– Lada – somewhere I see the attempt for a good character in Lada but it was bogged down by you know it! MEHMED OBSSESSION. – gosh darn it I want the sequel just so I know what happens I hate myself for it. I liked his chapters way more than Lada’s He’s clever and motivated by his own interests, but sometimes he’s just too obsessed with Mehmed and wanting to belong. He had a brain and a sense of self preservation, which I like. – I liked Radu’s character, though both he and his sister are OBSESSED WITH MEHMED for a reason beyond my understanding. I do love poegranates and the cover has got me in its clutches. Now I Rise: 2 out of 5 stars | GR mini reviewĪnd since I’ve gotten this far in the series, of course I’m going to read Bright We Burn. I think it’s entertaining, but I didn’t find the story itself to be like that.Īnd I Darken: 2.5 out of 5 stars | GR review In this particular instance I’m really disappointed with the work even though I love the author’s writing style. I don’t even know why I’m prefacing a review post with this because it’s been done before. What I think of the book and her characters doesn’t reflect how I feel about her.

I will also say I love Kiersten White’s writing style and I don’t know the woman, but she seems pleasant and I enjoy her twitter account. I’m basing this review off of what I thought about the storytelling + writing. I preface this with saying that I’m in no way a Romanian + Ottoman history buff. This is a joint review of And I Darken and Now I Rise by Kiersten White, books 1 and 2 of the Conquerer’s Saga.

I just came back from vacation in Netherlands and Iceland and I felt like updating my blog here because I have a backlog of books I never posted reviews for here.

Now i rise by kiersten white