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3.76 AVERAGE
3.76 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
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
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
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
adventurous
medium-paced
Slow start. Slow burn. Worth the ending for sure.
adventurous
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I honestly don’t know why I kept going with this one. None of this story made logical sense - I spent half the time trying to figure out how we got from one scene to the next. There is very little logic in the storytelling.
While the world was somewhat intriguing, it was not well built or truly explored in any meaningful way. The characters were flat and motivations confusing.
It was very tropey and felt like the author was trying to do too much while achieving none of it well.
While the world was somewhat intriguing, it was not well built or truly explored in any meaningful way. The characters were flat and motivations confusing.
It was very tropey and felt like the author was trying to do too much while achieving none of it well.
dark
emotional
mysterious
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
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
adventurous
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I don't know what I was expecting, but this wasn't it.
There's virtually no world building, no character development, no training for a reason that's never explained, not explanation of how or why Nell has magic, nor any description of exactly what her magic is or does. There's no <i>plot</i>.
For all the time I spent in Nell's head, I don't think she's got a single ounce of personality. She's at once prudish (given her 'old world' upbringing this isn't surprising) and totally 100% open to 'new world' things.
The Shadow King and his curse and whoever or whatever he's fighting make no sense, aren't well explained and by the time things actually began to clear up I'd long ago quit giving a shit.
The relationship fizzled before it ever even got started. Not only because it's confusing as hell who I'm even supposed to like as the MMC but because the MMC and FMC don't spend hardly any time together.
The jumping back and forth between worlds every 2 weeks was stupid and pointless and wasted time.
The 'old world' 'new world' stuff was dumb. It's hard to stay engaged when one character's babbling on about purity and wearing corsets and another's got a tramp stamp and wears jeans and uses an ipod.
I connected with exactly zero of the characters.
This book was a bit of a mess. But I tried. I got through it - though I don't know how because this was a big ol' nothing burger for me.
MAYBE that's because apparently this book is set in a world that's already been explored in other series by this author. It's marketed as a new series, though, and not as a spin off where you'd have to read previous books to truly understand what's going on. So I don't know.
I can tell that the author's got talent. The writing itself was decent. I just - based on this single book - am not confident that Cosgrove is a competent storyteller. Maybe that's harsh, but this book just wasn't a very good first impression.
There's virtually no world building, no character development, no training for a reason that's never explained, not explanation of how or why Nell has magic, nor any description of exactly what her magic is or does. There's no <i>plot</i>.
For all the time I spent in Nell's head, I don't think she's got a single ounce of personality. She's at once prudish (given her 'old world' upbringing this isn't surprising) and totally 100% open to 'new world' things.
The Shadow King and his curse and whoever or whatever he's fighting make no sense, aren't well explained and by the time things actually began to clear up I'd long ago quit giving a shit.
The relationship fizzled before it ever even got started. Not only because it's confusing as hell who I'm even supposed to like as the MMC but because the MMC and FMC don't spend hardly any time together.
The jumping back and forth between worlds every 2 weeks was stupid and pointless and wasted time.
The 'old world' 'new world' stuff was dumb. It's hard to stay engaged when one character's babbling on about purity and wearing corsets and another's got a tramp stamp and wears jeans and uses an ipod.
I connected with exactly zero of the characters.
This book was a bit of a mess. But I tried. I got through it - though I don't know how because this was a big ol' nothing burger for me.
MAYBE that's because apparently this book is set in a world that's already been explored in other series by this author. It's marketed as a new series, though, and not as a spin off where you'd have to read previous books to truly understand what's going on. So I don't know.
I can tell that the author's got talent. The writing itself was decent. I just - based on this single book - am not confident that Cosgrove is a competent storyteller. Maybe that's harsh, but this book just wasn't a very good first impression.
"I could do a lot worse. I would gladly tie you to my bed and make you forget about your home, your family, and your beliefs"
I was utterly captivated and exhilarated! The blend of dark fantasy and steamy romance had me hooked from start to finish. I was constantly on edge, eagerly turning pages to unravel the twists and secrets. With a steamy slow burn, epic twists, and a morally grey shadow daddy, this book is pure magic!
I was utterly captivated and exhilarated! The blend of dark fantasy and steamy romance had me hooked from start to finish. I was constantly on edge, eagerly turning pages to unravel the twists and secrets. With a steamy slow burn, epic twists, and a morally grey shadow daddy, this book is pure magic!
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No