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3.74 AVERAGE
3.74 AVERAGE
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
This was not a fantasy book. This was romance with some silly magic thrown in to meet the genre specifications.
The world made no sense as author does no world building. Who really is Elle? What does her Chinese magic mean? Why are they being chased by a French agent with an office in US???
If Elle’s obnoxious brother Tony was a magic healer, and if only he could use the magic to heal as the first born( more patriarchy thrown in), why are we okay with him running away from that calling? Why is the younger brother made the villain when all he wanted to do was use his brother’s magic to heal his friend??
Aaargh! I have more questions than answers after finishing the book.
And i did not really care for sexy times going on n on n on for 4 pages. Especially the one towards the climax( ignore the pun). Just finish the goddamn story before all this.
And Luc? Sigh! Why have him harbor this big secret only to do nothing with it afterwards??
And they are all immortals who live in a mortal world but no idea how the humans don’t see them. Why is Luc a fixer and what exactly is he fixing???
It did start out well. And then everyone lost the plot!
The world made no sense as author does no world building. Who really is Elle? What does her Chinese magic mean? Why are they being chased by a French agent with an office in US???
If Elle’s obnoxious brother Tony was a magic healer, and if only he could use the magic to heal as the first born( more patriarchy thrown in), why are we okay with him running away from that calling? Why is the younger brother made the villain when all he wanted to do was use his brother’s magic to heal his friend??
Aaargh! I have more questions than answers after finishing the book.
And i did not really care for sexy times going on n on n on for 4 pages. Especially the one towards the climax( ignore the pun). Just finish the goddamn story before all this.
And Luc? Sigh! Why have him harbor this big secret only to do nothing with it afterwards??
And they are all immortals who live in a mortal world but no idea how the humans don’t see them. Why is Luc a fixer and what exactly is he fixing???
It did start out well. And then everyone lost the plot!
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
adventurous
emotional
fast-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
I was given this book to read with little context, so the spice was a bit unexpected. It wasn't out of place or overly graphic, just, "Surprise! We're not fading to black!"
Just okay for me! I liked a lot of elements here (there was a lot of overlapping culture/language/code switching that was fascinating), but the pacing and world building didn’t feel quite cohesive.
adventurous
funny
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I had higher hopes for my enjoyment of this book. I thought the characters had good chemistry initially, but the rest of the book just wasn’t interesting to me.
I felt the pacing was bad. The story barely progressed (the searching and taking down Elle’s younger brother) that by the time the big fight happened, I wasn’t invested and it was even over as quickly as it started. The whole book felt like it was building to that, so when it happened a little past halfway through the book, the story felt like it didn’t need to continue. The second half felt slow since it focused on the recovery of the main characters with little action.
There were things mentioned in the book that I think were supposed to give depth to the characters but instead it felt unnecessary. Like mentioning 3-4 times Luc’s ex bf?
I just wasn’t invested in the book and wanted to DNF it after the fight, but I hate doing that so I saw it through.
I felt the pacing was bad. The story barely progressed (the searching and taking down Elle’s younger brother) that by the time the big fight happened, I wasn’t invested and it was even over as quickly as it started. The whole book felt like it was building to that, so when it happened a little past halfway through the book, the story felt like it didn’t need to continue. The second half felt slow since it focused on the recovery of the main characters with little action.
There were things mentioned in the book that I think were supposed to give depth to the characters but instead it felt unnecessary. Like mentioning 3-4 times Luc’s ex bf?
I just wasn’t invested in the book and wanted to DNF it after the fight, but I hate doing that so I saw it through.
This was a fun (if a bit long) paranormal romance. I really enjoyed the narration by Natalie Naudus (one of my favs) and thought the story/characters were unique but I did feel like it dragged a bit in places and didn't need to be quite as long as it was. Definitely recommended for fans of Marie Lu or Sue Lynn Tan.
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
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
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-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:
Complicated
Loved this book. Great character development with just enough quirks to keep each on individual and interesting. Loved the plot and "world" the author created. Really hope she visits it again and again.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes