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Spirit of a Kyrie

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will definitely want to be updated if there is a another book in this series. however, i would say that this book wasn't really my favorite. i had a hard time trying to stay interested in what i was reading. but if the writing style gets more mature in the next books, this series will have a huge potential.

thanks to netgalley!

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There were many formatting issues and missing sentences that made it hard to read the story. Therefore I had to give up. It did seem promising though!

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I found this book very plot driven, which isn't a bad thing but I prefer character driven books with lots of character development.

The setting and world building is great, but similar to other reviewers I felt like it was a lot for one book.

I was intrigued to find out there's another book!

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I didn't like the writing style and the formating issues are always something that puts me off a book. This read more like a sketch of what the book is supposed to be and not a finished work.

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I received a free digital copy of this book through Net Galley in exchange for an honest review. The story was clean, with a strong female character caring and sacrificing for those she loved. I recommend it hope for a sequel.

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I am not big on the ins and out of sci-fi but something about Kit's resilience and determination to become a knight made this a journey worth remembering.
Thanks Netgalley for the eARC.

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i thought this was a great start to a series, it had what I expected in this type of book and getting to know the characters. It was a beautifully done scifi novel and it left me wanting more.

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This is very much a first book. The setting is interesting and imaginative. The writing will doubtlessly mature, but in this book you can feel the work in getting the sentences to come together.

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This book was supplied to me by Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

I ended up abandoning this book, I couldn't get past the formating issues and the missing parts of sentences.

I found the characters dull and the writing style failed to draw me in. It takes a lot for me to DNF a book but I couldn't bring myself to finish this.

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As I have seen others mention on Goodreads, I was torn on this book and my enjoyment fluctuated while reading. The world is rich and clearly well-developed, the characters are likeable but felt somewhat one-dimensional. Very early on the main character, Kit, falls into the 'over-powered protagonist' role - being the best at everything despite having never handled a weapon before, which isn't a trope I particularly enjoy. I would have preferred to see her master these skills through practice and determination, rather than immediately excel at everything.
The plot contained enough twists and turns to keep it interesting, but it was somewhat simple and could have benefitted from more exposition.
I think the author has great promise and I'm excited to see what she produces in the future, for me this book had solid foundations but just didn't quite rise to meet its full potential.
Nevertheless, it was an enjoyable read, and I would read more from this author in the future.

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Spirit of a Kyrie by T. L. Rese is an excellent, imaginative novel. I loved the setting and the writing from T.L Rese.

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Kit wants more than her life of thieving to help her family. She dreams of becoming a knight; possibly even a Kyrie, the most prestigious level of knight. So she runs away to make her dream come true.

I'm having trouble reviewing this because I enjoyed the concept of this novel, but I felt like it could have been split into two novels. The first half we follow Kit on her way to joining the hopefuls that want to join the knights. And then she has her tests as a hopeful. I feel like the end of that was perfect as a novel. We got to see Kit grow into herself and make friends, along with learn about the world.

Then the second half should have been another novel. It would have shown the pass of time better, as well as giving readers a chance for a breather. It was difficult to go from one kind of potential knight to traveling to becoming another potential knight. It felt as if there wasn't enough time for Kit and her friends to make decisions. They just trained and took Tests.

However, I really enjoyed this world and the treasonous acts that almost took a backseat in the book. Sadly it seems as if there isn't going to be more to this series, even though I think it has such potential. I'd love to see the author's growth along with more of Kit.

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A young girl dreams of becoming one of the greatest knights of all...

In a white desert at a time of famine, Kit is among the starving children who beg and thieve the streets. Until one day, she discovers she has the makings of a great knight. Becoming a knight would bring her family wealth and prestige, but it also means risking her life to pass the Tests... Each book in the Sky Lands series is a standalone. The books can be read in any order.


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The premise sounds pretty good and it's done a great great job but the story is nope for me. It's a pretty quick read for me but the writing style Is just not for me so nope.

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First of all I have to say that I really, really fell in love with this cover. The colours are a classical but the theme itself is presented so well that I was drawn to it immidiately.

I started reading without thinking much but as soon as I switched to the next sites I was absorbed in this story. The kind of massive page number (well for me) was forgotten and I read and read and read.

The storytelling is good and I loved the fast pace. The worldbuilding was great and I loved the learn more about it every time. Kit was a great maincharacter.

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This book was well ehhh a disappointment. I didn’t dislike it to the point where i want to say too many things about it. Its simply not a book I enjoyed.

One of the biggest reasons was its boring writing style. Im a reader who enjoys the prose and storytelling more if the writings is more atmospheric or sombre and this book was neither of them. It just didn’t do anything for me and while i say this, it’s important to point out the writing style was not bad, it simply was not something i enjoyed!

The next is the plot and characters. This book falls deep into your typical tropes and unfortunately there weren’t any nuances or layers for me to be invested as a reader. I found a lack of character development especially with Kit and the cast... was so boring, idk thats how I’d describe the book in one word.

The pacing too felt so slow and i was expecting for something solid to happen and yeah well i was bored all throughout.

Note: i received an eARC from the publisher in exchange of an honest review via NetGalley.

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I am finding this very difficult to review. For about the first 30% of the book I just wanted to stop reading. I pushed through it and did find some aspects of the book enjoyable even though I felt the overall execution was lacking.

The world building was good. There was clearly a lot of time and energy that was put into building a world full of different plants, animals, and environments that were all unique and very different, like the Ashes or Furia. These were very enjoyable. However, these weren't often developed to their full potential and a lot of times were treated as an info dump instead of integrated into the story.

The only real character that I felt had any personality was Kit. The others just kind of blended together. And even then, you didn't get a lot about Kit. I didn't care that much about her. Somehow she's this prodigy who can fight and be top of her class without any training. It makes little sense.

There was no sense of how much time passed. The details of training were glossed over and seasons passed and that's all you know.

The book would have been better served being split into a trilogy, each focusing on a different citadel and the training in each, developing the characters and world in more detail instead of all crammed together in one giving just surface details.

There is potential here but a good editor is needed.

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I've never read anything by this author before, and I was happy to learn the books can all be read as standalones. I enjoyed the world building and reading Kit's story. This book was very hard to put down!

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Thank you to netgalley and the publishers for allowing me to read this in exchange for an honest review.

As much as I wanted to enjoy this book I couldn't. The writing just didn't do anything for me and some sentences were left unfinished.

The book also seemed rushed where it was almost like you couldn't catch your breath before Kit did something else.

I do believe I would try this again once the editing has been sorted as unfinished sentences leave much to the imagination and I'm don't think this is what the author was going for.

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I received this book as an E-ARC from NetGalley in return for an honest review.

I couldn't finish this book.

It wasn't bad-- I liked the characters I saw, there are lush depictions of a world that's pretty interesting, and it plot was relatively engaging.

HOWEVER, the formatting of the e-book is an absolute nightmare. I'm not sure who did it, where it came from, or how no one noticed there was an issue. No separation of paragraphs, entire sentences cut off and inserted in the middle of other sentences. I couldn't read it not because I didn't want to, but because I actually couldn't read it. There were entire sentences unfinished, only for their ends to be randomly shoved into a paragraph or two later.

If they revamp the formatting of this book, I will happily finish up, but as it is right now, I cannot.

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This book is an easy and very fast read. I had not realised it was one of a series but it is fine as a stand alone. I found the writing style extremely irritating. It was almost as if it could not decide what it wanted to be. There is the 'story' and then the writing wanders off in a totally different style as if the author is indulging in whimsy. This to me adds absolutely nothing to the enjoyment of the book and in fact does the complete absolute. There are some very good elements but there is little that is original.

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