I was so disappointed by this book. I almost can't believe it was written by Gail Carson Levine. The characters are somewhat flat, and the whole story just moves too quickly to really get into. Kezi and Olus fell in love WAY too quickly, which made it very difficult to take them seriously as a couple who was planning to stay together forever. They barely knew each other, and yet they kept spouting all this stuff about eternal love and loyalty. I didn't know whether to laugh in derision or start sobbing at just how awful it was.
As if that weren't enough, the plot is often very disjointed and just doesn't really flow at all. There were a lot of things left as mysteries, and not in a good way. I kept waiting for the story to become more fleshed out, but it just never happened, which made it feel very shallow. I was also left very unsatisfied by the ending.
***HERE BE SPOILERS***
The book ends with Kezi having turned into an immortal goddess to join Olus and the other gods on their magical mountain in the sky. (This in itself was disturbing, that she was so ready to let people worship her.) She lets her family continue to believe that she is dead, seemingly without a care for how they feel about it, ALTHOUGH SHE COULD GO TALK TO THEM ANYTIME SHE WANTED TO. Instead she stays with the boy/god she had known for less than half a year. Personally I just can't stand that, and it left me with very little respect or liking for the character.
***END SPOILERS***
TL;DR: Don't waste your time. If you're looking for a really good story by this author, go for Ella Enchanted, Fairest, or Two Princesses of Bamarre.
As if that weren't enough, the plot is often very disjointed and just doesn't really flow at all. There were a lot of things left as mysteries, and not in a good way. I kept waiting for the story to become more fleshed out, but it just never happened, which made it feel very shallow. I was also left very unsatisfied by the ending.
***HERE BE SPOILERS***
The book ends with Kezi having turned into an immortal goddess to join Olus and the other gods on their magical mountain in the sky. (This in itself was disturbing, that she was so ready to let people worship her.) She lets her family continue to believe that she is dead, seemingly without a care for how they feel about it, ALTHOUGH SHE COULD GO TALK TO THEM ANYTIME SHE WANTED TO. Instead she stays with the boy/god she had known for less than half a year. Personally I just can't stand that, and it left me with very little respect or liking for the character.
***END SPOILERS***
TL;DR: Don't waste your time. If you're looking for a really good story by this author, go for Ella Enchanted, Fairest, or Two Princesses of Bamarre.
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