The story begins with the end of the Sun Queen Rielle, who is regarded as the Blood Queen in centuries to come.
The character development does seem to be gradual as the chapters also take there time in getting to the main plot/conflict.
After the prologue, we get the alternating time, with Rielle in the past and a girl named Eliana who lives 1,000 years into the future.
Rielle has spent all her life hiding her special powers of controlling all seven elements of magic, which is unheard of except for in prophecies. When she attempts to save the Crown Prince Audric from an assassination, her powers are revealed and she starts the trials to see whether she is the Sun Queen or the Blood Queen.
Eliana shows devotion & locality to her family, specially her brother. The similarities she has with Rielle are good evidence of no matter time, people are always connected to the past.
This is a great fantasy read, yes some slow points, but since it's part of a trilogy, it definitely is setting us up for more.
The character development does seem to be gradual as the chapters also take there time in getting to the main plot/conflict.
After the prologue, we get the alternating time, with Rielle in the past and a girl named Eliana who lives 1,000 years into the future.
Rielle has spent all her life hiding her special powers of controlling all seven elements of magic, which is unheard of except for in prophecies. When she attempts to save the Crown Prince Audric from an assassination, her powers are revealed and she starts the trials to see whether she is the Sun Queen or the Blood Queen.
Eliana shows devotion & locality to her family, specially her brother. The similarities she has with Rielle are good evidence of no matter time, people are always connected to the past.
This is a great fantasy read, yes some slow points, but since it's part of a trilogy, it definitely is setting us up for more.