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3.58 AVERAGE
3.58 AVERAGE
I loved this book!
Beauty and the Beast inspired, enemies to lovers, rom fantasy? Heck yes!
My fable review is better
Beauty and the Beast inspired, enemies to lovers, rom fantasy? Heck yes!
My fable review is better
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was an interesting take on the Beauty and the Beast story. I also kept imagining Disney's beast the whole time even though the MMC was a man/god đ
It took time for me to get into the story as everything was a slow burn (the romance, plot and action). However, I'll say around the 60% mark things started picking up and I became more invested in the fate of both MCs. Orla (Mrs. Potts?!) was definitely my favorite character. Early on I wondered who would be "Gaston" and how they'd be portrayed. I liked the alternate version here though I definitely want more of the history in the next book. Overall, I enjoyed the story, it just took a little time for me to get into it. Now onto the West and South Winds!
It took time for me to get into the story as everything was a slow burn (the romance, plot and action). However, I'll say around the 60% mark things started picking up and I became more invested in the fate of both MCs. Orla (Mrs. Potts?!) was definitely my favorite character. Early on I wondered who would be "Gaston" and how they'd be portrayed. I liked the alternate version here though I definitely want more of the history in the next book. Overall, I enjoyed the story, it just took a little time for me to get into it. Now onto the West and South Winds!
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Well I got exactly what I came for here- forced marriage, enemies to lovers, slow burn. Iâd say this is your classic romantasy but in spite of its predictability, I was entertained by it. Probably the first beauty & the beast / hades & persephone retelling Iâve read recently that actually hit the beats correctly at the start and so I have to give it credit for that. It is nice to see the hatred being mutual with no insta-lust in the background. The author is certainly competent and I enjoyed the romance and the MMC (who is delightfully autism-spec coded) very much.
On the negative side, the pacing was far too fast and clunky (especially in the last 30% which felt rushed) with certain scenes not being given the proper weight for their circumstance. I wanted there to be more lasting impact with a handful of moments but the time jumps would push them past far too quickly. I also felt confused by the world building (or lack there of) at times. The part with the tent and soldiers for example - the distance of things didnât make much sense and werenât all the people in his realm âghostsâ so why were these people described as being human and âsmellingâ?
The side characters didnât get the depth they should have and I also found the protagonist a bit off-putting at times. Her language was a but juvenile for her age and experience and she talks about having had to survive on her own often and yet her self-preservation seemed to be severely lacking. Not possessing demure, feminine traits does not inherently mean you have to be reckless to the point of idiocy. The ending also was so lackluster with too many loose ends. Felt like the author ran out of time or interest.
Pretty average book nothing too compelling to make me want to finish
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
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:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
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:
Yes
Ăber dieses Buch habe ich in letzter Zeit viele negative Rezensionen gelesen. Deswegen bin ich mit groĂem Misstrauen an das Lesen rangegangen - und wurde mehr als positiv ĂŒberrascht. Dieses Buch wist ein fĂŒr mich unerwartetes Highlight.
Eine slow-burn, Enemies-to-Lovers Romantasy ist The North Wind der erste Band eine in Zukunft vierbÀndigen Reihe. Dennoch ist der Band in sich abgeschlossen und kann, wie es aussieht, unabhÀngig von den FolgebÀnden gelesen werden.
Die Geschichte fokussiert mehr auf den Charakteren und deren Beziehungen als auf Plot. Diese sind rund und in sich geschlossen mit liebenswerten wie auch widerwĂ€rtigen Eigenschaften. Das Buch hat die ein oder andere LĂ€nge, die Story und Plottwists sind etwas vorhersehbar und so manche Details bleiben am Ende ungeklĂ€rt oder werden mit flachen BegrĂŒndungen vom Tisch gefegt. Trotz all dieser SchwĂ€chen hat das Lesen dieses Buches einfach sehr viel SpaĂ gemacht, sodass ich es gar nicht mehr aus der Hand legen wollte! Als groĂer Fan von Schöne-und-das-Biest-Romanzen, hat The North Wind genau meinen Nerv getroffen. Nicht nur die Autorin, auch die Ăbersetzerinnen haben groĂartige Arbeit geleistet, sodass alle Charaktere lebendig wirken, kein Wort fehlplatziert wurde und auch die etwas âspicyâeren Szenen im letzten Drittel des Buches einen vor lauter FremdschĂ€men den Buchdeckel nicht zuschlagen lassen.
Vom Inhalt des Epilogs bin ich kein Fan. Aber immer schön zu sehen, was aus geliebten Charakteren in den kommenden Jahren nach Storyende so wird.
The alcoholism is triggering, but also the main character that you are stuck with is kind of insufferable.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction
I discovered a Dutch edition of the book was released and decided to read that one instead. Marking this one as DNF purely to keep the stats of the 155 read pages, since I started the Dutch one at the very beginning again ;-)