Review of The Crystilleries of Echoland
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Review of The Crystilleries of Echoland
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The Crystilleries of Echoland is a young adult novel following the story of Will Cleary, a twelve-year-old boy. In his world, many children have mysteriously disappeared, never to be seen again. When Will was two, he and his twin sister too disappeared. However, he was the first child to ever return after disappearing, carried by a wolf and accompanied by a falcon. Ten years later, he still thinks about his sister and works to discover what happened to them both all those years ago.
I enjoyed this book a lot more than I have other books of the same genre. The characters, the plotline, the narration and editing, and the worldbuilding of The Crystilleries of Echoland puts it a step above other young adult novels.
This book probably had some of my favorite side characters in all of the novels I read. The interactions between each of them felt natural and I could even think of people I know in real life that each character resembled. This was accentuated by the narration. The narrator was extremely skilled in character voicing and thrived in bringing these personalities and dynamics to life.
I think the plotline was exceptionally well-done. Despite the full story taking place in only two weeks, the pacing felt real and it didn't feel as if anything was skipped over or given unnecessary emphasis. The duration of each smaller arc within the story is tied together marvelously with continuity throughout the story while also adding new details and worldbuilding.
The worldbuilding of The Crystilleries of Echoland may be my favorite part of the novel. Learning about entire new worlds, their rules, and their inhabitants is what drives me to read fantasy novels. The Crystilleries of Echoland has expansive details about the histories and culture of Echoland in ways that I haven't seen in many other novels. If worldbuilding is a particularly important part of a novel for you, I would wholly recommend this book as a possible new favorite.
Beyond the story of The Crystilleries of Echoland, the writing was incredible. I noticed no grammatical or vocabulary errors and every sentence seemed to flow smoothly.
Ultimately, I would rate The Crystilleries of Echoland a 5/5. I've already listed many of the positives and I really don't have any negatives to say. The author took what I expected from The Crystilleries of Echoland going in and blew it out of the water. I can't think of a problem within the writing or story of The Crystilleries of Echoland and suggest anyone who thinks they may be interested look into reading it.
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The Crystilleries of Echoland
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The Crystilleries of Echoland is a young adult novel following the story of Will Cleary, a twelve-year-old boy. In his world, many children have mysteriously disappeared, never to be seen again. When Will was two, he and his twin sister too disappeared. However, he was the first child to ever return after disappearing, carried by a wolf and accompanied by a falcon. Ten years later, he still thinks about his sister and works to discover what happened to them both all those years ago.
I enjoyed this book a lot more than I have other books of the same genre. The characters, the plotline, the narration and editing, and the worldbuilding of The Crystilleries of Echoland puts it a step above other young adult novels.
This book probably had some of my favorite side characters in all of the novels I read. The interactions between each of them felt natural and I could even think of people I know in real life that each character resembled. This was accentuated by the narration. The narrator was extremely skilled in character voicing and thrived in bringing these personalities and dynamics to life.
I think the plotline was exceptionally well-done. Despite the full story taking place in only two weeks, the pacing felt real and it didn't feel as if anything was skipped over or given unnecessary emphasis. The duration of each smaller arc within the story is tied together marvelously with continuity throughout the story while also adding new details and worldbuilding.
The worldbuilding of The Crystilleries of Echoland may be my favorite part of the novel. Learning about entire new worlds, their rules, and their inhabitants is what drives me to read fantasy novels. The Crystilleries of Echoland has expansive details about the histories and culture of Echoland in ways that I haven't seen in many other novels. If worldbuilding is a particularly important part of a novel for you, I would wholly recommend this book as a possible new favorite.
Beyond the story of The Crystilleries of Echoland, the writing was incredible. I noticed no grammatical or vocabulary errors and every sentence seemed to flow smoothly.
Ultimately, I would rate The Crystilleries of Echoland a 5/5. I've already listed many of the positives and I really don't have any negatives to say. The author took what I expected from The Crystilleries of Echoland going in and blew it out of the water. I can't think of a problem within the writing or story of The Crystilleries of Echoland and suggest anyone who thinks they may be interested look into reading it.
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The Crystilleries of Echoland
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