This actually didn’t bother me as much as I thought it would. One of the things that Hazel didn’t particular like was how Sage was constantly pulling things out that he had stolen, and the Reader didn’t even get to “witness” the theft. A friend (Hazel) and I had a fairly long discussion about this particular topic, and I will refer to some of the things she said. The flaw lies in some of the plot executions. Writing Style: The style itself was pleasant enough. The Author also did a good job in portraying physical injuries. All I can really say is, if everything happened the way it did in the book, then I could see something like that actually happening. What I Disliked: My main complaints go under Writing Style, so the only complaint I will put here is a very, very minor one: I always associate the name “Sage” with a female character.īelievability: I can’t say too much here because all of the believability has to do with the twist, and I don’t want to give that away. And I loved the lack of magic! There was absolutely no magic! The whole setup for the story, too, was very intriguing, and the twist was excellent. The other characters were a good mixture of different personalities, and their interactions were interesting. I would be skeptical of any other character who figured out what was really going on as soon as he did, but with Sage it was somehow totally believable that he knew. And I loved his realism and perceptiveness. He’d be one of those people that if you didn’t know sarcasm, you wouldn’t be sure if he was serious or pulling your leg. When he said something snarky, I pictured him saying it completely straight-faced, without a hint of humor in his voice. What I Liked: Sage is sarcastic and cheeky without having an attitude. And of course the title’s font is big and bold and gold, and that’s always attention-grabbing.

I love the blue and the broken crown it communicates a lot about the story.

Cover Blurb: I actually really, really like it.

The Faerie Ring by Kiki Hamilton