Lumatere Chronicles (5 books in series)
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review 1: I just finished the book Finnikin of the Rock by Melina Marchetta. The basis of the story is, this country called Lumatere went through a rough time. First the royal family was killed, then the citizens started turning on one another. One group of people were targeted most fierce...
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review 1: Not a huge fan. Melina Marchetta writes beautifully, of that there is no doubt. But the characters are all so dramatic that is becomes unbearable for me. Nobody acts like a normal human being would act in this book. 90% of the conflict in the book could probably be avoided if...
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review 1: Fantastic read! The writing was truly amazing. I enjoyed very much reading the series and also this first book. The world the author takes us through is completely fascinating and so realistic that it took my breath away. As much as the world building was real, so were the charac...
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review 1: I found myself wrapped up in this series and thoroughly enjoying the story, but I gave it 3 stars for the some violence. I have a hard time reading about rape and while some of the direct references were not explicit the story is about a kingdom under a curse where women are barr...
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review 1: Absolutely breathtaking--the world building, the characters, the plot, the setting...did I mention the characters?? What sealed it for me was a moment near the end when the priestking is explaining the nature of curses (as they exist in their world) and sorrow and pain and traged...