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3.83 AVERAGE
3.83 AVERAGE
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Audiobook listener. The pacing was a bit strange on this one. The fist half of the story skips ahead in time sometimes and after reading, it seems like we’re really trying to skip ahead to get to the main plot. This is not a complaint though because the author did a good job of providing backstories and setting the scene. The latter half of the book put me in the mind of the tv show Charmed, which I’ll likely go back and watch while I’m waiting to read the second book. I’m not sure if this is a tv show or not but it definitely reads like one and kept me wondering what would happen next. At the same time, I was okay with tuning the book out a bit and not too scared to miss some minute detail.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Alcohol
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Completely disinterested. Poorly written female character.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
The first of a trilogy that I will continue with....a little long but worth it
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
mysterious
reflective
slow-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
It was super slow. And Matthew is a red flag dressed in a sexy vampire suit in many ways.
The pacing keeps this from being a five star for me - it’s a lot of slowing down for science when I’m about seeing the supernaturals interacting - but I still enjoy the story so I’ll be continuing. And things did seem to speed up the further I got into the book.
(that said, it’s entirely possible this might be the rare case where I prefer the tv adaptation over the books in the end)
The relationship between Diana and Matthew feels like it moves impossibly fast and slow at the same time, which is a strange sort of magic of its own, I guess
The book’s timeline being less than two months, and they’re already ‘married’ and talking about a future with potential children. So that’s quick.
But slow in that they’ve not done things that typical married people wanting kids might do to accomplish that goal…if you catch my drift? Seems odd?
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-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