Welcome to May 27th tour stop of The Jealousy of Jalice Book Tour!!
Hey ghoulies!!
I am so delighted to be teamed up with Storytellers on Tour and Jesse Nolan Bailey to bring you a bunch of info and goodies about this amazing book!
Read from May 3rd to May 10th
388 pages
Dark Fantasy
Published on May 19th 2020
Synopsis:
The Realms have split apart, the Stones of Elation have been hidden, and warnings of dokojin drift among the tribes.The land and its people are corrupted. The Sachem, chief of the Unified Tribes, is to blame. It is this conviction that drives Annilasia and Delilee to risk their lives. Afraid of the aether magic he wields, they enact a subtler scheme: kidnap his wife. In her place, Delilee will pretend to be the chieftess and spy on the Sachem. Unaware of this plot against her husband, Jalice is whisked away by Annilasia. Pleading with her captor proves futile, and she rejects Annilasia’s delusional accusations against the chief. After all, the Sachem has brought peace to the land.Yet a dangerous truth hides in Jalice’s past. As she and Annilasia flee through a forest of insidious threats, they must confront the evil plaguing the tribes and the events that unleashed it.
Mini Review:
I’ve received this book in exchange for an honest review!
This book takes place in a magic driven world. The magic is called aether. There are many different wielders—aethertwisters, mirajin, or dokojin. This world is ruled by a Sachem. The only issue is, their Sachem is currently possessed by an evil dokojin with an agenda of its own! The wife of the Sachem, Jalice, is kidnapped by Annalasia, an assassin. The whole goal is to bring down the Sachem and bring peace back to the realm.
What I liked:
-The plot was interesting and kept me wanting to read more. I’m definitely interested in learning the outcome of what happens in the next book!
-The dark fantasy feel this book gave off makes it worth the read.
What I didn’t like:
-The characters were generally unlikeable. For me, most characters have to be likeable or at least relatable and none of them had that quality. They were all “trigger happy” as I like to call it. And Jalice was just plain annoying.
-The lack of explanation into what the characters are was confusing. What exactly is a dokojin? I still don’t know. I’m also a little blurry with what an aethertwister is.
-The switching between character perspectives could’ve been done more smoothly. It took me a few sentences into each chapter to figure out who I’m reading as.
Despite what I didn't like, this book was still wicked cool and 100% worth picking up. I am eager to continue onto the next book!
Are you interested in seeing who else is participating in this tour?? Check out the tour link here!
ALSO, Storytellers on Tour are hosting a giveaway!! In this giveaway one lucky entrant can win a signed paperback ARC of The Jealousy of Jalice, a notebook, a limited stock enamel pin, and a button pin! How cool is that? Sign up here!
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