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3.93 AVERAGE
3.93 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
informative
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Pros: we get some good banter, the pace of the story reasonably fast, and I enjoyed it enough to finish it in under a day. I especially loved that the Fae in this novel are tricksy and follow the lore of making carefully worded deals.
Cons: the MMC’s language makes him sound like a dorky British man to me, the writing style took some getting used to, this series doesn’t stand alone from prior series, and plot-wise, nothing is accomplished. Let me expand on my last two points.
This was my first K.F. Breene book and I was looking forward to it given that I’d seen good reviews about the world building, but I have to disagree. Apparently, this is a spinoff series from the Demigods of San Francisco series. There was so much information dumped on us in the first chapter that felt like watching a montage go by too quickly. I don’t feel like this book, on its own, was enough to grasp the world or magic system and it’s clear to me that we’re expected to have read the previous series.
For how little progress is made against the Big Issue, this is a long book. We’re presented with this big concern that dark Fae are trying to collect the chalice and open up a portal to the human realm. We know that the FMC will ultimately end up going to the Fae realm and the only thing that happens is her investigating the chalice and making a journey to the other realm. There wasn’t much of a plot climax to this book and I do think it probably could’ve been combined with the next book.
adventurous
dark
funny
fast-paced
adventurous
emotional
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Breene is always a mixed bag and this book is one of her weaker ones. The book opens in a way that makes the reader feel like they’re missing a lot of context. Even though I read almost a 5th of the book, I couldn’t find any of the characters compelling and the writing style was stilted.
I knew I was going to love Obsidian before even starting it because simply put, K.F. Breene wrote it and she is incapable of writing a bad book.. and honestly, it even exceeded my expectations! Daisy was such a lovable little sarcastic badass in the Demigods of San Francisco series & now years later into her training, she’s really thrived as the only human in a found family of magical people. Speaking of her found family, seeing Lexi, Kieran, Mordecai, the 6, Bria, Dylan, Jerry, and Amber again was like stepping into a warm hug 🫂 I missed this crew and desperately needed this new installment!
Plot: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Quantity of spice: 🌶️
Quality of spice: 🌶️.5
*There are three spicy scenes in Obsidian. I’ve included the pages/percentages at the bottom of this review.*
Obsidian takes place about 5 years after Demigods ends and Daisy is now 19. She hasn’t forgotten the fae (even dreams about him often) that caused destruction at the Summit all those years ago, so when he suddenly reappears, she’s ready to kill him for what he did. The fae has other plans though and marks her so that she cannot kiss another man or he will come to kill them. This also unfortunately acts as a “contract” to allow him passage into the human realm.
Daisy also learns that the fae is searching for a chalice that will allow the fae to destroy the Faegate and gain full access to the human realm. This would mean utter destruction for humans because the fae are known to be ruthless. She will do anything to keep him from obtaining the chalice; so her and her family set out to find it before he can.
Unfortunately, Daisy finds herself captured by a group of fae and the not-so-white knight to come to the rescue is none other than her fae, Tarian. Even more unfortunately, after “saving” her he essentially forces her to make the treacherous crossing to the fae realm to be used as a pawn in his political machinations.
Daisy and Tarian have this inexplicable magnetic draw to each other, which complicates the whole wanting to kill each other thing and makes their dialogue really freaking funny! I really enjoyed getting to see the way they worked together as a team, worked through (and are still working through) the betrayals, and learning all the history right alongside Daisy. I really really cannot wait for the next book!!
This is just a random appreciate for K.F. Breene including this in the book - Daisy at one point has an aura migraine & I have NEVER seen this represented in a book before. It was kind of neat to see it explained because I too suffer from them and the vision impairment is so hard to describe to people but Queen Breene did it perfectly! 🫶🏻
Favorite quotes:
You are mine now. Mine to play with. Mine to break. I do not share. If someone threatens you, they are threatening my property. I will deal with them in kind.
“You are so much more than a mere Chester. So much more than a human. You have the radiance of a god.”
“Daisy. Such a dainty name that fits this petite, doll-like creature I see before me. And so perfectly hides the monstrous beast that rages within. It is truly a pleasure.”
🌶️ Spicy Scenes 🌶️
1. Ch 15 55%
2. Ch 22 81%
3. Ch 24 92%
Plot: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Quantity of spice: 🌶️
Quality of spice: 🌶️.5
*There are three spicy scenes in Obsidian. I’ve included the pages/percentages at the bottom of this review.*
Obsidian takes place about 5 years after Demigods ends and Daisy is now 19. She hasn’t forgotten the fae (even dreams about him often) that caused destruction at the Summit all those years ago, so when he suddenly reappears, she’s ready to kill him for what he did. The fae has other plans though and marks her so that she cannot kiss another man or he will come to kill them. This also unfortunately acts as a “contract” to allow him passage into the human realm.
Daisy also learns that the fae is searching for a chalice that will allow the fae to destroy the Faegate and gain full access to the human realm. This would mean utter destruction for humans because the fae are known to be ruthless. She will do anything to keep him from obtaining the chalice; so her and her family set out to find it before he can.
Unfortunately, Daisy finds herself captured by a group of fae and the not-so-white knight to come to the rescue is none other than her fae, Tarian. Even more unfortunately, after “saving” her he essentially forces her to make the treacherous crossing to the fae realm to be used as a pawn in his political machinations.
Daisy and Tarian have this inexplicable magnetic draw to each other, which complicates the whole wanting to kill each other thing and makes their dialogue really freaking funny! I really enjoyed getting to see the way they worked together as a team, worked through (and are still working through) the betrayals, and learning all the history right alongside Daisy. I really really cannot wait for the next book!!
This is just a random appreciate for K.F. Breene including this in the book - Daisy at one point has an aura migraine & I have NEVER seen this represented in a book before. It was kind of neat to see it explained because I too suffer from them and the vision impairment is so hard to describe to people but Queen Breene did it perfectly! 🫶🏻
Favorite quotes:
You are mine now. Mine to play with. Mine to break. I do not share. If someone threatens you, they are threatening my property. I will deal with them in kind.
“You are so much more than a mere Chester. So much more than a human. You have the radiance of a god.”
“Daisy. Such a dainty name that fits this petite, doll-like creature I see before me. And so perfectly hides the monstrous beast that rages within. It is truly a pleasure.”
🌶️ Spicy Scenes 🌶️
1. Ch 15 55%
2. Ch 22 81%
3. Ch 24 92%
Entertaining and overall an interesting take on the usual roles/fantasy world. I didn’t read any of the books in the demigod or whatever the other series is that is related.
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
adventurous
funny
medium-paced