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4.23 AVERAGE
4.23 AVERAGE
I very much enjoyed the differences between this book and the first. It dives a lot more into the politics of London whereas the last book was set in Oxford. I enjoyed the continuation from the first book and I felt that the transition was smooth.
Series DNF at 20%. I didn’t like the love interest in book 1 and was hopeful it would change throughout the series. I spoiled it for myself in hopes it would change. Book 1 was pretty standard and Book 2 was better (so far) but knowing I don’t like the love interest it’s not worth continuing.
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I received a copy of this book from the publisher for an honest review.
I’m writing this review up in October when I finished this ARC that I am holding review on until one month before release date as per publisher’s request at Net Galley. I have seen some other comments about the book posted over at Goodreads and can tell already that my review is going to be an unpopular opinion on a book that will probably have a ton of five-star reviews. I must be honest through, so don’t hate me or send me nasty comments and email because this book did not work for me. I am just one opinion and I suffered through a book that didn’t work for me from the beginning to earn the right to write a negative review…
I read the first book in this series over a year ago and didn’t write a very good review of it, so it took me a bit to remember what was going on in the story. This book didn’t help much as it is wildly different from the first story. I remembered liking the first one, enough apparently for me to want to request the next one, but after finishing this book I can’t remember what drew me to this story in the first place. This story was a chore for me to get through, the only reason I continued beyond my 50 page DNF cut off is I kept expecting it to get better. It did and didn’t, so I do have conflicted feelings about the story, but not enough to continue on. This book is where I leave the series. I wish the author and all its fans well and hope they enjoy the rest of the journey. I’ll be off in another world I enjoy more…
So why didn’t this book work for me? A major problem I had was the pacing. It was far too slow, the action wasn’t there until the second half of the book and most of it being at the very end. There was too much politics. It was just plain boring in that aspect. So much of it could have been condensed in order to shorten the book and perhaps pick up the pace a bit. I still liked Paige, but Warden was missing quite a bit from this story and I think he was what attracted me most in the first story and his absence hurt book two for me. For much of the book I also couldn’t quite grasp what the hell was going on. I understood the words I was reading, but I just didn’t understand the world the story was unfolding in. Maybe it was that there was too much time between book one and two, or maybe it was just too complex for me to figure out. I also found the chemistry between characters lacking. Everyone was out for themselves in this story. The sad attempt at a romance between Paige and Warden was weak and didn’t seem to develop, and I really didn’t feel like there was any community to root for. The Rephaim are jerks, the Scion corrupt, along with the Mime-order. I needed someone more than Paige to root for, and didn’t find anyone.
So there you have it, my I-know-its-going-to-be-unpopular review. I’m just being honest and this story did not work for me. I wish I had given up on reading it at page 50 instead of holding out hope it would improve.
I’m writing this review up in October when I finished this ARC that I am holding review on until one month before release date as per publisher’s request at Net Galley. I have seen some other comments about the book posted over at Goodreads and can tell already that my review is going to be an unpopular opinion on a book that will probably have a ton of five-star reviews. I must be honest through, so don’t hate me or send me nasty comments and email because this book did not work for me. I am just one opinion and I suffered through a book that didn’t work for me from the beginning to earn the right to write a negative review…
I read the first book in this series over a year ago and didn’t write a very good review of it, so it took me a bit to remember what was going on in the story. This book didn’t help much as it is wildly different from the first story. I remembered liking the first one, enough apparently for me to want to request the next one, but after finishing this book I can’t remember what drew me to this story in the first place. This story was a chore for me to get through, the only reason I continued beyond my 50 page DNF cut off is I kept expecting it to get better. It did and didn’t, so I do have conflicted feelings about the story, but not enough to continue on. This book is where I leave the series. I wish the author and all its fans well and hope they enjoy the rest of the journey. I’ll be off in another world I enjoy more…
So why didn’t this book work for me? A major problem I had was the pacing. It was far too slow, the action wasn’t there until the second half of the book and most of it being at the very end. There was too much politics. It was just plain boring in that aspect. So much of it could have been condensed in order to shorten the book and perhaps pick up the pace a bit. I still liked Paige, but Warden was missing quite a bit from this story and I think he was what attracted me most in the first story and his absence hurt book two for me. For much of the book I also couldn’t quite grasp what the hell was going on. I understood the words I was reading, but I just didn’t understand the world the story was unfolding in. Maybe it was that there was too much time between book one and two, or maybe it was just too complex for me to figure out. I also found the chemistry between characters lacking. Everyone was out for themselves in this story. The sad attempt at a romance between Paige and Warden was weak and didn’t seem to develop, and I really didn’t feel like there was any community to root for. The Rephaim are jerks, the Scion corrupt, along with the Mime-order. I needed someone more than Paige to root for, and didn’t find anyone.
So there you have it, my I-know-its-going-to-be-unpopular review. I’m just being honest and this story did not work for me. I wish I had given up on reading it at page 50 instead of holding out hope it would improve.
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Really enjoyable, but I decided to stop reading the series here. Nothing wrong with it, I just simply chose to move on.
challenging
reflective
tense
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes