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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-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
“Family is a privilege, not a right.”
While I enjoyed Deck of Omens and absolutely sped through the book, it really felt like there was more that could have been given. It felt like a filler book ready for the third in the instalment of The Devouring Grey, even though it’s supposed to be a duology. I feel as though The Devouring Grey was written as a stand-alone and The Deck of Omens was tacked on more as an after-thought.
That being said, I was more than happy to return to the world as I did really enjoy the setting and atmosphere in The Devouring Grey, though overall with The Deck of Omens this did feel a bit more forced.
This book focused much more on May; how she fit into the founders and her story as a whole which I really enjoyed. I really liked the lore and world-building, I just felt like there was much less payoff, unfortunately.
The big bad of the book was not a twist at all and was quite predictable, sadly. I had guessed almost immediately when the character was introduced all was not as it seemed. I really felt like the end of the book felt really rushed as well considering the amount of filler and lore building there was leading up to it.
I would recommend The Deck of Omens if you’ve read The Devouring Grey and are interested in learning more about the world and lore, however, I feel like this book is much more of an add-on and afterthought as The Devouring Grey could have easily been a standalone novel.
While I enjoyed Deck of Omens and absolutely sped through the book, it really felt like there was more that could have been given. It felt like a filler book ready for the third in the instalment of The Devouring Grey, even though it’s supposed to be a duology. I feel as though The Devouring Grey was written as a stand-alone and The Deck of Omens was tacked on more as an after-thought.
That being said, I was more than happy to return to the world as I did really enjoy the setting and atmosphere in The Devouring Grey, though overall with The Deck of Omens this did feel a bit more forced.
This book focused much more on May; how she fit into the founders and her story as a whole which I really enjoyed. I really liked the lore and world-building, I just felt like there was much less payoff, unfortunately.
The big bad of the book was not a twist at all and was quite predictable, sadly. I had guessed almost immediately when the character was introduced all was not as it seemed. I really felt like the end of the book felt really rushed as well considering the amount of filler and lore building there was leading up to it.
I would recommend The Deck of Omens if you’ve read The Devouring Grey and are interested in learning more about the world and lore, however, I feel like this book is much more of an add-on and afterthought as The Devouring Grey could have easily been a standalone novel.
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content warnings: spread of virus/disease, death, gore, grief
Cast your mind back to this time last year, I wrote my review for The Devouring Gray, a book I thought was a good debut, though struggled with pacing. Whilst I had some issues with The Devouring Gray, I still had a good time with it and was excited to read the sequel this year.
Following the events of the first book things are a lot different in Four Paths. The town knows Justin doesn’t have any powers, there’s a weird disease plaguing the town and May’s dad and Isaac’s brother are back in town. Weird things are happening and no one is sure what to do to fix it.
The Deck of Omens has had a few release issues in the UK, it was originally to be released in late April, then was pushed to late May, and eventually ended up at it’s original April release date. However, I hope that doesn’t put anyone off as I think this was a great conclusion to the duology.
I will say that this book suffers from similar pacing issues to the first book, I was a bit bored for the first third of this book, which shows improvement from the first as that took a solid three quarters to get into it. I felt like it actually could have done with more reminders of the plot of the first book, as I was not only a little bit bored but also confused as I forgot who everyone was.
Continue my review here: https://kirstyreadsblog.com/2020/04/27/the-deck-of-omens-by-christine-lynn-herman-review/
Cast your mind back to this time last year, I wrote my review for The Devouring Gray, a book I thought was a good debut, though struggled with pacing. Whilst I had some issues with The Devouring Gray, I still had a good time with it and was excited to read the sequel this year.
Following the events of the first book things are a lot different in Four Paths. The town knows Justin doesn’t have any powers, there’s a weird disease plaguing the town and May’s dad and Isaac’s brother are back in town. Weird things are happening and no one is sure what to do to fix it.
The Deck of Omens has had a few release issues in the UK, it was originally to be released in late April, then was pushed to late May, and eventually ended up at it’s original April release date. However, I hope that doesn’t put anyone off as I think this was a great conclusion to the duology.
I will say that this book suffers from similar pacing issues to the first book, I was a bit bored for the first third of this book, which shows improvement from the first as that took a solid three quarters to get into it. I felt like it actually could have done with more reminders of the plot of the first book, as I was not only a little bit bored but also confused as I forgot who everyone was.
Continue my review here: https://kirstyreadsblog.com/2020/04/27/the-deck-of-omens-by-christine-lynn-herman-review/
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
LGBTQIA+ (bi characters)
3.5 stars
I liked this better than the first book, we got more perspectives which I think helped things. It made things more clear and the world easier to understand. I did predict some twists and others were a surprise.
I liked this better than the first book, we got more perspectives which I think helped things. It made things more clear and the world easier to understand. I did predict some twists and others were a surprise.
