Review Detail

Reader reviewed by Lexie

First for anyone looking for another book set in the same universe as Ella Enchanted, Fairest or the Princess Tales
collection should look away now. This is a stand alone book with no
ties to any other book she has written. Which is both in its favor and
against it I think.

And yes my main gripe about it during the
Read-a-thon was the fact the girl on the cover is depicted as brunette
with blue eyes (never happens...no wait Sarah MacLean's cover for The Season
has a brunette with blue eyes, also named Alexandra and that's how she
is in the book!) I enjoyed the book well enough. I think if it hadn't
been back and forth with the view points I would have liked it better.
We have the story from two POV's, Kezi and Olus. While this helps give
us better understanding of their two different cultures, it also
brought me out of the moment while reading.

Of the two sides I
think that Kezi's is the more developed. We definitely learn more about
her people's culture, but mostly we learn about the differences in
their religions (or the religion that follows Olus) and how blind faith
can be. I found those discussions interesting since on the one hand
Olus is a God--he has powers far beyond mortal means, is immortal and
is worshipped. On the other, as Kezi points out, none of his fellow
Gods are omnipotent or all-seeing. They are also subject to Fate, just
like mortals as well. Kezi's God however is said to be omnipotent and
none can thwart his will. I found it interesting at the end the task
that Kezi takes upon herself after all is said and done.

In
the end I enjoyed the book, but would have liked it better if it had
been from either one first person POV or a third person POV. The back
and forth distracted me quite a bit.

(Reprinted with permission from the author)