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bunnerz's review against another edition
3.0
This book was a clean conclusion to all the hanging plot threads, but it wasn't a very well-paced or satisfying read.
The book started with Elian's "death," but the angst was drawn out for over half the book when we all knew that he was going to come back due to their connections with Death.
Everything was resolved much too easily for the final battle. While the group did originally have difficulty trying to get the mountain fae to battle with them due to the gargoyle Hudson's past and their NIMBY attitude, it was a bit absurd for them to suddenly change their minds when the FMC Haley suddenly became super OP after unlocking her link with Midnight the realm. Melandra was built up to be this bad-ass goddess, but she was quite summarily defeated by Haley in a few pages with her new Mary Sue abilities, which was incredibly unsatisfying.
The prose was fine, but there were quite a few typos that showed a lack of editing. For example, "bain" was used instead of "bane," and "desert" was used instead of "dessert." Haley repeated quite a few times at the end how she felt that Midnight was her home, but she was enslaved and trapped in the castle IIRC... how would she have connected with the realm during her whole time there if she never interacted with any other residents at any point?
Overall, I could definitely tell this was a spin-off series due to the lack of context on her sisters and Death, but I am not interested in exploring more of the world based on this writing sample.
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Ratings - completed series:
#1 Blood and Midnight: ★★★★☆
#2 Blood and Malice: ★★★☆☆
#3 Blood and Madness: ★★★☆☆
#4 Blood and Magick (this book): ★★★☆☆
The book started with Elian's "death," but the angst was drawn out for over half the book when we all knew that he was going to come back due to their connections with Death.
Everything was resolved much too easily for the final battle. While the group did originally have difficulty trying to get the mountain fae to battle with them due to the gargoyle Hudson's past and their NIMBY attitude, it was a bit absurd for them to suddenly change their minds when the FMC Haley suddenly became super OP after unlocking her link with Midnight the realm. Melandra was built up to be this bad-ass goddess, but she was quite summarily defeated by Haley in a few pages with her new Mary Sue abilities, which was incredibly unsatisfying.
The prose was fine, but there were quite a few typos that showed a lack of editing. For example, "bain" was used instead of "bane," and "desert" was used instead of "dessert." Haley repeated quite a few times at the end how she felt that Midnight was her home, but she was enslaved and trapped in the castle IIRC... how would she have connected with the realm during her whole time there if she never interacted with any other residents at any point?
Overall, I could definitely tell this was a spin-off series due to the lack of context on her sisters and Death, but I am not interested in exploring more of the world based on this writing sample.
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Ratings - completed series:
#1 Blood and Midnight: ★★★★☆
#2 Blood and Malice: ★★★☆☆
#3 Blood and Madness: ★★★☆☆
#4 Blood and Magick (this book): ★★★☆☆
razmanda's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
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? No
4.5
chaoskay's review against another edition
5.0
Another end to another amazing series I loved every minute of this series . I wasn’t sure what to expect going into this book after the cliff hanger from book 3 but Ms Piper redeemed herself and I’m a happy camper again. This took me on a rollercoaster of emotions seeing what Haley had to face and the fact she could lose everything had me sat on the edge of my chair biting my nails but everything turned out and Haley and her guys get their HEA.
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belindaclemons_123's review against another edition
5.0
Haley is a dark witch with light. Her journey and bad as*ness are just fun to read and her sexy men Hudson, Jax, Evander, Elian are just thrilling. this conclusion was just amazing
briarsandbramble's review against another edition
4.0
3.5. The writing is good but it went from a smutty fantasy action with lots of magic to really really sad and depressing with a lot of details. I still liked it but wasn’t expecting well over 100 pages of grief.
chaoskay's review against another edition
5.0
Another end to another amazing series I loved every minute of this series . I wasn’t sure what to expect going into this book after the cliff hanger from book 3 but Ms Piper redeemed herself and I’m a happy camper again. This took me on a rollercoaster of emotions seeing what Haley had to face and the fact she could lose everything had me sat on the edge of my chair biting my nails but everything turned out and Haley and her guys get their HEA.
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lostinbooklandia's review against another edition
5.0
I was eagerly awaiting this thrilling, steamy, emotional, action-packed conclusion to Sarah Piper’s The Witch’s Monsters series. The cliffhanger from the previous book left us readers distraught and shocked. Like, Haley we were hoping for a miracle, which we got at the end! The battle against Melantha is coming to a head and Haley and her monsters are on a race against time to find a way to defeat the evil goddess. This book was just was entertaining, steamy, angsty as the previous books in this series. I could not stop listening, especially with the phenomenal storytelling of Mackenzie Cartwright, Jason Clarke, Teddy Hamilton and Aaron Shedlock. They captured each characters emotions and personalities perfectly. Especially, Teddy Hamilton as Evander/Keradoc and Elian who had to go back and forth in portraying each of those three characters, sometimes in one scene, without missing a beat. I loved everything about this story and the chemistry among Haley and her monsters was scorching. This book was an action filled, emotional roller coaster that will have you crying, laughing and heart racing until the end.
killsy04's review
adventurous
hopeful
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? No
2.75
jaimaann's review against another edition
5.0
Ohmygod this book was everything!! Sarah utterly DESTROYED my emotions at the end of Blood and Madness and throughout most of this dang book!
Elian…
Elian…
sprinkled's review
adventurous
emotional
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
3.75