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4.2 AVERAGE
4.2 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Have yet to fully pick my jaw up off the floor... my heart is in pieces in the best way.
I had the pleasure to be an ARC reader for this book, all thoughts for this review are my own! I will be keeping this review spoiler free as well!
Nicole has done it once again!!!! Each one of her books has managed to be better than the last and if this trend continues this series truly has the potential to become one of the next great epic fantasy reads! I want to start by briefly stating that The Curse of Ophelia was a 4 star read for me, I loved the characters that were introduced and the world-building felt like it had good bones to continue throughout the series! The Shards of Ophelia was a 4.5 star read for me, I loved this book mainly because it established what makes Nicoles writing so special and that is the character driven story and character development! I will always love the incredibly flawed characters over the perfect ones and Nicole writes characters that hurt to relate to in the best way! The relationships that grow and change in this book is why it was so special to me!
Now... The Trials of Ophelia. I had high expectations but HOLY COW!!!!!! There is no way you could have prepared me for just how good this book was going to be. I am in complete awe of the expanding world, the EPIC part of the epic fantasy truly comes to the forefront in this story!!! It felt like the world that Nicole had written was breathing and coming to life more and more with each turn of the page! New characters are introduced, characters we have come to love continued to grow, and if the relationship tension is the reason you love Nicoles writing TRUST ME you will be missing none of it with this story!!! The longing is everything in this book >>>>>> (and potentially the beginnings of another tension-riddled relationship?!?!??!?!?!)
For the people who love "vibes" comparisons - this story evoked the same feelings in me that Heir of Fire from the Throne of Glass series did. The point in the series feels like a pivoting point for the plot and the world building, Trials feels the same way in my opinion. Again, the plot does not have any overlap, but the FEELINGS I got were the same.
There are plenty of questions that were answered in this story, but more that seemed to be revealed which I LOVE in a fantasy book, that is what has definitely kept me on the edge of my seat for the next book. There are characters/information that I am not sure whether or not we can trust, good and evil that both seem to pass into grey areas, and storylines that I have no idea where they are going to twist and turn to next! My only regret about reading this story early is not having the next book yet!!!
Thank you again to Nicole for allowing me to be an ARC reader for this book! I cannot wait to read anything else that she writes forever & ever!
Infinitely yours...♡
I had the pleasure to be an ARC reader for this book, all thoughts for this review are my own! I will be keeping this review spoiler free as well!
Nicole has done it once again!!!! Each one of her books has managed to be better than the last and if this trend continues this series truly has the potential to become one of the next great epic fantasy reads! I want to start by briefly stating that The Curse of Ophelia was a 4 star read for me, I loved the characters that were introduced and the world-building felt like it had good bones to continue throughout the series! The Shards of Ophelia was a 4.5 star read for me, I loved this book mainly because it established what makes Nicoles writing so special and that is the character driven story and character development! I will always love the incredibly flawed characters over the perfect ones and Nicole writes characters that hurt to relate to in the best way! The relationships that grow and change in this book is why it was so special to me!
Now... The Trials of Ophelia. I had high expectations but HOLY COW!!!!!! There is no way you could have prepared me for just how good this book was going to be. I am in complete awe of the expanding world, the EPIC part of the epic fantasy truly comes to the forefront in this story!!! It felt like the world that Nicole had written was breathing and coming to life more and more with each turn of the page! New characters are introduced, characters we have come to love continued to grow, and if the relationship tension is the reason you love Nicoles writing TRUST ME you will be missing none of it with this story!!! The longing is everything in this book >>>>>> (and potentially the beginnings of another tension-riddled relationship?!?!??!?!?!)
For the people who love "vibes" comparisons - this story evoked the same feelings in me that Heir of Fire from the Throne of Glass series did. The point in the series feels like a pivoting point for the plot and the world building, Trials feels the same way in my opinion. Again, the plot does not have any overlap, but the FEELINGS I got were the same.
There are plenty of questions that were answered in this story, but more that seemed to be revealed which I LOVE in a fantasy book, that is what has definitely kept me on the edge of my seat for the next book. There are characters/information that I am not sure whether or not we can trust, good and evil that both seem to pass into grey areas, and storylines that I have no idea where they are going to twist and turn to next! My only regret about reading this story early is not having the next book yet!!!
Thank you again to Nicole for allowing me to be an ARC reader for this book! I cannot wait to read anything else that she writes forever & ever!
Infinitely yours...♡
I can’t get enough of these characters!! ♡
Overall: 5/5 ✰✰✰✰✰
Vibes: 5/5 ✰✰✰✰✰
Spice: 5/5 ✰✰✰✰✰ - level:
Overall: 5/5 ✰✰✰✰✰
Vibes: 5/5 ✰✰✰✰✰
Spice: 5/5 ✰✰✰✰✰ - level:
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
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
more tolek, please.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
relaxing
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 DIDN’T THINK i HAD ANY MORE SPACE IN MY HEART TO LOVE ANOTHER BOOK THE WAY I LOVED THE FIRST TWO BOOKS IN THE SERIES, BUT NICOLE MADE SURE I FOUND SOME SPACE.
Malakai is one of my most favorite male characters, ever, and i loved being in his head, moving forward, and growing.
This is really an everyone grows book, and it was an amazing continuation of the series.
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-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
adventurous
emotional
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