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showdog95's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
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? It's complicated
3.0
jordanne3's review against another edition
Idk what to rate this, this felt so unoriginal and too much like a wanna be throne of glass but I’m hoping the rest of the series gets better
chapters_of_mayhem's review against another edition
5.0
Stop what you’re doing, drop everything on your TBR and read this series.
It’s finished now so you literally have no reason not to read them.
The start of this book feels slow but the journey is 110% worth it. I LOVE this series. I love the magic, the politics, the world building, the character development. It is LGBTQI inclusive. It has everything you want in a fantasy romance.
Go read it.
Now.
It’s finished now so you literally have no reason not to read them.
The start of this book feels slow but the journey is 110% worth it. I LOVE this series. I love the magic, the politics, the world building, the character development. It is LGBTQI inclusive. It has everything you want in a fantasy romance.
Go read it.
Now.
ms_booktrovert_jaz's review against another edition
4.0
This book has almost everything you could need in a story. A Fierce female main character who has a dark past, designed and raised to be an assassin. A strong fae man who later turns out to be a prince. A slow burn, enemies to lovers, he falls first book full of lies, secrets and betrayal.
This book has an interesting magical/ fae system that is briefly touched on in the book but I suspect it developed in the future books based on how the story ends. The world building is great in this book and It really immerses the reader.
I was a little slow at the start of book but once you get about 40% in the story picks up and more things start happening and more truths are discovered, with that being said the first half of the book was still captivating just a little slower.
I really enjoyed this book and look forward to diving into the next one to see how the series continues.
This book has an interesting magical/ fae system that is briefly touched on in the book but I suspect it developed in the future books based on how the story ends. The world building is great in this book and It really immerses the reader.
I was a little slow at the start of book but once you get about 40% in the story picks up and more things start happening and more truths are discovered, with that being said the first half of the book was still captivating just a little slower.
I really enjoyed this book and look forward to diving into the next one to see how the series continues.
lauraketchup's review
adventurous
dark
funny
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? No
4.0
nicolebabineaux's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
karakaye1989's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
valrien's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
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? Yes
4.5
cristina_02's review
4.0
Solid 4.5 stars. 3rd person, dual POV of Scarlett and Ryker throughout (LOVED this). Where to begin?
If you’re looking to fill the post Throne of Glass void, I welcome you to try and immerse yourself in this alternate universe which seems, on the surface, quite similar to Maas’ masterpiece. Here’s to hoping there is sufficient remix throughout the series for this not to count as plagiarism.
We have Scarlett, a silver haired, blue eyes assassin girl who is known as the Death’s Maiden, one of the 3 sisters who have been trained by the Black Syndicate and is under the paw of the Assassin Lord. She’s of course, also Fae and has royal heritage she was unaware of, and fights with all her ignorant might to not learn anything about her powers. She also has a huge hero complex and will happily sacrifice herself to redeem her guilt for simply surviving. Seem familiar? The remix here is that she has a larger chosen family, and she feels responsible for the orphans under the protection of the Black Syndicate. Let’s continue.
We have Ryker/Sorin Aditya/ Prince of Fire, who’s revealed to be her mortal enemy (albeit most likely a result of her indoctrination about the Fae in general), and he does a pretty good job of being a growling, territorial personal trainer. He’s pretty straightforward about his feeling, and highkey Scarlett’s previous betrayals from other people have made her reactions to him so dramatic.
Some of the prose is genuinely very immersive and beautifully written, whereas some phrases (“she threw him a particularly vulgar gesture”, “Don’t call me that” in response to about 50% of Sorin’s pet names) were quite repetitive.
The side characters are pretty interesting too. Prince Callan is basically a combination of early Chaol (60%) and Dorian (40%), and his relevant to the rest of the plot is to be continued.
Overall, intrigued to see where the series will continue, as many revelations already happened in this instalment, so the rest of the books will hopefully have a lot of adventures to follow.
If you’re looking to fill the post Throne of Glass void, I welcome you to try and immerse yourself in this alternate universe which seems, on the surface, quite similar to Maas’ masterpiece. Here’s to hoping there is sufficient remix throughout the series for this not to count as plagiarism.
We have Scarlett, a silver haired, blue eyes assassin girl who is known as the Death’s Maiden, one of the 3 sisters who have been trained by the Black Syndicate and is under the paw of the Assassin Lord. She’s of course, also Fae and has royal heritage she was unaware of, and fights with all her ignorant might to not learn anything about her powers. She also has a huge hero complex and will happily sacrifice herself to redeem her guilt for simply surviving. Seem familiar? The remix here is that she has a larger chosen family, and she feels responsible for the orphans under the protection of the Black Syndicate. Let’s continue.
We have Ryker/Sorin Aditya/ Prince of Fire, who’s revealed to be her mortal enemy (albeit most likely a result of her indoctrination about the Fae in general), and he does a pretty good job of being a growling, territorial personal trainer. He’s pretty straightforward about his feeling, and highkey Scarlett’s previous betrayals from other people have made her reactions to him so dramatic.
Some of the prose is genuinely very immersive and beautifully written, whereas some phrases (“she threw him a particularly vulgar gesture”, “Don’t call me that” in response to about 50% of Sorin’s pet names) were quite repetitive.
The side characters are pretty interesting too. Prince Callan is basically a combination of early Chaol (60%) and Dorian (40%), and his relevant to the rest of the plot is to be continued.
Overall, intrigued to see where the series will continue, as many revelations already happened in this instalment, so the rest of the books will hopefully have a lot of adventures to follow.