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3.72 AVERAGE
3.72 AVERAGE
OMG THAT ENDING!!!! I thought I saw the ending coming but I got like 50% right. I CAN NOT WAIT FOR BOOK 2!!!
-Romance
-action
-plot
-plot twist
-friendship
-adventure
-some smut
-Romance
-action
-plot
-plot twist
-friendship
-adventure
-some smut
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-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
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the arc!
4.5 stars, rounded up
I can't believe my silly little theory was right WHAT
This was a really solid series opener! The ending was wild, not something I thought was very predictable ( I guessed it and was still surprised that it actually happened LOL ). I liked the main characters, but I think Jake was probably my favourite. I liked Patrick too! The romance between Jude and Kiara felt kind of forced and was a bit too insta-lovey for me, but I still thought it was well written land they were cute). The plot was a bit slow at the beginning, but it really picked up at the 30% mark and did not slow down from there. And the ending!! I cannot believe that we ended like that! I need the next book immediately. Overall, I would highly recommend this book!
4.5 stars, rounded up
I can't believe my silly little theory was right WHAT
This was a really solid series opener! The ending was wild, not something I thought was very predictable ( I guessed it and was still surprised that it actually happened LOL ). I liked the main characters, but I think Jake was probably my favourite. I liked Patrick too! The romance between Jude and Kiara felt kind of forced and was a bit too insta-lovey for me, but I still thought it was well written land they were cute). The plot was a bit slow at the beginning, but it really picked up at the 30% mark and did not slow down from there. And the ending!! I cannot believe that we ended like that! I need the next book immediately. Overall, I would highly recommend this book!
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
reflective
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
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Violence
Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, War, Injury/Injury detail
Stopped somewhere around the 40-50% mark. Once the spiders came into play. Just didn’t wanna listen to that.
Through ts prior to DNFing:
It felt a little insta-love to me. Jude met Khiara when he plucked her from a fight in her village, and brought her to join his forces. They start to have a thing going pretty immediately, but there isn’t really a root to why. Because she’s the only girl there? I didn’t feel compelled.
Through ts prior to DNFing:
It felt a little insta-love to me. Jude met Khiara when he plucked her from a fight in her village, and brought her to join his forces. They start to have a thing going pretty immediately, but there isn’t really a root to why. Because she’s the only girl there? I didn’t feel compelled.
As for the mist. It makes me think of the mist from One Dark Window, if those characters didn’t have charms to ward it off. It’s said to play tricks on the mind and have horrible creatures.
We know that their King is power hungry and has lost the plot. A goddess was jilted by a lover (my guess is it’s the current King), and she took the sun away. Crops are failing. Troops get sent into the mist only to be torn apart. What isn’t explained is *why* they’re sent into the mist. It’s to find a way to get the sun back, sure, but *by what means* or *how* isn’t explained. They’re just venturing in without a plan? The King gave one riddle to find 3 P’s instead of telling them exactly what to look for? Odd.
I listened on audio and Jude’s narrator doing the King’s voice is so funny. Couldn’t take those parts seriously. It was giving 2 foot tall cartoon evil villain voice.