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3.43 AVERAGE
3.43 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
DNF @68%
I was so, so excited for this, and it started out fantastic. I admittedly know .. next to nothing about history, but I did feel sort of “transported” back to what I imagine that specific time frame to be like. The scenarios (minus the vampires ofc) felt gut-wrenchingly real, and the author really hit the mark with connecting the reader to the story.
.. but then started missing the mark, a lot 😭
I really felt in the dark a lot of the time of what Saint’s are; do they just have enhanced strength? Why? Is it inherited? The world building just felt like it fell flat, and I wanted more!
The romance also left a lot to be desired. We hear Alexei’s internal monologue of how much he love Jerusalem, and their banter is great. But with Alexei, Jerusalem was constantly back and forth, back and forth … and then even more back and forth. Granted, Jerusalem has severe trauma regarding vampires. But the way she acts in terms of romantic feelings towards Alexei felt like a complete 180 of her general personality, and it really drew me out of the story.
Seriously, this started out so great! But somewhere along the lines, the writing style almost felt like it changed, and it just wasn’t for me. (Also this felt so much like Twilight - there was even a Jasper Whitlock confederate vampire soldier 😭)
Thank you to NetGalley, the author, and the publisher for granting me an arc for an honest review.
I was so, so excited for this, and it started out fantastic. I admittedly know .. next to nothing about history, but I did feel sort of “transported” back to what I imagine that specific time frame to be like. The scenarios (minus the vampires ofc) felt gut-wrenchingly real, and the author really hit the mark with connecting the reader to the story.
.. but then started missing the mark, a lot 😭
I really felt in the dark a lot of the time of what Saint’s are; do they just have enhanced strength? Why? Is it inherited? The world building just felt like it fell flat, and I wanted more!
The romance also left a lot to be desired. We hear Alexei’s internal monologue of how much he love Jerusalem, and their banter is great. But with Alexei, Jerusalem was constantly back and forth, back and forth … and then even more back and forth. Granted, Jerusalem has severe trauma regarding vampires. But the way she acts in terms of romantic feelings towards Alexei felt like a complete 180 of her general personality, and it really drew me out of the story.
Seriously, this started out so great! But somewhere along the lines, the writing style almost felt like it changed, and it just wasn’t for me. (Also this felt so much like Twilight - there was even a Jasper Whitlock confederate vampire soldier 😭)
Thank you to NetGalley, the author, and the publisher for granting me an arc for an honest review.
adventurous
mysterious
tense
I really loved the premise of this one and felt it could have been amazing. And the cover is a stunner!
However, this one was a miss for me.
One big issue for me was the modern language that was used for something that was supposed to be set in the Civil War. I struggled to follow the plot and got lost.
The later half of the book was better than the early part, and the audio was well done, other than the language that was not appropriate for the time.
Many thanks to NetGalley and MacMillan Audio for allowing me an ARC in exchange for my honest review.
However, this one was a miss for me.
One big issue for me was the modern language that was used for something that was supposed to be set in the Civil War. I struggled to follow the plot and got lost.
The later half of the book was better than the early part, and the audio was well done, other than the language that was not appropriate for the time.
Many thanks to NetGalley and MacMillan Audio for allowing me an ARC in exchange for my honest review.
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Jerusalem is a Saint, basically a super human monster fighter. She's paired up with Alexi, a really old vampire. They set out to put an end to a shared enemy. Here we have what I suppose is an enemies to lovers, but Alexi is already in love with Jerusalem from the very beginning of the book, and since they train together and work together, they're not exactly enemies.
I had a hard time with this book. First of all, the world building wasn't great. I didn't actually believe they were in the 1800s based on the way the characters spoke. I didn't really like Jerusalem nor did I like Alexi either, and since they were the POV characters, this was a struggle. The love story was mediocre at best. I didn't feel any passion in their exchanges. All in all, I wanted to like this book, but it just wasn't for me.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for this ALC. Angel Pean and Jay Ben Markson were fine narrators, but as I said, I just did not enjoy this book in the end.
I had a hard time with this book. First of all, the world building wasn't great. I didn't actually believe they were in the 1800s based on the way the characters spoke. I didn't really like Jerusalem nor did I like Alexi either, and since they were the POV characters, this was a struggle. The love story was mediocre at best. I didn't feel any passion in their exchanges. All in all, I wanted to like this book, but it just wasn't for me.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for this ALC. Angel Pean and Jay Ben Markson were fine narrators, but as I said, I just did not enjoy this book in the end.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
dark
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes