Celestial Monsters by Aiden Thomas

Celestial Monsters PDF by Aiden Thomas is an interesting continuation and finale to the sunbearer duology. This works slightly better than the first one in writing, pacing and action, but doesn’t have a strong character development, and is a bit repetitive.

Plot Preview:

Celestial Monsters book continues immediately after the finale of the first book.
Now that the Obsidian gods are free of their prison and intent on taking back what they think was rightfully theirs, there is chaos all over Reino de Sol. Add in the complication that Sol is still not in power, thanks to Teo’s refusal of sacrificing a fellow semidiose during the Sunbearer Trials. As their world is in darkness, Teo, Aurelio, and Niya band up to retrieve the Sol stone from the Obsidians, get Sol to light up again, and in the interim, save the world from the celestial monsters of the dark. If they don’t succeed in their quest, they face an apocalypse, so they have neither much time nor much choice.
The book comes to us in the third-person perspectives of Teo and Xio.

The book begins with a tiny infodump, but this is somewhat helpful as a recap. There are again too many characters at the start, but going with the flow helps.

This book is not as predictable as ‘The Sunbearer Trials’, but it is somewhat repetitive in structure. There are no major surprises. The adventurous quest comprises moving from town to town, meeting some locals, and fighting some magical beasts. After a while, you start feeling the déjà vu, even when the action is enjoyable and the magical beings are outstanding.

The character development isn’t much this time. It rests on the shoulders of the earlier book. Only Xio gets more depth but not necessarily a convincing one. I found it hard to accept that he was just thirteen. Some character turnarounds are too abrupt to be believable.

I will definitely recommended to YA Fantasy fans who have read the first book of this duology. This book cannot work as a standalone.

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