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3.77 AVERAGE
3.77 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
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dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
slow-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
dark
emotional
funny
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
mysterious
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
I liked the fantasy aspects of Master of Crows a lot. That aspect of the book deserves 4 stars. It really drew me in, but the sex almost killed it for me. It wasn't really the number of times they had sex, it was just way too much description for me. I don't mind romantic, sexy, seductive, or even sensual, but there is a point where it just becomes crude and over the top.
I don't know why authors feel the need to put such over the top descriptions into sex scenes. In my opinion it just ends up coming off as really cheesy, and some of the things described just weren't sexy at all. At one point he is "gasping harder than a winded horse." That’s really just not a sexy way to describe anything. I suppose there are plenty of readers who love this stuff but those types of scenes just take me right out of the story.
Like I said, the fantasy aspects of this story were very good. I liked the world and the setting with the orange grove. I liked the battle Silhara had within himself with the god Corruption. I even liked the romance aspect of it and how their feelings for each other built. I would have liked to have delved deeper into who they each were and their pasts and gone on a few more adventures. We got a little back story on the characters, just not enough for me. I think if some of the sex had been left to the imagination we would have had time to go there.
I don't know why authors feel the need to put such over the top descriptions into sex scenes. In my opinion it just ends up coming off as really cheesy, and some of the things described just weren't sexy at all. At one point he is "gasping harder than a winded horse." That’s really just not a sexy way to describe anything. I suppose there are plenty of readers who love this stuff but those types of scenes just take me right out of the story.
Like I said, the fantasy aspects of this story were very good. I liked the world and the setting with the orange grove. I liked the battle Silhara had within himself with the god Corruption. I even liked the romance aspect of it and how their feelings for each other built. I would have liked to have delved deeper into who they each were and their pasts and gone on a few more adventures. We got a little back story on the characters, just not enough for me. I think if some of the sex had been left to the imagination we would have had time to go there.
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
pretty solid writing relative to most in this genre tbh
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
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