5/23/2023 0 Comments Crown of feathers nicki pau preto![]() ![]() ![]() It’s a shame, because Preto is clearly capable of subtler foreshadowing based on worldbuilding. Veronyka and Sev’s chapters are perhaps the worst offenders here they both have a tendency to segue off into long reminiscences of their families or the world around them, only to actually come back to the plot after dumping this information on us. ![]() It could have lost at least 50 just by cutting out some of the exposition and flashbacks. Per the Barnes & Noble information page, linked above, this book hits almost 500 pages. ![]() However, Veronyka’s debut adventure, while offering some interesting variations on standard tropes, also comes with the fact that the book could have been significantly trimmed down. (No offense to dragon fans, but phoenixes are pretty cool, too.) There’s a lot of promise here, too, with Veronyka’s world full of shifting loyalties and priorities, lots of ancient history that still has a bearing on the present day, and even phoenixes instead of the more common dragons. By Cheryl Wassenaar 4 years ago Nicki Pau Preto’s debut YA fantasy is bogged down by its insistence on explaining too many details of her elaborate world, but there’s still good here.Īs part of Riveted by Simon Teen’s #ShelfQueens campaign, there was a lot riding on Nicki Pau Preto’s Crown of Feathers she joined the likes of Kiersten White and Slayer, after all. ![]()
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