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3.91 AVERAGE
3.91 AVERAGE
ah man, re-reading this while knowing book 3 won't be out til september was mistake.
why are books translated from french so much better? are the french all fantastic storytellers? these books are utterly delightful: unique, well-paced, excellent characters, unpredictable. and like any good book series, each individual book is a cohesive whole, yet each book leaves you longing for the next one. I dearly love these; they deserve much more general popularity and praise than they've received.
why are books translated from french so much better? are the french all fantastic storytellers? these books are utterly delightful: unique, well-paced, excellent characters, unpredictable. and like any good book series, each individual book is a cohesive whole, yet each book leaves you longing for the next one. I dearly love these; they deserve much more general popularity and praise than they've received.
I liked the originality, I’m a little sad that the story wasn’t a cohesive whole.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
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:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
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
adventurous
dark
hopeful
mysterious
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:
No
This is not the type of book you’re meant to fly through.
This is one that you’re meant to sit with, let yourself cozily sink into, and savor.
If you don’t love vividly descriptive world building this one probably isn’t going to be for you… but for those of us who really enjoy that type of thing, this one feels special. The plot line wasn’t necessarily fast, but it baited me just enough to have questions that needed answers. It definitely takes a long time to really get going, but I found myself enjoying the ride.
The magic system is intriguing, I wish I got to see a bit more of that, and hope to in the following books. There was a gothic almost caraval type feeling going on. Steady character development, and a whirlwind of an adventure. I really love our FMC Ophelia, and the tension between her and thorn…. phew i’m along for the ride on this slow burn.
This whole thing book felt like a fever dream, and has made a quite a lasting impression on me.
Arranged Marriage
Classism
Ancient Artifacts
Portal Magic
Gothic/Gaslamp Fantasy
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
This is one that you’re meant to sit with, let yourself cozily sink into, and savor.
If you don’t love vividly descriptive world building this one probably isn’t going to be for you… but for those of us who really enjoy that type of thing, this one feels special. The plot line wasn’t necessarily fast, but it baited me just enough to have questions that needed answers. It definitely takes a long time to really get going, but I found myself enjoying the ride.
The magic system is intriguing, I wish I got to see a bit more of that, and hope to in the following books. There was a gothic almost caraval type feeling going on. Steady character development, and a whirlwind of an adventure. I really love our FMC Ophelia, and the tension between her and thorn…. phew i’m along for the ride on this slow burn.
This whole thing book felt like a fever dream, and has made a quite a lasting impression on me.
Arranged Marriage
Classism
Ancient Artifacts
Portal Magic
Gothic/Gaslamp Fantasy
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Felt slow, wasn't engaged by the character relations - felt too obsessive around the betrothal and the main character didn't show any agency.
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
I'm not in the mood for the book right now. Just want to read fluffy romance
2,5
Tenía expectativas porque el libro tiene todos los elementos para que me guste, pero ha tenido demasiados peros desde el principio. Me gusta pero es muy lento, me entretiene pero voy por la mitad del libro y no ha pasado nada, los personajes me interesan pero Thorn es tan inconsistente que me enfada que sea parte fundamental de la trama, etc.
El worldbuilding es tremendo y me encanta cómo la información se va dando a cuentagotas, pero a veces es demasiado cuentagotas (¿Veis? Otro “pero”) y le sobran muchísimas páginas de detalles que, si bien ayudan a enriquecer el mundo, desviaban la atención de la trama, que apenas avanza.
Todavía decidiendo si le doy una oportunidad al segundo, porque aunque la ambientación es muy buena y original, pensándolo fríamente tampoco es que la trama me ofrezca nada que no pueda leer en otro libro que quizá me atrape más
Tenía expectativas porque el libro tiene todos los elementos para que me guste, pero ha tenido demasiados peros desde el principio. Me gusta pero es muy lento, me entretiene pero voy por la mitad del libro y no ha pasado nada, los personajes me interesan pero Thorn es tan inconsistente que me enfada que sea parte fundamental de la trama, etc.
El worldbuilding es tremendo y me encanta cómo la información se va dando a cuentagotas, pero a veces es demasiado cuentagotas (¿Veis? Otro “pero”) y le sobran muchísimas páginas de detalles que, si bien ayudan a enriquecer el mundo, desviaban la atención de la trama, que apenas avanza.
Todavía decidiendo si le doy una oportunidad al segundo, porque aunque la ambientación es muy buena y original, pensándolo fríamente tampoco es que la trama me ofrezca nada que no pueda leer en otro libro que quizá me atrape más