Lirael

How can it be that good?

I am surprised. I pick up book series for the continuation of the story and the progression of the protagonists but it is the first time the second book steers from the protagonists of the first. I disliked the notion to be honest. Surprisingly, the new protagonists are awesome and the story is fascinating! We now follow Lirael and Samaeth, both interesting personalities, especially Lirael. She is not the typical young heroine, she is well written and has an evolving personality. You can relate to her and care about her. Sam is also interesting, though his (expected) prince like behavior is annoying at times. Still, considering his birth his actions are fairly realistic. We again have our truly evil adversaries, of considerable strength and the story is really interesting. It’s clever how information our protagonists have would make a whole lot of sense to the other and the reader knowing everything is anxious of them meeting and sharing knowledge. The pacing is good and you don’t get bored on either story. There is a lot of mystery everywhere and strong emotions. Every time I spent reading this book, I was super hooked. It doesn’t feel like cheap writing and you want to know what’s next - in truth this book and the next are one story so yeah, I will be reading the next one too!! Read more