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3.77 AVERAGE
3.77 AVERAGE
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Rating~ 3.5 stars
Really hate to give a Grace Dreven book a less then stellar rating but I just didn't enjoy this one as much as other her books probably because this was her debut ??? The world building is as expected, the characters are also fascinating but I felt like there was so much time spent on the build up and finding a way to stop Corruption however the battle at the end didn't live up to the hype....
Quibbles: I hated that scene with that courtesan, perhaps if it had come early on the book it would have been slightly better but its like smack dab in the middle and that point they both have feelings for each other and the whole changing her to look her Martise was also NO NO...I'm glad he didn't go through with it but....
Really hate to give a Grace Dreven book a less then stellar rating but I just didn't enjoy this one as much as other her books probably because this was her debut ??? The world building is as expected, the characters are also fascinating but I felt like there was so much time spent on the build up and finding a way to stop Corruption however the battle at the end didn't live up to the hype....
Quibbles: I hated that scene with that courtesan, perhaps if it had come early on the book it would have been slightly better but its like smack dab in the middle and that point they both have feelings for each other and the whole changing her to look her Martise was also NO NO...I'm glad he didn't go through with it but....
adventurous
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
emotional
medium-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
challenging
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Loved it!!!!!!
The smaller cast of characters, the setting (anyone else think of southern Spain?), the pacing and language are great. I enjoyed that Martise wasn't the beautiful female lead we've gotten used to, and that it was her wit and talents that got to Silhara and made her unique. As for Silhara ... oooh, boy! I liked his connection with Neith, the crumbling manor and the oranges I loved the friendship between him and Gurn, and the connection Martise made with Gurn.
I didn't mind the lack of explanation about "Bursin's Wings." To me it felt more like an expression of frustration than a prayer to a deity in particular. However, someone should have washed the poor dog!
I wish the book was still in print - it has a gorgeous cover and I'd love to read it in a physical format. I also wish there was more in this world to read.
The smaller cast of characters, the setting (anyone else think of southern Spain?), the pacing and language are great. I enjoyed that Martise wasn't the beautiful female lead we've gotten used to, and that it was her wit and talents that got to Silhara and made her unique. As for Silhara ... oooh, boy! I liked his connection with Neith, the crumbling manor and the oranges
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(and was devastated when the god destroyed them.)I didn't mind the lack of explanation about "Bursin's Wings." To me it felt more like an expression of frustration than a prayer to a deity in particular. However, someone should have washed the poor dog!
I wish the book was still in print - it has a gorgeous cover and I'd love to read it in a physical format. I also wish there was more in this world to read.
3.5 — was having a hard week and just really needed some escapism and this definitely fit the bill! I ate upppp the first ~half, really beautiful writing (prob the best use of language I’ve read in this genre), enticing plot, and interesting characters. Veryyy romance heavy which I enjoyed but the plot kinda took a backseat so in the last like 50 pages I was a little lost. Also not a fan of the power imbalance, felt icky at times and MMC was pretty toxic ngl lmao. Overall enjoyable, but still on the hunt for the perfect fantasy romance with the right balance of each genre.
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I really enjoyed this book! The story was really interesting, I loved how unusual the characters were and oh my gosh do I have a soft spot for Gurn!
I think this is my second book by Grace Draven and I really like how she writes heroines that aren’t your typical beauties. The relationships are based on who the people are not what they look like which is like, hugely, immensely refreshing!
Already downloaded another of her books. Loved it!
I think this is my second book by Grace Draven and I really like how she writes heroines that aren’t your typical beauties. The relationships are based on who the people are not what they look like which is like, hugely, immensely refreshing!
Already downloaded another of her books. Loved it!
A thoroughly enjoyable read despite some quirks and flaws of style that repeatedly drew me out of the story. Prose was a little too purple, metaphors were a little too novel. Fortunately, it was the most outrageous in the first couple of chapters. After that the style settled down a bit and you could get into the story. Nothing that a good professional editor couldn't have fixed, which is why I don't read that many self-published works.