Review of The Stolen Heir
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Review of The Stolen Heir
[Following is a volunteer review of "The Stolen Heir" by Tayma Tameem.]
War breaks out between two of the most powerful kingdoms. Thumeria and Paleria were two kingdoms brought together through marriages. Their decades-long peace is put to the test when the heir is stolen. Erik, the stolen heir, is meant to be the most powerful in generations. Each kingdom comes to the assumption that the other kingdom has stolen Erik, causing the war to break out. His parents, Auralia from Paleria and Jumen from Thumeria, have their love tested. Despite the fact that they are both willing to go to war for the sake of holding their child, the eighteen-year-long war doesn’t fail to reach all areas of Krasoria, which leads to the death of Erik’s foster parents. This plants a root of hatred in Erik for the royals, and he vows to avenge his foster parents deaths. With a team of mages by the name of Madregals taking part in stealing the heir due to the prophecy, they might have ended up saving him from the fate of death. Will Erik survive after being cast out on the streets at the tender age of seven and having to look after himself? Will the prophecy come to pass, making him the ruler of both kingdoms? Dive into the worlds of war, love, betrayal, suffering, and more with Tayma Tameem.
The stolen heir by Tayma Tameem happens to be plot-driven. The plot slowly unfolds, giving the back story of how Mal and Jeoffrin assumed Leorin, Erik’s grandfather, would be the people's saving grace. Due to his kind nature, he would deliver the people of Kroasia from poverty, starvation, and homelessness. This made the book enjoyable as it progressed. The writer also includes styles such as foreboding, which gives the book more insight and structure. I found it quite interesting how the mastermind behind all the events was always there in plain sight without the rest of the characters knowledge. The fact that it's fiction makes me like it more. I also came to the conclusion that it was a good book when I realized the author was good at portraying their characters to the point that I despised some of them.
The only thing I disliked about the book was the fact that some of the parts felt like fillers. The author would drag out the events with more incidents that could have been avoided. An example of this is when the book was starting and the heir was stolen in chapter seven, which was sixty-eight pages later. The pages before that were backstories building up to that moment. I personally found this to be annoying since the main reason for picking up the book was out of curiosity as to how the stolen heir fared after being stolen, and it never seemed to get to that point.
The book happened to be exceptionally well edited. I would rate this book 4 out of 5 stars. This is because I personally felt like the author was dragging out the events. This is because the birth of the heir wasn’t the only part that felt dragged out. The war felt like it dragged on too.
I would recommend this book to anyone who would love to be consumed by a fantasy world where magic and war exist.
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The Stolen Heir
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War breaks out between two of the most powerful kingdoms. Thumeria and Paleria were two kingdoms brought together through marriages. Their decades-long peace is put to the test when the heir is stolen. Erik, the stolen heir, is meant to be the most powerful in generations. Each kingdom comes to the assumption that the other kingdom has stolen Erik, causing the war to break out. His parents, Auralia from Paleria and Jumen from Thumeria, have their love tested. Despite the fact that they are both willing to go to war for the sake of holding their child, the eighteen-year-long war doesn’t fail to reach all areas of Krasoria, which leads to the death of Erik’s foster parents. This plants a root of hatred in Erik for the royals, and he vows to avenge his foster parents deaths. With a team of mages by the name of Madregals taking part in stealing the heir due to the prophecy, they might have ended up saving him from the fate of death. Will Erik survive after being cast out on the streets at the tender age of seven and having to look after himself? Will the prophecy come to pass, making him the ruler of both kingdoms? Dive into the worlds of war, love, betrayal, suffering, and more with Tayma Tameem.
The stolen heir by Tayma Tameem happens to be plot-driven. The plot slowly unfolds, giving the back story of how Mal and Jeoffrin assumed Leorin, Erik’s grandfather, would be the people's saving grace. Due to his kind nature, he would deliver the people of Kroasia from poverty, starvation, and homelessness. This made the book enjoyable as it progressed. The writer also includes styles such as foreboding, which gives the book more insight and structure. I found it quite interesting how the mastermind behind all the events was always there in plain sight without the rest of the characters knowledge. The fact that it's fiction makes me like it more. I also came to the conclusion that it was a good book when I realized the author was good at portraying their characters to the point that I despised some of them.
The only thing I disliked about the book was the fact that some of the parts felt like fillers. The author would drag out the events with more incidents that could have been avoided. An example of this is when the book was starting and the heir was stolen in chapter seven, which was sixty-eight pages later. The pages before that were backstories building up to that moment. I personally found this to be annoying since the main reason for picking up the book was out of curiosity as to how the stolen heir fared after being stolen, and it never seemed to get to that point.
The book happened to be exceptionally well edited. I would rate this book 4 out of 5 stars. This is because I personally felt like the author was dragging out the events. This is because the birth of the heir wasn’t the only part that felt dragged out. The war felt like it dragged on too.
I would recommend this book to anyone who would love to be consumed by a fantasy world where magic and war exist.
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