Hi everyone and welcome to this new video!
As I said in my last video, today I'll make a review about a book I received for free from Netgalley for an honest review.
The book is "The Ninth Circle. Book One: Fire" by C. A. Harland
It was published in 2017
It has 444 pages
Before starting the review, I'd like to show you the beautiful cover of this book, which I loved from the first moment.
I didn't really have any expectations, so this book was a beautiful surprise
It's been a nice novel, even though it has some flaws.
I recommend this book to people who love urban fantasy books
which is the main genre of this novel
especially if you love action scenes
and if you don't particularly enjoy detailed descriptions.
In fact, the strong point of this novel is the action
This book revolves around the threeMorgenstern sisters
who are "nighthunters": people who fight demons and monsters to protect the humans
The first character we get to know is the "middle" sister; I'm not sure about how the name is supposed to be pronounced
so I'm going to say it exactly as it's written, Aiva
And that may be the exact pronounciation, as the nickname her older sister uses is Ivy
so the pronounciation is actually pretty similar
Aiva works in a library, because she has turned away from that world full of monsters and demons
since her mother died because of a demon.
Unfortunately, the younger sister, Hartley
mysteriously disappears.
Her disappearance forces Aiva to re-establish a relationship with the oldest sister, Tala
to search Hartley together and solve the mystery that surrounds her disappearance.
This novel is full of action scenes
so full it's almost boring, especially in the first half of the novel
it's always "action scene - pause - actione scene - pause"
so at first it's too repetitive
But when you continue reading, it actually gets better
because the mystery thickens and you are more into the events
Unfortunately, at least in my case, it didn't take my breath away
In my opinion, the author didn't develop enough some interesting cues that could capture your attention
This was really a pity.
Even the final climax wasn't that compelling
I mean, usually in novels like this
at the beginning everything is quite smooth
and at the end there's something like a big battle or something that gives the "conclusion" feeling.
In this case, this didn't happen
and I think it's due to the continous battles from the beginning of the story
which dulled the emotive effect of the final battle
The world created by the author is really interesting
it's inspired by Dante's Divine Comedy
In fact, demons are divided into nine Circles, each of them associated with a certain trait
like wrath, treachery, heresy and so on
in the First Circle there are only lesser demons; in the Ninth Circle we find the most important demons.
Another peculiar thing is that demons are tied to criminality in human society
each Circle deals with a particular criminal activity
For example, managing casino or brothels, or making fake money and so on.
This structure in the demon society was really interesting and well constructed
so this is a plus point for the novel.
*blabbers about not remembering if the author is a man or a woman, but for English speakers it doesn't matter -> skip to 5:31*
As for the characters, Tala and Aiva are well depicted
I liked their interactions, because they were authentic and realistic
The author was able to deepen their psychological growth and their character was distinct, each of them had her own way of thinking.
So for the two sisters, Aiva and Tala, I have nothing to say because the author did a great job.
On the other hand, I think that the secundary characters were neglected;
They didn't have a role inside the story
They were often "there" and they didn't add anything to the story
In the end the novel seems constructed around the two sisters and the other characters are just forgettable
because they enter at a certain point, then they exit and no one names them anymore
They enter when a particular information or help is needed and then they basically disappear.
I'm sorry about the abrupt change in the video but the battery died (again)
So I'll try to finish this video as soon as possible because the battery won't last for much time
and I have to finish this video by this evening, so I'm sorry if I'm in a hurry
This book was nice: it had some flaws but also many good parts.
If you love urban fantasy and if you're searching for a fast read, take a look at it.
Unfortunately I'm not a big fan of urban fantasy; I can't say series like The Mortal Instruments are my favorite ones.
So my opinion my differ from someone who actually enjoys this kind of book.
This is not a stand alone, but it's the first book in a series.
I don't know exactly how many books will compose the series
But I have to say that I'd like to read the sequel because I got interested in the adventures of Aiva and Tala
I'm curious to see what will happen next and what the author has in store
The language used is not difficult
The author uses commonly used words and there are only a few descriptions.
The only difficult parts to understand are the various battles
because the scene is depicted in details;
This is a good thing, because more often than not in books the action scenes aren't really effective
In this case, the author did an amazing job because the action scenes are really detailed
So if your English level is not so good, you might have troubles understanding what is exactly going on during the fight
As for the rest, the reading is smooth even if you're reading in a foreign language
So if you're interested in it, I recommend to give it a try
And the cover is so beautiful I'd buy it just to add it to my bookshelf.
I don't think I have anything else to say, and I actually want to end this video because I'm worried about the battery
this is the first video review I make
so I hope you find this video useful to understand if you might like this book or not
I tried not to go into details to avoid spoilers
but I hope I managed to describe what you might find in this novel
Let me know if you're interested in reading it, what do you think and anything else
We'll see each other soon in another video! Bye!
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