CLN's Seasonal Reviews (CLOSED)

The Last Theiro - by romana1223

REVIEW DONE BY : FirstNailInTheCoffin

Cover/Title :

Starting with the cover, I think it could really use some work. You make the book sound like an epic fantasy tale, but the cover doesn't portray that in any way. All you see is a very close-up picture of a random girl's face. This doesn't captivate readers. One of the tags on your book "dragons"

You're telling me you have dragons in your book, but you won't highlight that on the cover?

Dragons and magic pull readers in, not random girls. (At least for these kinds of books)

Except for the picture, I'm also not a big fan of the font used. While it looks quite nice in the title, the author name and sub-title are practically impossible to read unless you slap your face with your phone. Trust me, you want it to be easier on your readers. Don't make the act of looking at a cover a suicidal mission.

Now for the title, I really don't have much to say. I like it a lot. It's not too long or confusing, not to mention very memorable. I kept finding that I've been saying the name to myself as I went about my daily life while reviewing the book. Well done on that.

Chapter reviews :

Chapter 0:

From the very beginning, I was very intrigued by this prologue. It sucked me in from the very beginning with its dark vibe and atmosphere. Beginning the story with an engaging fight sequence was a very great call! It really made me more excited to continue reading.

I also liked how we could tell this was a fantasy book from the very prologue. Those creatures you described were just- wow. I love nothing more than dark, scary monsters who could destroy you with a swipe of their paws, and this gave me just that. Although if I'm to be transparent, I would have liked more detail in the fight scene.

Near the end of the book, the pacing seemed to falter a little bit. A bit before the spot where our Noah came to the rescue, the story seemed to hit a sudden drag. It felt much slower than the rest of the chapter, which was incredibly fast paced.

Chapter 1:

The simple mention of a bow in that first paragraph had me very excited. What can I say, I'm nothing but a simpleton who loves archers. (Give me swordsmen and I'll love you forever)

It was nice to get some information about Tessa and the woman she lives with. Although I did find some aspects of that a little cliché. I'll talk more about this in a later part of my review.

I also just wanted to mention how strong the Sleeping Beauty vibes were in this chapter. I'm waiting for the three quirky fairies to arrive and do a singing sequence. I will be very disappointed if I don't get my fairies! (I will also end up pretending that Peter is a fun little fairy)

So we suddenly saw a random boy injured in the middle of the woods? That was very suspicious, yet our smart Tessa decides to immediately come and say hi. I'll just leave it here.

I definitely did find it interesting that only Tessa could see the boy, and then did he disappear after a while? Now the thought process of a reader is as follows: Is Tessa suffering from something that makes her see weird things, or is there something bigger at play here?

Chapter 2:

Just the simple fact that it's now Tessa's birthday is suspicious. I was actively expecting something weird to happen during that day.

I can definitely smell a romance brewing between Tessa and Eden. (If you kill him off I will respect you forever)

I found most of this chapter to be quite boring and slow. I'm guessing that it mostly served as a way to bring some more characterization into Eden and Tessa, but that could have been