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Cargando... The Crown's Game (edición 2016)por Evelyn Skye (Autor)
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InscrÃbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. I've been trying to read this book for months and I just can't get into it. I think a lot of it is the premise -- why on earth would you summarily execute a magic user that's already sworn to the throne? If you can have two, why would you pit them against each other and eliminate one? The pacing also just isn't drawing me in, and neither are the characters, despite the excellent Russian setting. I will probably still recommend it to the teens who have read all the Selection/ Red Queen/ Dystopian titles and scrounging around for more. advanced reader's copy provided by Edelweiss. Beautiful imagery and a lush setting, but it was far too much like the Night Circus for me to truly engage with the story. I found myself drawing comparisons that distracted me from getting to know the characters. The "romance" is very PG, so I would think this suitable for even young teens, and I bet those who haven't read the Night Circus will love it. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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Fantasy.
Romance.
Young Adult Fiction.
Young Adult Literature.
HTML: "Gorgeous and richly imagined."—Sara Raasch, New York Times bestselling author of the Snow Like Ashes series "Teeming with hidden magic and fiery romance."—Sabaa Tahir, New York Times bestselling author of An Ember in the Ashes Perfect for fans of Shadow and Bone and Red Queen, The Crown's Game is a thrilling and atmospheric historical fantasy set in Imperial Russia about two teenagers who must compete for the right to become the Imperial Enchanter—or die in the process—from debut author Evelyn Skye. Vika Andreyeva can summon the snow and turn ash into gold. Nikolai Karimov can see through walls and conjure bridges out of thin air. They are enchanters—the only two in Russia—and with the Ottoman Empire and the Kazakhs threatening, the tsar needs a powerful enchanter by his side. And so he initiates the Crown's Game, an ancient duel of magical skill—the greatest test an enchanter will ever know. The victor becomes the Imperial Enchanter and the tsar's most respected adviser. The defeated is sentenced to death. Raised on tiny Ovchinin Island her whole life, Vika is eager for the chance to show off her talent in the grand capital of Saint Petersburg. But can she kill another enchanter—even when his magic calls to her like nothing else ever has? For Nikolai, an orphan, the Crown's Game is the chance of a lifetime. But his deadly opponent is a force to be reckoned with—beautiful, whip smart, imaginative—and he can't stop thinking about her. And when Pasha, Nikolai's best friend and heir to the throne, also starts to fall for the mysterious enchantress, Nikolai must defeat the girl they both love . . . or be killed himself. As long-buried secrets emerge, threatening the future of the empire, it becomes dangerously clear . . . the Crown's Game is not one to lose. .No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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while i wish the magic system had been slightly more fleshed out as well (why can there be only one enchanter per country? yeah it makes them slightly weaker but isn't two decent enchanters still stronger than a regular person? why do they have to be kept a secret if every country has one? maybe only russia and morocco have magic since they were the only two countries mentioned? that would be weird but who knows.
OVERALL it was a pretty okay read, it was really slow and i spent most of it wondering when the actual game was going to start but the end DID drag me in and made me thankful i already had the second book on hand. i'm curious to see if all the loose ends left in this one are wrapped in the sequel. ( )