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4.14 AVERAGE
4.14 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I enjoyed this book!! I listened to the audiobook and thought it was narrated well.
I loved the friendships/found family trio, as well as the relationship development. I had a feeling about the ending basically the entire book, but I am excited to see where the next book goes!
I loved the friendships/found family trio, as well as the relationship development. I had a feeling about the ending basically the entire book, but I am excited to see where the next book goes!
adventurous
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
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
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-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
I really enjoyed this book, but it felt like a copy of fourth wing more simplified. I like that genre, but wished for some originality.
I may have let this one get overhyped in my head. Don't get me wrong though, this one was fun and pretty easy to breeze through. Thea's ticking clock, mysterious background and grit made her a likeable main character, even if I couldn't relate to her much. I also like that Hawthorne gave me some Geralt vibes, and I loved the whole warswords idea for these legendary, bad ass warriors, and especiallyyy how each of them is being forced to pick an apprentice, hehe. Thea also has a little bit of a Mulan vibe here going for her with being this sole woman warrior in training and underestimated, and I really like that by the end of book one we already have her dealing with an initiation test to see if she'll graduate to the next level or not, it made the progression towards the end feel a lot more satisfying than it did in the middle. I think the only two things holding me back from a higher rating are that this felt almost insta-love to me, I really wanted way more before we got to the lust. Second, I realized I don't always vibe with the writing style. At times I felt a bit bored if I'm honest, but then other times things were moving too fast and not really digging into the scenes and fleshing everything out. I see the potential though and I'm hopeful that I'll enjoy the second even more.
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
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:
Yes
I was entertained, and while it wasn’t life changing it was still good!! I liked the side characters Cal and Kipp more than anything else in this story. I feel like this book wrapped up well but also left enough questions where I want to read the next book. solid 4 stars