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4.27 AVERAGE
4.27 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A decent vampire romance if you like a slow burn
I'm a little on the fence with this story. I like Raihn and Oraya as a couple and I particularly enjoyed the scenes where they trained together. The sex scene was also probably the best I've read in a romatasy book so far. But I found the world to be a little convoluted (although there is a glossary at the end that helps) and the story does drag. The plot is unique, but some of the trials were difficult to imagine and the different vampire clans, Gods and Goddesses were hard to follow alongside the story or Raihn, Oraya and the Nightborn King. I'll definitely read the next book at some point, but I won't rush to!
I'm a little on the fence with this story. I like Raihn and Oraya as a couple and I particularly enjoyed the scenes where they trained together. The sex scene was also probably the best I've read in a romatasy book so far. But I found the world to be a little convoluted (although there is a glossary at the end that helps) and the story does drag. The plot is unique, but some of the trials were difficult to imagine and the different vampire clans, Gods and Goddesses were hard to follow alongside the story or Raihn, Oraya and the Nightborn King. I'll definitely read the next book at some point, but I won't rush to!
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I just love Broadbent's writing and her characters! I foresee myself finishing the published books in this series verrryyy quickly!
I just wanted this to end. All the characters were very one dimensional and there were too many tidbits of information in the world building that just seemed lame or too convenient. This just didn’t hit for me in any sort of way. Won’t be continuing with the second book in this duology.
beautiful barely any words wow
i couldn’t stop reading this. characters love them plot love them ending twist love them raihn LOVE oraya LOVE mische LOVE
i just
ugh
omg
i couldn’t stop reading this. characters love them plot love them ending twist love them raihn LOVE oraya LOVE mische LOVE
i just
ugh
omg
I very much enjoyed this. Pretty much any moment I could, I was picking it up over the course of a couple days. Very well written and with interesting world building. I like that this was truly a fantasy story, and would categorize it far more that way than I would supernatural. Without spoilers, so many reviews talked about how surprised the readers were by the end. I will say that I had a few “huh?” moments because despite what others have said, I don’t think it ended on a cliffhanger, and was not actually surprised where things ended.
I like that the book is in first person point of view, and that we only know exactly as much as Oraya does. I like even more that it’s interspersed with omniscient narrator interludes. The contrast almost makes the reader feel Oraya’s tension when we return to her limited scope. What I’m most curious about in the sequel is whether or not something people seem to be accepting as fact truly is so. And how that might change everything.
I like that the book is in first person point of view, and that we only know exactly as much as Oraya does. I like even more that it’s interspersed with omniscient narrator interludes. The contrast almost makes the reader feel Oraya’s tension when we return to her limited scope. What I’m most curious about in the sequel is whether or not something people seem to be accepting as fact truly is so. And how that might change everything.
yeah, wow.
I've been putting this read off for quite some time now, and when I was recommended it I kinda shrugged it off in a "yeah I'll never get to it" kinda way. Then I saw it on Kindle Unlimited (hey, love u girl) and added it to the shelf. Now, going into this book, I had ZERO ideas on what it was even about. The blurb was skipped, and I hadn't seen it on TikTok with some crazy quote attached. This was fueled by pure hype and curiosity. Normally when starting a new fantasy book, I'm lost for the first 100+ pages of world-building, and just confusing names and titles. But NOT WITH THIS ONE. I was in deep after maybe 30 pages. The FMC is so satisfyingly GOATED, and the storyline felt like a breath of fresh air, it was so unique. This is one of the few books that I've read with the promise of "enemies to lovers", that ACTUALLY had some sort of enemies to lovers trope in it. Each plot point was satisfying, enjoyable, and made sense to the storyline, which is so so rare to see in fantasy books today. The ending had just enough surprise and heartbreak as I hoped and expected it to be, and it truly delivered the storyline of book #2 on a silver platter.
100% a 5/5, this was really REALLY good, so pumped for the next.
I've been putting this read off for quite some time now, and when I was recommended it I kinda shrugged it off in a "yeah I'll never get to it" kinda way. Then I saw it on Kindle Unlimited (hey, love u girl) and added it to the shelf. Now, going into this book, I had ZERO ideas on what it was even about. The blurb was skipped, and I hadn't seen it on TikTok with some crazy quote attached. This was fueled by pure hype and curiosity. Normally when starting a new fantasy book, I'm lost for the first 100+ pages of world-building, and just confusing names and titles. But NOT WITH THIS ONE. I was in deep after maybe 30 pages. The FMC is so satisfyingly GOATED, and the storyline felt like a breath of fresh air, it was so unique. This is one of the few books that I've read with the promise of "enemies to lovers", that ACTUALLY had some sort of enemies to lovers trope in it. Each plot point was satisfying, enjoyable, and made sense to the storyline, which is so so rare to see in fantasy books today. The ending had just enough surprise and heartbreak as I hoped and expected it to be, and it truly delivered the storyline of book #2 on a silver platter.
100% a 5/5, this was really REALLY good, so pumped for the next.