Jul 9, 2012

Seraphina (Seraphina, #1 ) by Rachel Hartman


Due to the upcoming release of Seraphina, I decided to re-post my review. But before you go ahead and read my thoughts on this amazing book, you can first read the small prequel that was released a few days ago. I just found it and I loved it. I missed reading about Seraphina.

Prequelhttp://www.scribd.com/doc/97577759/Seraphina-Prequel-WEB


Review
Woooowwwww!

That's the only thing coming out of my mouth right now, although my head is filled with thoughts. This book was simply...wow! I loved it. It's like it took an empty part of me and filled it with so many emotions.

But let's stop talking nonsence and get straight into business. At the beginning I was a bit confused about what was going on, and honestly I thought it might not be as good as I hoped. See, I love dragons and desperately wanted to read a book about them. Fortunatelly I kept reading and after I got through the first couple of chapters the story started drawing me in. I was hooked.

This is the story of Seraphina, a talented sixteen-year-old girl working at the palace as a music assistand. But Seraphina has a big secret, one that is starting to be imposible to keep to herself, and everything is about to fall apart at the most important day of all is closing in. The treaty's anniversary, between humans and dragon, has everyone in the palace going crazy, especially after the prince is murdered in a suspicious draconian way. But who is the real enemy and will Seraphina be able to hold her secret to herself while finding out who wants to destroy the peace?

I loved the characters of the book, especially the two main ones, Seraphina and Lucian Kiggs. They are both smart, logical and loyal. Both brave and ashamed of what they are. You know when you read a book and you wander why the main character can't realize what's going on while it's so obvious to you? Well, this never happened in this book. The characters where true to themselves and refreshingly smart and witty. 

Finally the world that Rachel Hartman created is so beautifully described that it came to life. I especially loved all the Saints and religion, the Quighole and every other detail that made the world more real.

Definetely something you want to keep your eye on! I can't wait for the next one.

★★★★★

4 comments:

  1. I'm so looking forward to this one! Looks like you really enjoyed it too! Great review!

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  2. I have added this one to my to read list, and popped in to see that you gave it a 5 star review. Enough said! Definitely looking forward to opening this one up!

    Lily

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  3. I have had this for review for awhile and I keep reading such great reviews. This is next up on my list! I am so glad it was such a WOW read for you, Veronica!

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  4. Great review! I felt the same way! This was an amazing book. I just posted my review http://knowntoread.blogspot.com/2012/07/double-review-seraphina-audition-by.html

    Have you read The Audition. It's a short little prequel and it's something you can read via a link on goodreads. Woo hoo :)

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