3.92 AVERAGE

adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious 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: Yes

alinsche's review

5.0
adventurous hopeful mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

1.5
Ich musste mich teilweise sehr durch quälen, erst die letzten ~70 Seiten fand ich angenehm zu lesen.
Ich konnte die Gefühle und Reaktionen der Protagonistin nicht ganz nachvollziehen. Als sie erfahren hat, dass ihre Geschwister, die sie seit Jahren für tot gehalten hat und schrecklich um sie getrauert hat, doch plötzlich am Leben sind, hat sie meines Empfindens zu mild und unnatürlich akzeptierend reagiert.
Ebenfalls waren 3x frauenfeindliche Begriffe vorzufinden.
Zudem konnte ich mich nicht mit dem love interest anfreunden. Es fühlte sich in der ersten Hälfte so an, als wären die Situationen, wo Valea in Gefahr geriet, nur geschaffen worden, damit Nikolai sie retten kann.
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I did sit down with this one in the bookshop and did read the first chapter. I like it. I bought it.
I guess this is where the nice things end.
The protagonist is so unbelievable naive. It is infuriating.
There has been sex scenes in this book.
Two
of which I remember: (maybe mild spoilers)
They where not intimate, charming or whatsoever. It was just (close to  non-consensual) sex scenes. The second time at a "timing" which made me consider to just dnf the book at this moment. I someone made it trough it...

Several years later I am very pleased to know, that there are a lot of authors being able to write nice/lovely/realisitic intimate scenes. This one is not one of them.

At least I got a first edition -fancy coloured edge- edition, which I was able to sell again.
The best thing about this book is the outside design, which sadly does not reflecte anywhere on the inside.
adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious 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: No
adventurous 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: No
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nathie1910's review

4.0
adventurous dark emotional 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
adventurous emotional tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

3,5 Sterne. Teilweise war ich super verwirrt, weil sehr vieles in extrem kurzer Zeit geschehen ist.