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3.48 AVERAGE
3.48 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
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:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
haven't picked this up in days and its due at the library anyway -- intriguing premise but i did not find myself invested in the execution.
adventurous
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
this was a fun listen!
I loved the audiobook narration for this. The narrator did a fantastic job voicing each other characters.
The storyline was interesting and was mostly easy to follow. The reaper dynamic did confuse my brain up until about 60% when my brain stopped overthinking that. Whenever I hear the word reaper I think of the beings that claim souls and bring you to the afterlife or the giant dinosaurs in ARK that are really fun to jump around on; I do not think vampires. It took some adjusting.
I will more than likely be continuing the series and doing so via audiobook.
The storyline was interesting and was mostly easy to follow. The reaper dynamic did confuse my brain up until about 60% when my brain stopped overthinking that. Whenever I hear the word reaper I think of the beings that claim souls and bring you to the afterlife or the giant dinosaurs in ARK that are really fun to jump around on; I do not think vampires. It took some adjusting.
I will more than likely be continuing the series and doing so via audiobook.
medium-paced
this was one that i was really excited for, so i’m disappointed to say the least. i picked up this book with the intention of binge reading because i thought i would be just that hooked but about 1/3 of the way through i sort of lost interest. so i waited a few weeks before picking it up again.
i think the first act with the set up of the story to come was really promising but i believe the book got worse as it went on. this “harlem renaissance” is never really built on or explored. the world doesn’t exist outside of the Saints and the Harlem Reapers. nobody other than Elise or Layla get any real development. While the romance was my favorite part, I started to get tired of the back and forth of: we’re cordial, okay you betrayed me and i hate you, okay i trust you with my life, we’re cordial again, cyclical nature of their relationship.
by act 4 i was in a constant state of confusion. i kept asking myself okay and how did we get here? there were a lot of reveals that happened in succession with most of them really having no build up outside of 1 or 2 lines prior. i know there’s a sequel in the works that will clear up unresolved plot points but one of them just felt too big to finish the book with no answers.
also felt like there were points were big moments were skipped and just stated afterwards rather than being shown. even one of the biggest plot drivers (the night 5 years ago) is never actually explained in any real detail.
overall, i think the premise was interesting but the execution was lackluster.
i think the first act with the set up of the story to come was really promising but i believe the book got worse as it went on. this “harlem renaissance” is never really built on or explored. the world doesn’t exist outside of the Saints and the Harlem Reapers. nobody other than Elise or Layla get any real development. While the romance was my favorite part, I started to get tired of the back and forth of: we’re cordial, okay you betrayed me and i hate you, okay i trust you with my life, we’re cordial again, cyclical nature of their relationship.
by act 4 i was in a constant state of confusion. i kept asking myself okay and how did we get here? there were a lot of reveals that happened in succession with most of them really having no build up outside of 1 or 2 lines prior. i know there’s a sequel in the works that will clear up unresolved plot points but one of them just felt too big to finish the book with no answers.
also felt like there were points were big moments were skipped and just stated afterwards rather than being shown. even one of the biggest plot drivers (the night 5 years ago) is never actually explained in any real detail.
overall, i think the premise was interesting but the execution was lackluster.
I didn't like the narrator /audio and I don't really like historical books.
