Reviews - A Forbidden Alchemy

668 reviews for:

A Forbidden Alchemy

Stacey McEwan

4.41 AVERAGE

chill_book_reviews's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional funny hopeful 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

slappydashy's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous challenging emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

hannahmareads's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This book is what I wanted divine rivals to be! I heard it described online as having peaky blinders vibes and I find that accurate. I’d almost call it magical realism. The characters are interesting and unique, their motives will keep you guessing, the ending is a huge cliffhanger so I wish I’d waited closer to book 2 coming out but I’d just heard so much hype I had to read it asap. It didn’t disappoint!

pandathechu's review

4.5

adventurous emotional informative reflective 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

veggieredpath's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional 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: Complicated

I don't think the description for this book did it justice. It sounded super cheesy, so I wasn't expecting it to be as good as it was. The characters were complex, the world building was good, and now I need the author to write the next one faster. The narration was also excellent!