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4.06 AVERAGE
4.06 AVERAGE
alexandra_92's review against another edition
5.0
Review can be found on *Milky Way of Books*
Ah, the beauty of retellings! The Raven's ballad delivers a satisfying ending to angst, curses and creates new dynamics in this world I have grown so much fond of! I loved Bran and Aisling as they navigate through politics and curses, old powers and hidden enemies.
Not to mention that Emma Hamm has so much in store for her secondary characters! I so love also the mix between fairy tales and Irish mythology. They are combined SO WELL you don't find anything amiss! And the ending? Boy I would want a book about that baby too if the author gets the chance and write one!
Very entertaining and highly recommended!
Ah, the beauty of retellings! The Raven's ballad delivers a satisfying ending to angst, curses and creates new dynamics in this world I have grown so much fond of! I loved Bran and Aisling as they navigate through politics and curses, old powers and hidden enemies.
Not to mention that Emma Hamm has so much in store for her secondary characters! I so love also the mix between fairy tales and Irish mythology. They are combined SO WELL you don't find anything amiss! And the ending? Boy I would want a book about that baby too if the author gets the chance and write one!
Very entertaining and highly recommended!
cripplella's review against another edition
2.0
Honestly I kind of felt lost the entire time I read this book, I felt like I was missing something?
showie418's review against another edition
5.0
Ah-May-Zing as always. I love Emma Hamm so hard. This series is what dark fantasy dreams are made of. Can't wait for the audible version so the hubs can listen. He's ALMOST as in love with this series as me. ;)
_chelle_'s review against another edition
4.0
Strong start. Middle to end lost me. Glad for Lorcan, though. I was worried something was going to happen to him.
nikkilorene's review against another edition
4.0
Ok. I’m in the midst mentally slowing down after the emotional rollercoaster that is this book. Oh my gosh... I think this one is my favorite yet! I love book one and two of this series, but this one had that “dark love” I’m constantly craving in books. So, let’s get down with it...
1. Characters: is there even a more likable couple in the history of books? Is there? I don’t know but I’ve found one of my OTP for life. I enjoyed them in “the faceless woman” but I LOVED THEM in this book! I think it’s hard when a lot of the time romance books just focus on the “getting together” and then done. That’s it. No after the “getting together”.
Sure the ending of first title for this story was far from HEA, but it was refreshing to get a book that had a couple struggling through life that is less than ideal. To see them grow into the people they ARE, and the acceptance of that by their love. Bad guys are amazing, in that you want a horrible death for them. Cameo from our other beloved characters? Yes that’s there too!
***Another important note while I’m just ranting a whole lot of fangirling emotions, the best part was that there was never this good vs evil final decision. It was just the acceptance of who these people are and always will be. The only thing they struggled to change was the curse... not each other. Sure there was mortally questionable actions (that were solved with some in depth soul searching) but I loved that these two people were like ... “Im a shitty person but you love me for my solo moments off goodness too” and that’s that... no sobbing declarations of “ill only be with you if you stop the darkness” but rather a whole lot of “let me be the light to your darkness, and you the darkness to my light” .... BRILLIANT!
2. Story: personally I think there are two important things that this book gets right in story (the whole story is amazing but these are my favorite parts about it), and that’s having an initial problem (the difficult night and day transitions) and a whole lot of “shit hitting the fan” (because damn, every moment was a WTF didn’t see that happening.) and what was even better... it was GASP, original! The plot was totally new to me! There wasn’t angst it was all amazing development and badassery... is that a word?
So that’s my word vomit of emotions that I received from this book. Honestly, there wasn’t ONE thing I didn’t like. I loved it all. The smexy interactions, the bickering, the queen and king romance of the century! Emma... I want more!!!!
Anyway five stars, eight thousand thumbs up, and a shinny sticker of approval from moi.
1. Characters: is there even a more likable couple in the history of books? Is there? I don’t know but I’ve found one of my OTP for life. I enjoyed them in “the faceless woman” but I LOVED THEM in this book! I think it’s hard when a lot of the time romance books just focus on the “getting together” and then done. That’s it. No after the “getting together”.
Sure the ending of first title for this story was far from HEA, but it was refreshing to get a book that had a couple struggling through life that is less than ideal. To see them grow into the people they ARE, and the acceptance of that by their love. Bad guys are amazing, in that you want a horrible death for them. Cameo from our other beloved characters? Yes that’s there too!
***Another important note while I’m just ranting a whole lot of fangirling emotions, the best part was that there was never this good vs evil final decision. It was just the acceptance of who these people are and always will be. The only thing they struggled to change was the curse... not each other. Sure there was mortally questionable actions (that were solved with some in depth soul searching) but I loved that these two people were like ... “Im a shitty person but you love me for my solo moments off goodness too” and that’s that... no sobbing declarations of “ill only be with you if you stop the darkness” but rather a whole lot of “let me be the light to your darkness, and you the darkness to my light” .... BRILLIANT!
2. Story: personally I think there are two important things that this book gets right in story (the whole story is amazing but these are my favorite parts about it), and that’s having an initial problem (the difficult night and day transitions) and a whole lot of “shit hitting the fan” (because damn, every moment was a WTF didn’t see that happening.) and what was even better... it was GASP, original! The plot was totally new to me! There wasn’t angst it was all amazing development and badassery... is that a word?
So that’s my word vomit of emotions that I received from this book. Honestly, there wasn’t ONE thing I didn’t like. I loved it all. The smexy interactions, the bickering, the queen and king romance of the century! Emma... I want more!!!!
Anyway five stars, eight thousand thumbs up, and a shinny sticker of approval from moi.
livingdeadash's review against another edition
2.0
DNF at 35%. This book felt like it needed to be edited. There were mistakes, but also gaps in the plot and weird ways of wording things. And things seemed to be happening just for something to happen. It was like the problem presented in the first book ended up being pushed aide so a bunch of random events could happen instead.
pslili1998's review against another edition
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
pborrelli4214's review against another edition
4.0
It was a solid story with interesting world building and characters, but was at some points a bit bogged down with details and a sense of defeat that confused the story. I'm glad I finished and will continue the series.