeline seemed flexible, but on the whole this did not detract from the overall flow of the story.
As I have mentioned above, there are a considerable number of characters in this story which span many different personality types. The actual personalities of these characters are on the whole well written and believable, however, to me Devin does seem to be more contrived especially in regards to his use of his powers. ...more
Having said all that, the writing and key plot lines were good enough that I finished the book, and will try volume 2 in the hope that the author will hit her stride. ...more
This has 12 characters' point of views, like why? I was so confused trying to keep up with them all. I didn't care about any of them, expect for one, and only a bit. I couldn't connect with them since it keeps jumping from pov to pov and different places. It's like this has 12 different plots that don't even tie together in the end, other than most of the characters being siblings. The whole book is so messy it was almost impossible to keep up.
You don't even get to see that
Okay so, this book...This has 12 characters' point of views, like why? I was so confused trying to keep up with them all. I didn't care about any of them, expect for one, and only a bit. I couldn't connect with them since it keeps jumping from pov to pov and different places. It's like this has 12 different plots that don't even tie together in the end, other than most of the characters being siblings. The whole book is so messy it was almost impossible to keep up.
You don't even get to see that much of the dragons and when you do it's in the very end. I feel like not much happens in the book although there are some better parts but mostly I was just bored. And I hardy remember anything. This is only about 200 pages and I was bored or more like confused, so that says something.
The first book should be the one that grabs your attention and makes you want to continue the series but sadly this doesn't do that, but the very opposite. I would've probably DNFd this if it wasn't for a readathon. So yeah, this was such a disappointment for me.
...more I thoroughly enjoyed this book and highly recommend it but there are so many loose ends I cliff hangars by the end, that I know I shall need a refresher course by the time I get to the rest of the series. ...more
If I can get the rest of the series from the library, I'll read it. Probably won't buy the whole series unless they knock my socks off.
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There's not a huge amount of magic stuff in this book but I thought the plot was good enough to keep me interested. The world building created a pretty solid world This is an easy to read and quick fantasy novel. Many of the characters were interesting but maybe a little one dimensional and I felt there were too many POVs, some of whom we never get to see interact with the main plot. I know this is book 1 in a series so maybe it will all tie together in a later book, but it just felt a bit messy.
There's not a huge amount of magic stuff in this book but I thought the plot was good enough to keep me interested. The world building created a pretty solid world with a fraught history.
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This book is definitely not one I would recommend for the classroom. There is references to sex and alcohol, but more importantly than that, it is incomplete. It leaves every thread on a cliff hanger and starts of the series' story. As it is only the beginning, I feel there are other books more suited for teaching.
There is reference and consumpti I chose this book because I needed a break from the required readings for my class and the other genres I had to endure, and I had dragons on the brain.
This book is definitely not one I would recommend for the classroom. There is references to sex and alcohol, but more importantly than that, it is incomplete. It leaves every thread on a cliff hanger and starts of the series' story. As it is only the beginning, I feel there are other books more suited for teaching.
There is reference and consumption of alcohol. Sex is referenced sporadically in various forms. No rock and roll, as it is fantasy. Little strong language. There are sword fights and other fantasy violence throughout. ...more
I just loved this series. It took me about 6 days to read all 8 books - easy to read. They are not stand alone books - cliffhangers involved. There is lots of action, interesting characters (told from different POV's but that doesn't bother or confuse me). As in all of this authors books I have read there is 1 young character that discovers they have some mystical power but that person is just one of the main characters.
Some of her previous series have parts that seem wr This is for all 8 books.
I just loved this series. It took me about 6 days to read all 8 books - easy to read. They are not stand alone books - cliffhangers involved. There is lots of action, interesting characters (told from different POV's but that doesn't bother or confuse me). As in all of this authors books I have read there is 1 young character that discovers they have some mystical power but that person is just one of the main characters.
Some of her previous series have parts that seem written for a young audience but this series stays consistent - more regular fantasy than YA. ...more
Edit: I advise people who are fed up with the many characters to stick around longer. It will all come together. You will start to remember who is who.
Edit2: I am a little worried that this only has three books. Is it the end after the third? Will there come more? I'm only halfway through the second book at time of writing, though. I hope this will get more books, because I think there is some
Ooo, this is interesting! I'm really curious how the story will go from here so I'm moving on to book 2.Edit: I advise people who are fed up with the many characters to stick around longer. It will all come together. You will start to remember who is who.
Edit2: I am a little worried that this only has three books. Is it the end after the third? Will there come more? I'm only halfway through the second book at time of writing, though. I hope this will get more books, because I think there is some major character development potential.
...more Read it, you'll love it and become as hooked as I am to this great dragons and magic series! The characters, bad and good alike, come to life on the pages as do their adventures and relationships. This is rich story telling at its best! I'm off now to travel and fly along with these characters on their amazing journeys in the next Morgan Rice book of this so very well done series. DRR
Glorious Riveting FantasyRead it, you'll love it and become as hooked as I am to this great dragons and magic series! The characters, bad and good alike, come to life on the pages as do their adventures and relationships. This is rich story telling at its best! I'm off now to travel and fly along with these characters on their amazing journeys in the next Morgan Rice book of this so very well done series. DRR
...more I am usually needing to wade through pages of background descriptions and historical information. Then if the story is good enough I can get into the meat of the story
This book had little to none (or almost none) of the flowery descriptions and just got into the meat and intrigue. In other words just like I enjoy.
I am looking forward to the next book.
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