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3.48 AVERAGE
3.48 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
How dare you leave me on a cliffhanger
incredibly melodramatic prose for sapphic vampires who have friends to enemies to lovers arc !!! but idk it just didn’t quite hit for me maybe bc it’s REALLY YA and i am getting old and jaded
This Ravenous Fate by Hayley Dennings
Rating: 3.5/5
Release Date: 6 August 2023
In 1926 New York, the rise of reapers—once-human vampires—threatens the city's fragile peace. The Saint family, renowned reaper hunters, confronts a new peril: the Harlem reapers have marked Elise Saint, the reluctant heir, for death.
Layla Quinn, a young reaper with a haunting past, holds Elise responsible for her cursed existence. As reapers begin regaining traces of their humanity and brutal killings terrorise the city, Layla is framed for one of these vicious attacks.
The Saint patriarch offers Layla a deal, prompting her to team up with Elise to uncover the truth behind the murders and the rumours of a reaper cure. Former friends turned foes, Elise and Layla must navigate the city's underworld, battling their intense feelings and unearthing dark secrets that threaten the lives of both reapers and humans alike.
"This Ravenous Fate" offers a captivating mix of mystery and supernatural themes, drawing readers into its fascinating world.
While I found this book enjoyable overall, there were moments when the pacing felt exceedingly slow. Additionally, I was left with more questions than answers, which was somewhat disappointing.
However, despite these shortcomings, Dennings did an excellent job of crafting compelling characters and an engaging narrative.
Thank you so much to Netgalley, Hodder & Stoughton, and the author, Hayley Dennings, for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest and fair review.
Rating: 3.5/5
Release Date: 6 August 2023
In 1926 New York, the rise of reapers—once-human vampires—threatens the city's fragile peace. The Saint family, renowned reaper hunters, confronts a new peril: the Harlem reapers have marked Elise Saint, the reluctant heir, for death.
Layla Quinn, a young reaper with a haunting past, holds Elise responsible for her cursed existence. As reapers begin regaining traces of their humanity and brutal killings terrorise the city, Layla is framed for one of these vicious attacks.
The Saint patriarch offers Layla a deal, prompting her to team up with Elise to uncover the truth behind the murders and the rumours of a reaper cure. Former friends turned foes, Elise and Layla must navigate the city's underworld, battling their intense feelings and unearthing dark secrets that threaten the lives of both reapers and humans alike.
"This Ravenous Fate" offers a captivating mix of mystery and supernatural themes, drawing readers into its fascinating world.
While I found this book enjoyable overall, there were moments when the pacing felt exceedingly slow. Additionally, I was left with more questions than answers, which was somewhat disappointing.
However, despite these shortcomings, Dennings did an excellent job of crafting compelling characters and an engaging narrative.
Thank you so much to Netgalley, Hodder & Stoughton, and the author, Hayley Dennings, for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest and fair review.
adventurous
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
dark
mysterious
tense
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
challenging
inspiring
sad
tense
slow-paced
Strong female characters. Cool story but takes awhile to get to the interesting parts. I’d love to read the sequel.
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
There are a few story elements I absolutely love. Blood drinking creatures are without a doubt one of them. Enemies to lovers is also one of them. And a historical setting including loads of Jazz is for sure also one of them. So, when I stumbled upon this book on the internet I added it to my wishlist and pre-ordered a copy. And then I discovered it was also on Netgalley. I requested a review copy and was very happy that Hodderscape granted me a review copy.
This book had elements I loved and elements not entirely working for me. I loved the politics, I loved the mythology and lore, I loved the influence of science and I loved the idea of the Saint family and all the complex family dynamics. I mostly had some issues with the pacing of the book which causes issues with the romance, the mystery part of the book and the emotional scenes in the book. So, I enjoyed reading the book, but I didn't really fall in love with it.
I also liked that Layla and Elise are quite clearly both young. Their emotions are all over the place. Every small little thing can make them go from liking each other to hating each other. Even though there are clearly feelings involved and these two girls are in love with each other, that love is still a little fickle. Especially since they're on opposite sides in this conflict and have a lot of outside forces making them hate each other.
However, due to the pacing there is not always enough time to really understand their emotions and to feel with them. At times the story is a little slow, but there are also a lot of really quick scene changes. Sometimes it therefore felt like there was no time to really process whatever was happening, had happened and was going to happen. Some scene changes also felt a little abrupt, just like it was sometimes confusing that the point of view changed within a chapter.
So, not a perfect book, but for sure an entertaining book and I will therefore keep an eye on the sequel's release date.
This book had elements I loved and elements not entirely working for me. I loved the politics, I loved the mythology and lore, I loved the influence of science and I loved the idea of the Saint family and all the complex family dynamics. I mostly had some issues with the pacing of the book which causes issues with the romance, the mystery part of the book and the emotional scenes in the book. So, I enjoyed reading the book, but I didn't really fall in love with it.
I also liked that Layla and Elise are quite clearly both young. Their emotions are all over the place. Every small little thing can make them go from liking each other to hating each other. Even though there are clearly feelings involved and these two girls are in love with each other, that love is still a little fickle. Especially since they're on opposite sides in this conflict and have a lot of outside forces making them hate each other.
However, due to the pacing there is not always enough time to really understand their emotions and to feel with them. At times the story is a little slow, but there are also a lot of really quick scene changes. Sometimes it therefore felt like there was no time to really process whatever was happening, had happened and was going to happen. Some scene changes also felt a little abrupt, just like it was sometimes confusing that the point of view changed within a chapter.
So, not a perfect book, but for sure an entertaining book and I will therefore keep an eye on the sequel's release date.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes