
Even the Darkest Stars
Even the Darkest Stars, Book 1
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Narrated by:
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Priya Ayyar
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By:
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Heather Fawcett
This is the first in a sweeping and action-packed debut fantasy duology loosely inspired by the early climbers of Mt. Everest - perfect for fans of Cindy Pon and Alison Goodman.
Kamzin has always dreamed of becoming one of the emperor’s royal explorers, the elite climbers tasked with mapping the wintry, mountainous empire and spying on its enemies. She knows she could be the best in the world, if only someone would give her a chance.
But everything changes when the mysterious and eccentric River Shara, the greatest explorer ever known, arrives in her village and demands to hire Kamzin - not her older sister Lusha, as everyone had expected - for his next expedition. This is Kamzin’s chance to prove herself - even though River’s mission to retrieve a rare talisman for the emperor means climbing Raksha, the tallest and deadliest mountain in the Aryas. Then Lusha sets off on her own mission to Raksha with a rival explorer who is determined to best River, and Kamzin must decide what’s most important to her: protecting her sister from the countless perils of the climb or beating her to the summit.
The challenges of climbing Raksha are unlike anything Kamzin expected - or prepared for - with avalanches, ice chasms, ghosts, and even worse at every turn. And as dark secrets are revealed, Kamzin must unravel the truth of their mission and of her companions - while surviving the deadliest climb she has ever faced.
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I got over halfway through this book. The plot was good enough to keep me from jumping ahead...but not good enough for me to finish the book.
A bit more romance than I prefer
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Pros:
Setting - a bit different than what I typically read.
Love triangle - I wouldn't even call what I read a love triangle. I thought there were teeeeeeeeny tiiiiiiiinny maybe hints of romance. Which I was fine with, I don't want to read a love triangle in every YA book out there.
Cons:
The blurb about this "River Shara, demands to hire Kamzin - not her older sister".
Ok, that is a lie, there was no demanding, and there was no pitting sister against sister like you are lead to believe. The sister relationship doesn't even exist much.
Pet dragons....Glorified lamps
Some inconsistencies, one day she's a heavy sleeper, the next she's a light sleeper.
It's ok
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*No spoilers * loved it
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The narrator is quite smooth, but sounds very monotonous. Many a times I had to rewind to make sure who spoke a dialogue - the narrator needs to use distinctive voice tones and speaking styles for each character.
Great story, performance to be improved
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I love d the story, the narrator not so much
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The jury is out as to if I’m going to use a credit to purchase the next in the series.
Story - Good, Narrator- Not So…
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Mediocre
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It’s really not bad
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boring narration
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Beautiful book but the plot falters in some place.
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