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3.35 AVERAGE
3.35 AVERAGE
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Diverse cast of characters:
No
adventurous
inspiring
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This book was enchanting, but a little hard to follow at times.
Violet Everly was hidden away as a child. Her mom walked out, and her uncles did their best to keep her cared for, but isolated. She had questions, but no answers. The Everlys had long been cursed, and when she's discovered, Violet is next in line to meet their dark fate.
When Violet starts to learn some of the secrets that have been kept from her - a whole society of revered Scholars, in a world away known as Fidelis - she sets out on her own to find her mother. To find answers, and to break the curse and save her life.
Aleksander, the chosen assistant to Penelope, the woman who's in charge of the Scholars and the most feared and respected in Fidelis, should have an honored position. But it comes with a price - as does not meeting Penelope's exacting standards. When he meets Violet, he's torn between helping her, or carrying out his orders.
The world building is good - Fidelis is a dream land that you want to explore even more. There's a lot of history, myths and legends that have distorted over time, so no one knows the true story anymore. While this storyline definitely reaches it's conclusion, I'm left with a lot of questions - I want to know more of the history, to find out what really happened in the past, and how Fidelis was developed into what it became. I want to know more about Marianne, will we ever actually get to meet her? To understand her reasoning, and what she found in her research and travels?
I hope there's another book set in this universe, there's definitely the potential for one! I'm sure if a second book does come out, it will make this one such a pleasurable re-read - to get to see all the hints here and there that have been left!
Thank you to the publishers through NetGalley for this ARC!
Violet Everly was hidden away as a child. Her mom walked out, and her uncles did their best to keep her cared for, but isolated. She had questions, but no answers. The Everlys had long been cursed, and when she's discovered, Violet is next in line to meet their dark fate.
When Violet starts to learn some of the secrets that have been kept from her - a whole society of revered Scholars, in a world away known as Fidelis - she sets out on her own to find her mother. To find answers, and to break the curse and save her life.
Aleksander, the chosen assistant to Penelope, the woman who's in charge of the Scholars and the most feared and respected in Fidelis, should have an honored position. But it comes with a price - as does not meeting Penelope's exacting standards. When he meets Violet, he's torn between helping her, or carrying out his orders.
The world building is good - Fidelis is a dream land that you want to explore even more. There's a lot of history, myths and legends that have distorted over time, so no one knows the true story anymore. While this storyline definitely reaches it's conclusion, I'm left with a lot of questions - I want to know more of the history, to find out what really happened in the past, and how Fidelis was developed into what it became. I want to know more about Marianne, will we ever actually get to meet her? To understand her reasoning, and what she found in her research and travels?
I hope there's another book set in this universe, there's definitely the potential for one! I'm sure if a second book does come out, it will make this one such a pleasurable re-read - to get to see all the hints here and there that have been left!
Thank you to the publishers through NetGalley for this ARC!
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood
Moderate: Child death, Death, Violence
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes