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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I enjoyed this but it was a little too quick for my liking idk. I needed this to be double the length and more slow burn and relationship building. Dacre has a dirty mouth and instantly went super possessive super quick which I usually like but it needed more time lol
There is a reason that Ms. Holly is one of my auto buy authors. She knows how to write the damn thing!!
I’m still REELING from that ending. MAAM. like how you going to just have Daddy Dacre do that to us and discard us like that!?!?! L•I•T•E•R•A•L•L•Y. Ahem I mean Verena/Nyra
I’m still REELING from that ending. MAAM. like how you going to just have Daddy Dacre do that to us and discard us like that!?!?! L•I•T•E•R•A•L•L•Y. Ahem I mean Verena/Nyra
adventurous
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
The FMC is annoying, the rest of the characters are either unlikeable or flat. It reads like a YA with spicy scenes. I only finished it because it was so hyped but I wish I had just quit in the first 25%.
Not only was this book more a romance set in a kingdom than fantasy, the enemies to lovers was more like I should hate you but I immediately want you.
I liked Wren, Kai and the grandmother. I didn’t really like the love interest and the main character was ok, she started out as someone who would do anything to survive (even steal and lie) to just vibing where she was even tho she was trapped underground with a rebellion keeping her trapped. Which kinda made me angry as she said she didn’t want to be trapped again especially since her childhood.
I liked Wren, Kai and the grandmother. I didn’t really like the love interest and the main character was ok, she started out as someone who would do anything to survive (even steal and lie) to just vibing where she was even tho she was trapped underground with a rebellion keeping her trapped. Which kinda made me angry as she said she didn’t want to be trapped again especially since her childhood.
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
I have seen so many great reviews for this book but honestly, for me, it just wasn't it.
There is little-to-no world-building, the characters are very flat (the only time I felt there was a hint of originality with Dacre and Nyra was at the end of the book) and the 'romance' felt extremely rushed and forced.
I have so many questions about the story! Why is there a rebellion? Why was there a raid on the palace? How long has the rebellion been going on? Why does Dacre care so deeply about the rebellion? The fact they're fae was only dropped into conversation a couple of times? The author probably knows all the answers to these questions but perhaps just hasn't got them down in the book. I felt like I was reading the middle of a story, without knowing the start (a prologue would have been useful).
This entire book happens over the span of about a week - that, to me, doesn't constitute an enemies-to-lovers romance. It felt very insta-lust as opposed to building up any form of relationship between the characters. Which is fine if that's what it was marketed as, but it's not. I didn't even find the spice particularly great, so really, I wasn't sold on the romance element at all.
I think there's definitely a good concept hidden in here somewhere but it could do with a lot more context for the plot and more time spent on making the characters feel unique and 3-dimensional.
There is little-to-no world-building, the characters are very flat (the only time I felt there was a hint of originality with Dacre and Nyra was at the end of the book) and the 'romance' felt extremely rushed and forced.
I have so many questions about the story! Why is there a rebellion? Why was there a raid on the palace? How long has the rebellion been going on? Why does Dacre care so deeply about the rebellion? The fact they're fae was only dropped into conversation a couple of times? The author probably knows all the answers to these questions but perhaps just hasn't got them down in the book. I felt like I was reading the middle of a story, without knowing the start (a prologue would have been useful).
This entire book happens over the span of about a week - that, to me, doesn't constitute an enemies-to-lovers romance. It felt very insta-lust as opposed to building up any form of relationship between the characters. Which is fine if that's what it was marketed as, but it's not. I didn't even find the spice particularly great, so really, I wasn't sold on the romance element at all.
I think there's definitely a good concept hidden in here somewhere but it could do with a lot more context for the plot and more time spent on making the characters feel unique and 3-dimensional.