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4.39 AVERAGE
4.39 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
sad
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
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
slow-paced
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
“This stunning slow-burn romantasy follows a fated pair who uncover a world-changing secret….”
The synopsis contains some key trigger words to snag attention to the book, and in my case, it worked out for them. However, I was very disappointed.
I was bored. A lot. After 60 pages of the MC being 12, I declared it a sloth-burn romance. Fortunately, it picked up with time jumps. But it took 290 pages to get me slightly interested.
I cannot classify this as a Romantasy. It is a majority of a political civil war with a splash of magic being the thing fought over. There’s no depth to the magic system or world. There’s no build up to the civil war. There isn’t even a mention of the 2 characters being a “fated pair.” And I honestly don’t care about their romance.
Overall, it’s a decent storyline. I’m slightly intrigued as to how the next book can go, but not enough for a countdown to the next one. So 3.5 stars, with the .5 being due to the pretty Walmart exclusive cover and edges.
adventurous
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
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:
Complicated
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Very unique compared to usual fantasy settings. Think magic academy, fantasy meets peaky blinders vibes. Good tension and sass between fmc and mc. Good found family. Unique magic system. I wanted more spice because the MC is delish lol but the small spice is better than none. Ends on a painful cliffhanger
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
sad
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’ll try to comprehend words for this later damn
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Great listen, my only issue is that the narrators don't stay with their character (Nina's chaper has only the female narrators voice for all the characters, etc). If you can get over that, its a great story. Very Peaky Bliders, maybe with a touch of Divine Rivals just for the war and battle parts.