The Helmet (Golden Armour, #1) by Richard Brown

The Helmet (Golden Armour, #1) Reviews

• 
  Marta

  (EN Review Below)
  PT: Relendo algo da minha juventude. Honestamente não me lembrava muito da história, mas adorei?? Não estava à espera que um livro de adolescente me agarrasse tanto. Tem vocabulário mais avançado do que parece, as descrições são fantásticas e o enredo é mais pesado e chamativo do que parece. Não se esquiva de apresentar batalhas brutais e cruas e as suas mortes. Pelo fim do livro estava a chorar, mesmo no meio do transporte público. Sempre que parece que vai ser uma história direta, seguindo o comum trajeto dos heróis normais, algo muda tudo e vira as coisas do avesso. Nem me posso queixar da falta de personagens femininas ou de alguma falta de cor ou personalidade. Ainda por cima, passa-se num mundo fantástico com elementos comuns numa posição diferente do que o normal. Bem feito, mesmo bem.
  
  EN: Rereading something from my youth. Honestly I didn't remember the story very much, but I loved it?? I wasn't expecting a teen's book to grab me so much. It has more advanced vocabulary than it seems, the descriptions are amazing and the plot is heavier and more evocative than it seems. It doesn't avoid showing brutal and raw battle scenes and deaths. By the end of the book, I was crying, right in the middle of a public transport. Every time it seems it's going to be a straightforward story, following the common hero's journey, something pulls the rug from under you and flips the table. I can't even complain about the lack of female characters or of any lack of colour or personality. On top of it all, it's set in a fantasy world where common tropes and elements are in a different position than the usual. Well done, indeed.
• 
  Melody

  I read this book in grade 6 or 7 for my book report. I absolutely loved it. It was exactly my type of book. Paranormal, magic and action filled each of it's pages. However, now that I think about it; this book was made for younger readers and if I read it now, I probably would get bored. I definitely recommend it for younger readers who love fantasy. I haven't read the whole series though; only that book.
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  Noelle

  Demasiado juvenil para o meu gosto. Bom para adolescentes!