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4.23 AVERAGE
4.23 AVERAGE
Another masterpiece. I just did a reread and Melissa Roehrich is a master at story telling and keeping you engaged. I can’t stop with this series. Sorin is such an amazing MMC and would do anything for Scarlett. He’s my favorite burnt cinnamon roll. Scarlett continues to come into her power in this book and we start to see the depths of her cunning that will grow in further books.
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
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:
Yes
challenging
dark
informative
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
slow-paced
adventurous
dark
emotional
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
F#$@! First, Scarlet is the most terrifying and amazing FMC. This series is amazing and I am so invested!
still just as frustrated with all the cryptic information and riddles three books in.
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This is the third book and 80% of it is information busting, uncovering riddles and secrets, and plot set ups for how the fourth book is going to go. The last 10-15% of the book was honestly the most gripping and exciting part of the book. The twists and betrayals really had me gooped and gagged, although I predicted some of the betrayals I was still shook when they happened.
I honestly don’t know how this author does it, with creating female characters who are on another level of frustrating and irritating. This is mostly aimed at Scarlett and Talywn.
When it comes to Scarlett, I truly do not understand how she can let her abuser so close to her all the time. I was left feeling like she just doesn’t fight back enough when it comes to Mikale, even towards the end of the book. Like she’ll talk back or whatever, and I don’t expect her to kill this man any time soon because he seems like such a big player in the overall plot, but there are little things I think she could do to fight back or at least resist a little bit,like why are we making things easy for him??? It really had me contemplating a lot if Scarlett finds some kind of comfort in Mikale. Like Stockholm syndrome or something. Also she just does not make good decisions ever and she stresses me out so much. I also cannot stand that she is supposed to be this extremely talented and powerful assassin and yet she is always getting caught up. Like how am I supposed to believe she is the deadliest person in the entire world, but this girl can’t think of what the consequences of her actions would be? And she doesn’t let any one help her and OMG there are so many things about her that are just so frustrating!! She does eat down in the end of the book so that was nice, but I am still not necessarily convinced, but out of the two queens I am definitely on Scarlett’s side.
Talwyn?? Probably a bit more frustrating than Scarlett. I don’t want to give any spoilers, but I’m just going to say that she is very insecure and as someone who is supposed to be the queen of 2 out of the 4 Fae courts, she is an incredibly selfish person regardless of what she says to convince herself that she is making the best choices. I cannot stand this girl and Azrael deserves better. That’s all I got to say on that.
Overall the story is still interesting, I really like figuring out the ties between each new bit of information and how it plays out in the Legacy series. These books are so good that, even through all the information dumping, and me deciding I want to take a break from the series, their endings always have me heavy sighing and immediately cracking open the next book. Melissa when I catch youuuu 😭😭😭
I honestly don’t know how this author does it, with creating female characters who are on another level of frustrating and irritating. This is mostly aimed at Scarlett and Talywn.
When it comes to Scarlett, I truly do not understand how she can let her abuser so close to her all the time. I was left feeling like she just doesn’t fight back enough when it comes to Mikale, even towards the end of the book. Like she’ll talk back or whatever, and I don’t expect her to kill this man any time soon because he seems like such a big player in the overall plot, but there are little things I think she could do to fight back or at least resist a little bit,like why are we making things easy for him??? It really had me contemplating a lot if Scarlett finds some kind of comfort in Mikale. Like Stockholm syndrome or something. Also she just does not make good decisions ever and she stresses me out so much. I also cannot stand that she is supposed to be this extremely talented and powerful assassin and yet she is always getting caught up. Like how am I supposed to believe she is the deadliest person in the entire world, but this girl can’t think of what the consequences of her actions would be? And she doesn’t let any one help her and OMG there are so many things about her that are just so frustrating!! She does eat down in the end of the book so that was nice, but I am still not necessarily convinced, but out of the two queens I am definitely on Scarlett’s side.
Talwyn?? Probably a bit more frustrating than Scarlett. I don’t want to give any spoilers, but I’m just going to say that she is very insecure and as someone who is supposed to be the queen of 2 out of the 4 Fae courts, she is an incredibly selfish person regardless of what she says to convince herself that she is making the best choices. I cannot stand this girl and Azrael deserves better. That’s all I got to say on that.
Overall the story is still interesting, I really like figuring out the ties between each new bit of information and how it plays out in the Legacy series. These books are so good that, even through all the information dumping, and me deciding I want to take a break from the series, their endings always have me heavy sighing and immediately cracking open the next book. Melissa when I catch youuuu 😭😭😭
Okay, I had to finish this entire series before I could review this book because... this book was absolutely infuriating to me. I took notes while I was reading to ensure that the anger and trauma that I went through would be memorialized.
An example of said notes:
"An authors writing ability does not amount to how likable their characters are. Take 'Girl on the Train' as an example - unlikable characters but a gripping plot and incredible novel. That book toed the line well, the plot carried the book and the likability of the characters just wasn't a factor. With this, the plot of the third book did not carry the unlikability of the characters at all. The personality of the characters interrupted all plot, making the entire book insufferable to read."
I think that sums up how I feel about this book pretty well. The majority of this book consisted of deplorable decision making, whining, complaining, and immaturity beyond your wildest imagination. It was hard to get through this book as a result.
HOWEVER, after a week long book slump where I assumed I was done with this series... I picked up the fourth book based on a goodreads friend's recommendation (shoutout Sydney Parr).
And I rated the fourth book 5 stars. You can make your decision to read or not to read based on my next review!
An example of said notes:
"An authors writing ability does not amount to how likable their characters are. Take 'Girl on the Train' as an example - unlikable characters but a gripping plot and incredible novel. That book toed the line well, the plot carried the book and the likability of the characters just wasn't a factor. With this, the plot of the third book did not carry the unlikability of the characters at all. The personality of the characters interrupted all plot, making the entire book insufferable to read."
I think that sums up how I feel about this book pretty well. The majority of this book consisted of deplorable decision making, whining, complaining, and immaturity beyond your wildest imagination. It was hard to get through this book as a result.
HOWEVER, after a week long book slump where I assumed I was done with this series... I picked up the fourth book based on a goodreads friend's recommendation (shoutout Sydney Parr).
And I rated the fourth book 5 stars. You can make your decision to read or not to read based on my next review!
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
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:
Yes