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3.47 AVERAGE
3.47 AVERAGE
I had the pleasure of reading the arc for this, and I’d rate it like a 3.5.
The story was good enough that I read it very fast but also the pacing was kind of all over the place. On top of that, the mc Emile, repeats himself over and over and over again. Also, the romance aspect is all over the place- half the time you think he’ll end up with bram then you think he ends up with Henry. And the entire time is him being super dramatic about picking between the two.
This book made a huge focus on how he had to pick between the two just to end the book with a sorta “unconventional romance” (as they call it) that didn’t feel entirely sincere. Especially considering it was building up to him ending with one or the other and the ending just felt extremely random given the two main leads disliked one another for quite a long time. Granted it was a misunderstanding but still. It was forgiven in two sentences?
The most annoying thing was that the werewolf aspect didn’t come until the VERY END ????? It was so abrupt and randomly brought in mythology I just didn’t get it at all. The mix of mythology and werewolf lore was so abrupt and random….
I did enjoy it and it was a fun story that was a mix of ya fantasy and new adult fantasy. It had gore and murder which was fun but, again, the romance just fell flat in my opinion.. I would have enjoyed it more if it focused more on the development of romantic feelings and also did a better job of pacing the werewolf nonsense.
The story was good enough that I read it very fast but also the pacing was kind of all over the place. On top of that, the mc Emile, repeats himself over and over and over again. Also, the romance aspect is all over the place- half the time you think he’ll end up with bram then you think he ends up with Henry. And the entire time is him being super dramatic about picking between the two.
This book made a huge focus on how he had to pick between the two just to end the book with a sorta “unconventional romance” (as they call it) that didn’t feel entirely sincere. Especially considering it was building up to him ending with one or the other and the ending just felt extremely random given the two main leads disliked one another for quite a long time. Granted it was a misunderstanding but still. It was forgiven in two sentences?
The most annoying thing was that the werewolf aspect didn’t come until the VERY END ????? It was so abrupt and randomly brought in mythology I just didn’t get it at all. The mix of mythology and werewolf lore was so abrupt and random….
I did enjoy it and it was a fun story that was a mix of ya fantasy and new adult fantasy. It had gore and murder which was fun but, again, the romance just fell flat in my opinion.. I would have enjoyed it more if it focused more on the development of romantic feelings and also did a better job of pacing the werewolf nonsense.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
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:
Complicated
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I wanted to DNF this book so bad but pulled through out of spite. The writing isn’t good and it’s “character driven” but with shallowly explored characters.
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS.
So I ended up DNFing this book at 88%, so I'm counting it as read. The reason I decided not to complete this is because they VERY POINTEDLYkilled off the only bipoc character in the entire book and I was really upset about that. Like this came out in 2023. Stop that nonsense. Knock it OFF. Like THINK before you do things. Thanks.
So I ended up DNFing this book at 88%, so I'm counting it as read. The reason I decided not to complete this is because they VERY POINTEDLY
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Violence, Murder
dark
mysterious
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:
No
adventurous
dark
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
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
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated