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3.82 AVERAGE
3.82 AVERAGE
slow-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
dark
emotional
medium-paced
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book is very All A Sad Woman Needs To Be Happy Is A Baby coded and I hated it.
The Good
The romance was so good in the first one I had to keep it going! We got sprinkles of world-building and plot in the previous novel so I was interested to see if we get more of that here. Delora is thrown in the void for killing two people and falls from the sky onto Nameless. I really liked how complex of a character Delora is. She isn't all good and noble. She's killed two people and it has made her incredibly depressed. Nameless (Magnar) was in the first book of the series and was desperate for a human companion of his own. He tries to be kind and understanding but as a younger duskwalker he is just a huge himbo. Delora's darkness and Magnar's naïveté is a great combination. I liked how he was able to grow and change into his own person throughout the book. Delora's happiness with her pregnancy and motherhood was nice to see, especially since she couldn't have that before. I loved seeing her heal into a healthy and happy person.
The Bad
Again the Katerina stuff. I will keep booing it every time it comes up. Katerina was manipulative yes but because she literally was held against her will. It doesn't matter that Orpheus didn't understand and didn't intend for it to be that way, Katerina not falling for her captor and doing whatever she could to get what she wanted out of that situation is and will never be something I villainize her for and I wish the author learned from the previous novels reviews on how this framing is bad. The middle of this book dragged for me. I wasn't very into the pregnancy plotline. It was interesting for world-building sake but not that enjoyable to actually read. And the Demon King is a weird entity in these books. He pops up for a few chapters each book, causes some conflict, and then is gone. As an antagonist I wish he either had more build up as a problem to be solved throughout the book with a real resolution or was more interesting of a villian.
Format:
Ebook — Kindle Unlimited
The Rating
I give this book a 3/5
The romance was so good in the first one I had to keep it going! We got sprinkles of world-building and plot in the previous novel so I was interested to see if we get more of that here. Delora is thrown in the void for killing two people and falls from the sky onto Nameless. I really liked how complex of a character Delora is. She isn't all good and noble. She's killed two people and it has made her incredibly depressed. Nameless (Magnar) was in the first book of the series and was desperate for a human companion of his own. He tries to be kind and understanding but as a younger duskwalker he is just a huge himbo. Delora's darkness and Magnar's naïveté is a great combination. I liked how he was able to grow and change into his own person throughout the book. Delora's happiness with her pregnancy and motherhood was nice to see, especially since she couldn't have that before. I loved seeing her heal into a healthy and happy person.
The Bad
Again the Katerina stuff. I will keep booing it every time it comes up. Katerina was manipulative yes but because she literally was held against her will. It doesn't matter that Orpheus didn't understand and didn't intend for it to be that way, Katerina not falling for her captor and doing whatever she could to get what she wanted out of that situation is and will never be something I villainize her for and I wish the author learned from the previous novels reviews on how this framing is bad. The middle of this book dragged for me. I wasn't very into the pregnancy plotline. It was interesting for world-building sake but not that enjoyable to actually read. And the Demon King is a weird entity in these books. He pops up for a few chapters each book, causes some conflict, and then is gone. As an antagonist I wish he either had more build up as a problem to be solved throughout the book with a real resolution or was more interesting of a villian.
Format:
Ebook — Kindle Unlimited
The Rating
I give this book a 3/5
I loved this book. It is such a story of love and personal growth! I relate so much to Delora's struggles with depression, being a newcomer, and body image, and how incredibly difficult it can be to overcome these things. And Magnar! He is so incredibly sweet and caring. I think Delora initially saw it as part of his simple nature, but as he grew in knowledge and humanity, it was clear that this was just who Magnar was at his core.
This is the second Opal Reyne book I have read, and I look forward to reading the next in the series.
This is the second Opal Reyne book I have read, and I look forward to reading the next in the series.