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4.06 AVERAGE
4.06 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
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
dark
emotional
hopeful
tense
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
Very very pleased with this book! Book #2 had lots of spice and little plot, which wasn’t my favorite so this book definitely made up for it! The romance was cute but learning about the Suloi was really what kept me hooked! So interesting and I’m so excited to discover more.
adventurous
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
Another enjoyable installment in the series. The character development and story arc in each of the books is well done. The only thing I’m missing is a sense of tying things together across the series. I’m hoping that comes in Ice & Ivy.
adventurous
challenging
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
emotional
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
The world building in this series is incredible… each entry takes us somewhere new and offers a new perspective on the world. The world of Tamar feels familiar and strange at the same time and the attention to detail is *chef’s kiss*.
The chemistry between the characters is pitch perfect, without the semi-toxic obsessive energy that you find in so much romantasy. These characters fall in love because they find their strength by aligning their own individual values with the other. Can’t wait to see what comes next!
The chemistry between the characters is pitch perfect, without the semi-toxic obsessive energy that you find in so much romantasy. These characters fall in love because they find their strength by aligning their own individual values with the other. Can’t wait to see what comes next!
Would give higher if I could. Best book I've read in a very long time. Superior romantasy Cassian.
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
My least favourite of the series thus far. The characters didn’t work for me and so I didn’t root for them.
4.5 stars. Siren & Scion had more plot that the last book, so I’m feeling mollified since my last review. The stakes felt higher and, for once, the main characters’ hesitations about each other felt realistic instead of *fainting woman swoons* “but I cannot! Because [idiotic] reasons! ”The only reason that this isn’t a 5 star for me is that this doesn’t feel like a book I’ll still be thinking about in 3 months and dying to reread.
(Probably related:) I enjoyed that the main characters were older. Now, I haven’t bothered with looking up the math for precisely how many years a Turn versus a small turn versus a Cycle is, but Amara and Cassian are certainly well into their 30s if not approaching 40. Amara is old enough to have had a rocky upbringing, spend years working at a brothel (not definitely as an adult, but near ish), make her way to Tamar and establish herself as a master merchant. That doesn’t happen by the time one’s 23 years old. Similarly, Cassian was 16 when he began his ruffian lifestyle and had years of doing what he’s doing. The beauty of Amara and Cassian as characters is that they are wholly distinct from Evans’s other characters. Amara and Cassian are pragmatic, though traumatized, adults; Aysel and Bashir were younger but still knew who they were and focused much more on their personal senses of duty; Naime and Makram were a classic political marriage situation; and Dilay and Omar were the progressive noble/commoner trope. I really appreciate an author who writes characters that feel different, even if it makes it harder to leave these characters and go on to the next book.
I’ve decided that this series can’t possibly be complete. With all the references to the looming war between the Republic and Narfour, we’ve still not seen it come to fruition. We only know of 4 Charahs. I find it hard to believe that the war can start, end, and the Circle can be established in the next war, and I hope it’s not rushed. I guess it’s possible that magically finishing the Circle would result in preventing a war, but I doubt it.
(Probably related:) I enjoyed that the main characters were older. Now, I haven’t bothered with looking up the math for precisely how many years a Turn versus a small turn versus a Cycle is, but Amara and Cassian are certainly well into their 30s if not approaching 40. Amara is old enough to have had a rocky upbringing, spend years working at a brothel (not definitely as an adult, but near ish), make her way to Tamar and establish herself as a master merchant. That doesn’t happen by the time one’s 23 years old. Similarly, Cassian was 16 when he began his ruffian lifestyle and had years of doing what he’s doing. The beauty of Amara and Cassian as characters is that they are wholly distinct from Evans’s other characters. Amara and Cassian are pragmatic, though traumatized, adults; Aysel and Bashir were younger but still knew who they were and focused much more on their personal senses of duty; Naime and Makram were a classic political marriage situation; and Dilay and Omar were the progressive noble/commoner trope. I really appreciate an author who writes characters that feel different, even if it makes it harder to leave these characters and go on to the next book.
I’ve decided that this series can’t possibly be complete. With all the references to the looming war between the Republic and Narfour, we’ve still not seen it come to fruition. We only know of 4 Charahs. I find it hard to believe that the war can start, end, and the Circle can be established in the next war, and I hope it’s not rushed. I guess it’s possible that magically finishing the Circle would result in preventing a war, but I doubt it.