Finnikin of the Rock by Melina MarchettaMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
Hmmmm......
I liked this book, but I didn't LOVE this book. There were parts of the story that just seemed off, in my opinion.
1) Where did they find Evanjalin? I know it was some sort of cloister of a goddess, but I guess it bothered me that Finnikin was SO against her coming along, and Sir Topher let it happen anyway, despite him usually following along with Finnikin's opinions.
2)Evanjalin didn't really annoy me, as I have read many others say, but she unnerved me. Her complete and total calm in the face of everything was unsettling. I wanted her to freak out just a bit.
3)Why is Froi even important in this story? He doesn't add ANYTHING, other than he tries to rape someone and they all end up loving him, because, "aw shucks, he's just an exile." WHAT?!? Did that not perturb anyone else? I imagine he will play a larger role in the second books, especially since it's named after him, but I just seriously didn't see the point of his character at all.
Despite those little nitpicky things above, I really did enjoy the story, and the majority of the characters. It's not an overused plot, and Marchetta keeps things interesting enough to make me wonder about picking up that second installment. I felt like maybe it was a tad too long (could have been wrapped up MUCH sooner), but there was a grieving process happening in Lumatere that I guess the author wanted the reader to feel a part of.
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