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jaedee09's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
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? Yes
4.0
As much as I couldn’t put this one away, it felt very, very long. The story and characters are so rich, but there was a LOT to get through. The depiction of grief and love felt very real, and I loved getting to know more of The Hand. Very curious where the third book will take us, and confirming what it price Dianna had to pay to bring Samkiel back.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Toxic relationship, Death, Violence, and Grief
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Pregnancy and Suicidal thoughts
radiantgeode's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
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? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Death, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Confinement, Gore, Violence, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, War, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, and Death of parent
Moderate: Bullying and Vomit
condls27's review
adventurous
dark
tense
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
3.0
I enjoyed the overall story but this book was a bit of a mess.
To start, it could’ve been 300 pages shorter. There was so much filler that was equal parts too detailed but also gave us nothing (why were there so many damn council meetings when they literally did nothing?!). I also felt like the found family trope was really forced. I get why it was needed it but it would’ve been more believable had those foundations been established with Diana in the first book.
There were also a lot of inconsistencies. Samkiel doesn’t know what a date is or most mortal slang for that matter but knows to call Diana “baby” when they’re boinking? He’s either an out of touch god or he’s assimilated- pick one. And the names were too much. Liam-Samkiel-Sami and then all of Diana’s names felt so clunky. The whole Liam thing never made sense in the first book anyways but it felt so weird to just completely abandon in this one.
The foreshadowing was less of a shadow and more of a shouting plot twists directly in our faces. How does a thousand year old celestial completely disregard a very foreboding message from a fate? He flat out told them “yer fucked” and they just acted like they were so stumped by the fate and his tricky riddles?!
I’ll probably continue with the series but I hope it gets an editor because I cannot slog through 800+ pages of filler again 🙏🏻
To start, it could’ve been 300 pages shorter. There was so much filler that was equal parts too detailed but also gave us nothing (why were there so many damn council meetings when they literally did nothing?!). I also felt like the found family trope was really forced. I get why it was needed it but it would’ve been more believable had those foundations been established with Diana in the first book.
There were also a lot of inconsistencies. Samkiel doesn’t know what a date is or most mortal slang for that matter but knows to call Diana “baby” when they’re boinking? He’s either an out of touch god or he’s assimilated- pick one. And the names were too much. Liam-Samkiel-Sami and then all of Diana’s names felt so clunky. The whole Liam thing never made sense in the first book anyways but it felt so weird to just completely abandon in this one.
The foreshadowing was less of a shadow and more of a shouting plot twists directly in our faces. How does a thousand year old celestial completely disregard a very foreboding message from a fate? He flat out told them “yer fucked” and they just acted like they were so stumped by the fate and his tricky riddles?!
I’ll probably continue with the series but I hope it gets an editor because I cannot slog through 800+ pages of filler again 🙏🏻
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief and Suicidal thoughts
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