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Midnight Ruin by Katee Robert

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adventurous challenging dark 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

3.5

I have conflicting feelings about this book. I've enjoyed the series immensely so far and I can't help feeling slightly disappointed in this one. It wasn't bad by any means. I still enjoyed the developments of the overarching plot
So excited we're getting Circe in this series, even if she is the villain currently!
And I liked the relationship between Charon, Orpheus, and Eurydice. 
My qualms with the book are the following (Potential spoilers, I've tried to mark as many as possible but proceed with caution!):

  • There were more spelling/grammar errors in this book than usual. Mistakes are always going to slip through but compared to the 5 previous books, there were a lot more in this one than usual. And besides the usual typos, there were some pretty big mistakes like missing words or dialogue that was practically repeated only a paragraph later by the same character. Individually these wouldn't have been a big deal and wouldn't have impacted the reading experience, but I couldn't help but notice the stark difference in quality compared to the other books in the series. This one almost felt rushed. 

  • Besides the spelling/grammar feeling rushed, the story also felt rushed. Charon comes off a little strong. I get that they have an existing situationship that we got glimpses of in the previous books but I would've liked to see their relationship develop a little slower. Instead, we were immediately thrust into it from the very first chapter.
    If I remember correctly, Charon literally says 'I love you' to Eurydice in the first chapter.

  • Charon doesn't seem to have much internal conflict about being attracted to Orpheus/wanting him to be part of a trio with him and Eurydice. I feel like this seems out of character since he's usually so overprotective of her.
    Orpheus traumatized her by almost getting her killed. I don't feel like Charon would be so blazé about Orpheus being around.
    He seems fine with adding Orpheus to their relationship long-term from the start and I just think it would make more sense/be more interesting if he was struggling with conflicting emotions. 

Despite all of this, I still enjoyed the book, though not as much as the previous 5 installments. This is the first book I've rated lower than 4 stars which makes me extremely sad since I was really looking forward to Eurydice's book. 
I will still be reading Dark Restraint the second it comes out!!
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