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Review by Lizzy443 -- The Stolen Heir by Tayma Tameem
[Following is a volunteer review of "The Stolen Heir" by Tayma Tameem.]
In every chapter there was something new to expect which meant that the ‘Stolen Heir’ was not predictable at all and really engaging which as a reader, I always look forward to stories like these.
Another aspect that I enjoyed was getting to know the strained friendship between King Morack and King Leorin as they would continue with this strained relationship even til the day they died.
The author did an amazing job at highlighting and getting the reader, myself, to understand where Caligon's greed for the throne stems from, which is told as Caligon’s thought processes and Leorin's neglect towards Caligon when he was a young child to the age that he is when he ascends the throne.
The dynamics between Jumen and his wife Princess Auralia before the war, were also well thought out and written as I was able to understand that throughout the war, Jumen and Auralia still loved each other fiercely.
Erik was a child that was stolen from his parents and was given to foster parents who raised him with love and care only to be brutally murdered for being caught midway between a battle that came to the front of their house. I continued to follow Erik's life on the streets with Myre and I was able to see how their friendship developed and strengthened as well as seeing them entering war together and risking their lives for each other.
What I disliked is that the time jumping can be very confusing as there is no distinction/area to really tell when it’s ‘back to the present’ from where the book started from. About 3/4 towards the end of the book, it suddenly picked up too much speed. This gave off the sense that the author was trying to rush to finish the book within the remaining couple of pages. Which meant that there were a lot of loose ends that were not properly explored and were just tied off without a further thought and the rushed atmosphere of the book from the author transpired to myself as a reader.
A lot of details were skipped out on at the end for example I was not able to get a proper understanding on the uprising of Caligon against his brother Jumen. As well as how Elena came to her decision to stick with Caligon because when she reported to Jeofrn it seemed like she had decided to come clean and left Caligon however a couple of chapters along I was shocked to find out that Elena had actually lied to Jeofrn and that all along she was still on Caligon’s side. This was because after Elena confessed to Jeofrn, there was no more mention of her anymore in those chapters and then all of a sudden, Elena when I come to meet her again, her standing regarding Caligon had changed.
It must be noted that this book contains scenes of violence (during the eighteen year long war) that are described in detail. Therefore I would not recommend those under the age of 15 to read this book.
With all this in mind, I rate this book 3 out of 4 stars.
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In every chapter there was something new to expect which meant that the ‘Stolen Heir’ was not predictable at all and really engaging which as a reader, I always look forward to stories like these.
Another aspect that I enjoyed was getting to know the strained friendship between King Morack and King Leorin as they would continue with this strained relationship even til the day they died.
The author did an amazing job at highlighting and getting the reader, myself, to understand where Caligon's greed for the throne stems from, which is told as Caligon’s thought processes and Leorin's neglect towards Caligon when he was a young child to the age that he is when he ascends the throne.
The dynamics between Jumen and his wife Princess Auralia before the war, were also well thought out and written as I was able to understand that throughout the war, Jumen and Auralia still loved each other fiercely.
Erik was a child that was stolen from his parents and was given to foster parents who raised him with love and care only to be brutally murdered for being caught midway between a battle that came to the front of their house. I continued to follow Erik's life on the streets with Myre and I was able to see how their friendship developed and strengthened as well as seeing them entering war together and risking their lives for each other.
What I disliked is that the time jumping can be very confusing as there is no distinction/area to really tell when it’s ‘back to the present’ from where the book started from. About 3/4 towards the end of the book, it suddenly picked up too much speed. This gave off the sense that the author was trying to rush to finish the book within the remaining couple of pages. Which meant that there were a lot of loose ends that were not properly explored and were just tied off without a further thought and the rushed atmosphere of the book from the author transpired to myself as a reader.
A lot of details were skipped out on at the end for example I was not able to get a proper understanding on the uprising of Caligon against his brother Jumen. As well as how Elena came to her decision to stick with Caligon because when she reported to Jeofrn it seemed like she had decided to come clean and left Caligon however a couple of chapters along I was shocked to find out that Elena had actually lied to Jeofrn and that all along she was still on Caligon’s side. This was because after Elena confessed to Jeofrn, there was no more mention of her anymore in those chapters and then all of a sudden, Elena when I come to meet her again, her standing regarding Caligon had changed.
It must be noted that this book contains scenes of violence (during the eighteen year long war) that are described in detail. Therefore I would not recommend those under the age of 15 to read this book.
With all this in mind, I rate this book 3 out of 4 stars.
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