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3.96 AVERAGE
3.96 AVERAGE
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
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:
N/A
challenging
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
⭐️⭐️⭐️ (2.5 until the very end)
This was a 2.5-star read for me until the last 10 pages. Honestly, most of the book was pretty boring and I had to force myself through it. I was confused a lot of the time and the politics just felt like too much.
Jude and Taryn watch their parents get murdered, then get kidnapped and taken to Faerie by the guy who did it… and somehow end up seeing him as a father figure? Weird, but okay. The tension between Jude and Cardan fell flat for me, and Taryn honestly annoyed me. The funniest part is that the human sisters were desperate to stay in Faerie while their half-fae sister just wanted to go back to the mortal world.
The one thing I did like was the twist at the end—I really didn’t see it coming, and that bumped my rating up a half star. I’m curious about what happens next, but not enough to keep going with the series.
This was a 2.5-star read for me until the last 10 pages. Honestly, most of the book was pretty boring and I had to force myself through it. I was confused a lot of the time and the politics just felt like too much.
Jude and Taryn watch their parents get murdered, then get kidnapped and taken to Faerie by the guy who did it… and somehow end up seeing him as a father figure? Weird, but okay. The tension between Jude and Cardan fell flat for me, and Taryn honestly annoyed me. The funniest part is that the human sisters were desperate to stay in Faerie while their half-fae sister just wanted to go back to the mortal world.
The one thing I did like was the twist at the end—I really didn’t see it coming, and that bumped my rating up a half star. I’m curious about what happens next, but not enough to keep going with the series.
the only thing that managed to elicit a pleasant surprise for me from this book was the ending. aside from that, it’s (unfortunately) the typical fantasy story with a flimsy world-building and characters that are supposed to be teens—and do act like teens half of the time, but then when the plot demands it they suddenly become very skilled like seasoned warriors who could overthrow a kingdom (i had to suspend all of my disbelief for numerous time here, like when jude won against madoc and able to poisoned him in the first place).
i wanted to love jude’s character, i do, but the writing does not really do a good job in conveying her anger, hatred, fear and all those complicated feelings she carries—for madoc, for cardan, for the fairie world for the unfair treatment, for herself for being ‘helpless’; her inner conflict of being kidnapped from her ‘actual’ world and thrown into the other that looks down on you like you are beneath an animal, yet she couldn't help but wanting to belong in it nonetheless. she narrates that she is angry and scared, but i cannot feel her anger & fear through the writing except for a few occasions—mainly involving cardan’s bullying, but i suspect it’s mostly because they managed to personally disgust and anger me, instead of me feeling jude’s emotions.
still entertained me, despite all of the flaws (though it could entertain me because, again, i often suspended my disbelief while reading).
i wanted to love jude’s character, i do, but the writing does not really do a good job in conveying her anger, hatred, fear and all those complicated feelings she carries—for madoc, for cardan, for the fairie world for the unfair treatment, for herself for being ‘helpless’; her inner conflict of being kidnapped from her ‘actual’ world and thrown into the other that looks down on you like you are beneath an animal, yet she couldn't help but wanting to belong in it nonetheless. she narrates that she is angry and scared, but i cannot feel her anger & fear through the writing except for a few occasions—mainly involving cardan’s bullying, but i suspect it’s mostly because they managed to personally disgust and anger me, instead of me feeling jude’s emotions.
still entertained me, despite all of the flaws (though it could entertain me because, again, i often suspended my disbelief while reading).
I liked this! The first probably half was very very slow going.. the last 5 chapters is when EVERYTHING happens. And I mean everything. The ending was a bit predictable but I like that it made you think it was going a different direction. I think it’s also cool that as Jude is telling you this story about being human and being able to lie, that she ends up lying to the reader. It’s a cool take on fae! A friend recommended it to me, and normally I wouldn’t read a book like this, but I’m interested enough to read book 2! Let’s see how this goes!
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
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
adventurous
medium-paced