Im not sure how I feel about enabling my wifes relationship with another man, but at least I know this guy is trustworthy ***Īs soon as I read that in the dedication I KNEW that MJS was not just pumping out more books for the sake of $$$ but definitely for the love of the world, the characters and his wife. My wifelets call her Robin (because thats her name)has developed an infatuation for Hadrian Blackwater. It sounds tragic, but this tale is a bit different because the love affair is between a real woman and a fictional man. ***Its the classic story of a husband whose wife falls for another mana more dashing and charming gent. Nope not at all, he wrote it because his wife fell in love with another man. MJS is not that author who couldnt figure out what to write next and so decided hey Ill write more books in the same world because $$$. YESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESSSSSS!!!!!! Did I really want to go back to their beginnings to see how it all started? And the answer is.

I totally LoVeD Hadrian and Royce in the Riyria Revelations and it is a completed series. I was a little worried to read this prequel. Review #2 The Crown Tower (The Riyria Chronicles #1) audiobook streamming online For the record, it is fairly close to Amazon’s scale, but allows me to be consistent between the two sites.ĥ – Fantastic. I thought it was odd to have a different rating for the same book on two different sites, so I came up with my own scale below. I noticed Amazon and Goodreads have a slightly different meanings to their 5-point scale. And finally, it felt to me like Chronicles was a bit more juvenile – more swearing, and a bit darker descriptions and circumstances in the sexuality category as well.īut, like I said, still a great story, and still worth your time.

There were a few parts of the story that I thought were a bit implausible, and a bit too convenient, but I can’t go into details because I don’t want to spoil anything. It may also be due to the fact that I read Revelations a number of years ago, and therefore had forgotten some of the side characters, which means I missed many of the easter eggs and references from Chronicles that would make much more sense if the world and characters were more fresh in my mind. Maybe it was that I was already familiar with the basics of the origin story due to references in Revelations. All of the same items were present – easy to read story, humor, adventure, and intrigue.īut, that being said, I thought something was missing. It was great to read about Hadrian and Royce again, and get the details of the origins of their intrepid partnership. So, how does that translate back to the prequel? Pretty good, actually.

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