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aetherinko - A Crown of Irons

Title: A Crown of Irons

Chapters read: 3/3

Score: 9/10

Note: I haven't reviewed a book of this length, so I'm adapting a new structure for this.

SUMMARY OF THE REVIEW:

The descriptions are amazing. Written in a manner most fantasy writers tend to adapt - a mirroring of the writing style of classic tales with a small twist of modern informality. The details are very lively and colorful, invoking a sense of imagination and a desire to creatively recreate and visualize the scenes inside of my mind. It also conveys it's use forward, providing a smooth balance of color and information.

The small span of characters serves as a great introduction to the plot and the characters. Switching to the characters' introduction. I can see this fared well. The characters are well-developed and resourcefully introduced, as we are given snippets of their personalities that gives us a rather summarized understanding of their characteristics. Flaws are directed towards their actions and dialogues though, as I've noticed that some are too well farfetched and quite out of place for the formality of your writing and the story itself as I've viewed some scenes that pretty much didn't stick to the poise that your story introduced as a first impression.

The plot is, admittedly, quite cliche at this point as it employs the rather simple and less complex elements of a generic fantasy story. The plot though moves with great pace and this is much appreciated as the early development of the plot helps with keeping your readers interested early-on into the story. By giving us an insight on what to expect early on in the story instead of wasting the space on irrelevant dialogue, you're drawing us into the story, all while distributing the interest evenly throughout the chapters.

The world itself too is well-developed. We get subtle hints from the thoughts and perspective of the main character about a lot of vital elements. It's been hinted at that the Fae and the humans were once at war, with the Fae, obviously losing due to their present subservient status to humans and the mention of ruins that would've been directly caused by the war. The humans' discrimination towards the Fae are also very evident and proves the Fae's downgraded status. Frankly, all the subtle hints really touched up the world you tried to create. At such a small span of chapters, you've already established a reason why there are Faes that are enslaved, and have proven this in many occasions. Giving your characters and places quite unique names also gave the story a sort of independency from our world and other fantasy worlds.