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3.46 AVERAGE
3.46 AVERAGE
I enjoyed this one! Great world building, slow burn, found family, the works. It left a lot open in the end for the future books, but I didn’t feel unsatisfied with it. It was a pretty quick ending, the climax was just a bit faster than I’d like, almost a bit easy but I’m hoping that there’s a reason behind it that’ll be revealed. There’s definitely a hint of that there.
One of the things that did bother me was how Delilah was just automatically great at everything. Not that she didn’t train for everything but being able to grasp magic that fast? Just slightly annoying. Her dreams also pretty much set the journey. They’d get stuck, she’d have a dream and bam, she had the answer. Just a little to easy for me, but again, I’m hoping her dreams have a bit more explanation as to why it was like that in the coming books.
The one thing I absolutely cannot stand about some FMCs is the the martyr tendencies they have. So quick to bleed out “it’s all my fault, everything’s my fault so I need to sacrifice myself to make it better” when it’s not, but the second someone else does the same thing they automatically say “no it’s not, that’s ridiculous”. It just insults their emotional intelligence in my opinion and I’ve always hated that trope. Here, Delilah definitely has the emotional trauma background to give some leeway to this, but I still can’t stand it. That being said, I still liked her as an FMC, and I’m excited to see her growth. Will definitely read the next!
One of the things that did bother me was how Delilah was just automatically great at everything. Not that she didn’t train for everything but being able to grasp magic that fast? Just slightly annoying. Her dreams also pretty much set the journey. They’d get stuck, she’d have a dream and bam, she had the answer. Just a little to easy for me, but again, I’m hoping her dreams have a bit more explanation as to why it was like that in the coming books.
The one thing I absolutely cannot stand about some FMCs is the the martyr tendencies they have. So quick to bleed out “it’s all my fault, everything’s my fault so I need to sacrifice myself to make it better” when it’s not, but the second someone else does the same thing they automatically say “no it’s not, that’s ridiculous”. It just insults their emotional intelligence in my opinion and I’ve always hated that trope. Here, Delilah definitely has the emotional trauma background to give some leeway to this, but I still can’t stand it. That being said, I still liked her as an FMC, and I’m excited to see her growth. Will definitely read the next!
fast-paced
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
It just felt like reading ACOMAF. I’m not saying everyone copies SJM, because that is NOT the case, but this book actually does take some scenes straight out of it. Like the nightmare scene, except flames instead of shadow. Or “I only kneel for you” blah blah blah.
not quite as slow of a burn as I would have liked BUT A good storyline, leaving you with more questions than answers which definitely makes me want to pick up the second book which comes out soon!
DNF. For myself, this book felt very juvenile and redundant.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
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
Omg where do I begin! Fae, dragons, demons, gremlins, pixies, mermaids, etc
I loved the banter and the spice
I loved the banter and the spice
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
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:
No
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
inspiring
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A story within beautiful covers that absolutely begs and calls to be read. A true work of art, making me fall in love with fantasy.