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3.64 AVERAGE
3.64 AVERAGE
Feast of Sparks is book 2 in the Thornchapel Series by Sierra Simone. This book brings answers to questions from book one but more questions. As the crew prepare to head back to Thornchapel to celebrate Beltane we learn more about Auden and St. Sebastian’s past and why they are so angry with one another. Auden continues to learn how to Dom from Rebecca and the sexual tension between everyone and all the when will they finally give in is so delicious. We’ve got a kinky priest scene in this one. And honestly Beckett is my kind of priest, he recognizes that his own spirituality isn’t the only kind, plus, ya know, the kink
Look, did I read the content warning, no.
Was I expecting that based on the first book, no.
Limited rating because the pagan ritual was fun and cool, until!!! The LAST TWO PAGES.
Thumbs down.
Was I expecting that based on the first book, no.
Limited rating because the pagan ritual was fun and cool, until!!! The LAST TWO PAGES.
Thumbs down.
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I have loved everything about this series so far!
Oh jeebus. This book gave me the answers I wanted from the first book - mostly what happened with Auden and saint as teens, and watching them come back together as young men. BUT. BUT. BUT. Miss sierra Simone - how DARE you launch that bomb in the last 2 pages? I know you are all about taboo (evidence from this book being father becket) but sis did you really need to go there?!? I know you are a master at your craft - so I’ve already bought the third book because I just can’t stop. Here’s looking forward to the redemption, resolution, and elimination of ick.
adventurous
dark
emotional
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:
Yes
I loved the huge orgy at Beltane. I love the bisexual nature of it all, hahaha. If you’ve read the New Camelot trilogy you’ll love the scenes like Beltane. There’s a bit more sapphic action than I care for (personal taste), and I hate to say that since Delphine is working through her trauma of sexual assault, but the scenes so far have been extremely mild and boring. The twist of St. Sebastian being Auden’s half-brother is surprising but not? It doesn’t piss me off like I’ve seen a few reviews say! And I’m kind of glad they found Poe’s mom’s bones under the ground because she gets the closure. But overall this book didn’t grip me as much as the first one.
The gripping sequel to the first Thornchapel book, A Lesson in Thorns. We meet all six of our main characters in the first book, and this focuses solely on Auden, St. Sebastian, and Proserpina as they navigate the aftermath of the ending of book one. Auden and St. Sebastian have a dramatic past that they cannot get over, and Propserpina tells them they cannot be together if they are not a trio. We follow a mix of present-day and 8 years ago, where Auden and St. Sebastian went through something that would drive a wedge between anyone. Proserpina is on a pathway to find what happened to her missing mother, and as the mystery of where she is comes to pass, the ending of this book will leave you with your jaw on the floor outside your work office, having no idea how you're going to get on with your day.
We get Auden and Saint's story, both past and present, in this instalment. This was the content I was invested in while reading this book and I did love their backstory.
The ritual preparation was redundant and dry and admittedly, I skimmed these paragraphs quite a bit.
The last few pages, though? That ending? I did not actually see that coming, except in a flash of thought slightly earlier. But I shook it off thinking "there's no way, because that....that would be f*ed up..... "
And now I need to read the next book, if for no other reason than to see if it is indeed f*ed up. Well played.
The ritual preparation was redundant and dry and admittedly, I skimmed these paragraphs quite a bit.
The last few pages, though? That ending? I did not actually see that coming, except in a flash of thought slightly earlier. But I shook it off thinking "there's no way, because that....that would be f*ed up..... "
And now I need to read the next book, if for no other reason than to see if it is indeed f*ed up. Well played.