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Shopkins: Chef Club

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What's Cooking in the Chef Club? There are over 100 new Shopkins to collect! Miss Sprinkles,...

Tiny Epic Defenders

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After the Great War (Tiny Epic Kingdoms), many of the factions, shattered and defeated, looked for...

Chris Hooker (419 KP) rated The Orchard of Hope (The Orphanage of Miracles, #2) in Books

Jan 12, 2018

The quest to save the world from the confusion of lies created by the sorcerer continues in [The Orchard of Hope] by [Amy Neftzger]. The tale of Kelsey, Nicholas and Maggie continues as they work together using their unique talents to save hope from being devoured. They learn of new strengths and the power of friendship as they learn how to use their unique skills throughout the quest. With the help of Roland, Megan, Newton and Moss they make another journey through the kingdom finding challenges and surprises along the way.

[Amy Neftzger] has created a world of exploration in which the characters experience the same pitfalls that all young people experience, just with a magical twist. The idea that hope belongs to everyone is an excellent follow up to nurturing miracles in the first book of the series, [The Orphanage of Miracles]. To really get a sense of the journey and characters the books should be read in order. [The Orchard of Hope] comes out in June 2014 so what are you waiting for? These books should be on everyones reading list.

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Mekkin B. (122 KP) rated The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms in Books

Sep 9, 2017

The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms

N.K. Jemisin | 2000 | Science Fiction/Fantasy

8.3

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Thoughtful and Engaging Characters

Tight, compelling story set in an amazing fantasy world

The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms has the kind of engaging plot and clear prose that makes it easy to get lost in. Jemisin's debut novel crafts a complex world that fans of traditional fantasy will love, while still being incredibly fresh and thoughtful. The worldbuilding engages in the complexities of colonialism and cultural difference in a way that makes the world feel alive and thrumming with conflict.

Yeine is a compelling protagonist and Nahadoth, her romantic interest, is sexy, dark, and tortured (like all good love interests should be.) It's 410 pages of pure fantasy fun.

The only nitpick I have is that I wish there was more of it. Seriously. The advice to writers is to start as late in the story as possible, but I wish more time had been spent building up Yeine's world and her relationship with her mother (who's death is pivotal to the plot), and with her own Kingdom of Darre. Instead the reader enters the story with Yeine already making her way to the city of Sky. This, for me, lessened the emotional impact of later reveals.