Official Review: Crown of Crimson (The Afterlight Chronic...

[NetMassimo]

Despite the flaws you pointed out, this seems an epic fantasy saga that includes action but also well-developed characters. Thank you for your great review!

[Caffrey_19]

This book sounds like a ”lord-of-the-rings” kind of story. I like that the plot involves ancient battles, assassination, and manipulation. Your review is nicely detailed.

[Katherine Smith]

I agree with your criticisms of the main character especially since she has to be such a strong female warrior. I think that the author missed the mark when she tried to make Aerietta both lethal assassin and blushing young lady. I do not understand why the author made her unable to tell if men were lying to her. I think that the overall story line of the novel sounds like a great read.

[book_fanatic_]

This one sounds like my kind of book. The story line is quite impressive. Nice review.

[prowlingivy]

I love stories with strong female characters. Can't wait to start reading this one.

[Krupali]

Totally my kind of book. I am surely giving this one a try. I hope I like it.

[María Andrea Fernández Sepúlveda]

One of the things that didn’t jibe with me in Crown of Crimson was a disparity between how lethal Aerietta is described as being versus her actual efficacy at killing. Early on in the novel, when she is being taken to Evrallon by the Swordmaster and his company, she vows that she will kill as many of them as she can before they make it to the palace. Despite several attempts, she kills no one. This is attributed to the skill of the Swordmaster. However, it irked me as the author had spent quite a while explaining how Aerietta had been trained since birth as an assassin and how her first kill at 11 years old was done without being given any weapons. Surely someone with that kind of training would be able to kill with a single strike, before being stopped or detected.

There was an overall characterization throughout the novel of Aerietta as being almost naïve, easily tricked and manipulated by men. It aggravated me that such a seemingly strong female character, renowned and feared throughout several kingdoms as a legendary assassin, a queen and creature of magic, was unable to tell when a man was lying to her just because she happened to find him attractive. To me, the two character traits, fearless warrior and blushing ingénue, just didn’t make sense together. To have been such an elite assassin must surely have required the ability on her part to be an excellent judge of character and be able to assess situations for risk and danger, or she would not have lasted very long in her profession.

How terribly disappointing!
I was excited by the prospect of a badass female assassin but oh well...
Thank you for your insightful review!

[Kemmy11]

Amazing storyline. Looking forward to reading this book. Thanks for the great review

[Neha++]

I loved the concept of Jezdah. I am looking forward to read about a female assassin and her adventures. Thank you for your engaging review.

[Ochieng Omuodo]

The reviewer points out at least two fundamental inconsistencies in the book and thus should not have awarded a full score.

[iknwuzoh]

A book of assasins. This book resembles the Crail where assasins operate undercover. Assassins are no different from terrorists. Thanks for the review.

[kdstrack]

No one is as they seem. That sounds like a good dose of mystery and suspense. Surely, Aerietta will develop her assassin skills, in time! Thanks for the recommendation.

[Splendour0606]

Amazing! I am already eager to flip the pages of this book. Apart from the poor characterization, I love the twist and action in this book. Great and honest review.

[Stephen Campana]

I enjoy fantasy novels with magic and fearsome characters; I may give this one a look. Thanks for the great review, jhollan.

[Brenda Creech]

Thanks for an excellent review! I love writings about kings and queens, the medieval era; however, I never read anything with magic involved. It sounds like a great book in many ways. I would not like the part about the Queen assassin following instructions from men instead of using her skills that she began training for as a child! She is described as an assassin so she should have been using her skills.