DNF 26%
The cover was kind fo so and so, and the blurb was kind of interesting.
But the writing and the story itself was so boring. I ended up not finishing it.

i really enjoyed reading this book, it was a great start to a series. I enjoyed getting hooked into the series, overall this was a good read.

I had heard of this book on youtube, and decided to give it a try, but it was very disappointing, and lacked good characterization. I liked the other description, and the plot was semi-interesting, but it was very hard to pull through.

Thank you to NetGalley, the publishers and the author for this Advance Reader’s Copy in exchange for an honest review.
I was not sure what to expect from this book. It is a little outside my normal reading genres but I am always open to experiencing new things. I was really surprised by how much I enjoyed this book. It was well written, well defined characters, and I found it difficult to put it down to continue with normal daily life. Look forward to reading more by this author.

This is a story like I have never read before. It is a clever mix of modern day - ie smartphones, internet, etc, and classic fantasy. I have to say that I loved it.

What most impressed me most about this story was the setting - the world building and thought that has gone into it was for me, just fantastic - I hope that I saw the world the way that Miriam meant me too, and if not, that's the failing of my imagination and not hers!

Putting that aside, the story is also fantastic. Ellen, our main character has been trained to be Si'Empra's leader, but her abusive brother has been chosen instead - not that she wants the job anyway, she's more concerned over society, and the accepted brutality of other races, the Crystalmakers, Cryptals, and Webcleaners. When the Crystalmakers find her badly injured and take her in, Ellen's life, and her understanding of her heritage

This really is a very different book, my description above doesn't do it any justice at all, but I refuse to give anything but a general plot away in any of my reviews. The plot is original, and the world building just blew me away.

One tip I will give to readers though, is not to start reading this book with a heavy cold - you need to focus!!

Not what I was expecting when I first picked this up, but very pleasantly surprised, I really enjoyed this and thought it was something quite refreshing and different from other books in the genre. Well written, great characters and an addictive plot, you will be hooked. Hoping for more from the author from this in future

Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for a free copy for an honest opinion

This book was received as an ARC from BooksGoSocial in exchange for an honest review. Opinions and thoughts expressed in this review are completely my own.

I was not sure what I was reading at first but further down into it 10 pages ahead, I really was loving the plot so far, but there were plots that did jump off track and it was a little bit difficult to jump back in and follow along. For the most part, the book was actively intense. Ellen is blessed with a gift and could be the key to survival for groups such as the Crystalmakers. They kidnap her and begged her to help them. The crystalmakers also betrayed Ellen's brother so she is reluctant at first but her training has taught her to help others whenever they need it so she chooses the right path and helps them despite seeking revenge for her brother and the elite. Even though along her quest she fulfills the path and promises them she'll face her brother and the elite but she does not want to and she is far to young but she'll do anything when duty calls. Our teen book club will be interested in a novel such as Skyseeker's Princess but will have some enticing questions that is bound to be quite the discussion.

We will consider adding this title to our YA collection at our library. That is why we give this book 5 stars.

I wasn't sure what to expect, but I enjoyed reading this. An interesting story with fun characters. Well written.

This was an interesting change from the typical things you’d expect to find in this genre. It was good! I was very impressed that the author pulled off this kind of story so well without relying on magic! I loved reading the world building and getting to know more about the Island of Si’Empra and the history of it (thought it could get a little confusing at times lol. I guess it’s a risk you take by making your own world and for the most part I think it worked well!) I really liked Ellen and the Crystalmakers, and I felt there was very good character building :) I’m going to recommend it to my friend!