Pearl of Emerald
YA Dark Fantasy Adventure

This is the third book in the series and somehow i'm more confused.  The primary issue is there are too many POV's. And I mean more than ten. It's compounded by the fact that they are written in first person narration. If they had been in third person at leaste occassionally I would have gotten thei......more

Even better! The writing style isn't perfect - if I see the word "heckle" one more time, I might die - but Raine has improved greatly. The story has gotten better. We've learned more about everything that's happening, which finally made the stakes feel real. And the war (or wars, really) is finally s......more

This is probably my least favorite in the series, but I still liked it quite a bit! My biggest complaint (and the reason for the low[er] rating) is the lack of Macarius. There's so much mystery surrounding him, and I was hoping to learn a little more about him than I did. I was also hoping he would......more

Raine does it again, with an absolute fantastic mid-point. Epic battles counterbalance with humanizing moments of levity, sorrow, hope, and despair, and nothing overstays its welcome, giving it a constant sense of progression. Many plot arcs that would almost certainly be padded out and stretched to......more

This is 3 for 3 very good books in this series. A good book, worth the money to buy and the time to read. This is yet another one that I will reread. Gives me a reason to look forward to winter! Considering how good the first two books were, amazingly this book is better yet. The story remains intere......more