3.5 AVERAGE

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense 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
adventurous dark medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: N/A
dark 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: Complicated
adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Great and solid plot. Great characters. Something was missing for me to completely click with the book.

I also feel like there was a missed opportunity to interact with the other disciples, even though I understand they and their Saints weren't the main focus in this story.

"I endure out of pure fucking spite"
adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-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: Yes

I kept putting off reading this book because I kept hearing that it just wasn't that good, but to be honest, it was kinda fun? 

This ain't Lord of the Rings, and it's not Game of Thrones, but it was still a very enjoyable fantasy set in some Italian-inspired world. I would've loved a bit more world-building, but overall it was easy to fall into this world. Our main characters were classic fantasy tropes (the puppy-dog male love interest with bulging muscles, and the sarcastic-and-sexy heroine who has a deep dark secret which isn't so deep and dark after all), but I didn't really mind that at all. The plot was concise and fast-paced, and although the reveal at the end wasn't as exiting as I hoped it would be, I still had a good time.

Sure, I'm not gonna count this as one of my favorite books of all time, but I was entertained - and, honestly, what more could one want? 

lyla_lynn's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 40%

The main characters feel very flat and the mystery isn't interesting enough to keep me reading. I have lots of other books to read so I'll leave this one here.
dark medium-paced
dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix