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Winter Sun by Hollee Mands

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4.5 ⭐️

I enjoyed this book much more than the first one. There will be action, romance, and of course some smut. This book is ended with HEA. And I’m already curious about the next book.

The story of Evangeline and Declan continues. While Evangeline tried to learn her fae side, Declan insisted to shield her from anything necessary. Argument after argument managed to make them frustrated with each other.

Declan’s court was not shy to show her that she wasn’t welcomed. Death threats loomed after her. In able to convince herself and others, she tried to find the culprit by herself. Unfortunately Evangeline’s recklessness managed to drive herself into danger. And Declan felt betrayed that Evangeline didn’t disclose any information to him.

We get to see how much they love and willing to fight for each other. The author’s done a great job bringing me to feel the characters’ emotions.

I have to say that there were times when I wanted to shake Evangeline because she was just so ‘naive’ — in the sense that she couldn’t make a hard decision and punished someone accordingly. I’m not surprised thought, considering she forgave Stefan in the blink of an eye on the first book.

On the other hand, Declan was quite an ass about shielding her from anything. He treated her as if she was a fragile little flower. However, I understand the terror of losing someone you love — which he had endured on the first book. So I couldn’t really be mad at him.

If you enjoy reading the first book, you should definitely read this one.

dreuben94's review

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adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.5

lcreads4evr's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

emmareads__'s review

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

megan_marie93's review

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5.0

I don’t know how Hollee does it. I can’t remember the last time I was this enthralled and emotionally invested in a series. I’ve read the first 3 books in the span of 2 days and I’m dreading reading the last one because then it will all be over.

laurah85's review

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3.0

I didn't enjoy this as much as the first book. But still a pretty decent fantasy novel.

lexinickole's review

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adventurous challenging emotional funny 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? No

4.0

bloomsburybaker's review

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

I don’t love a miscommunication trope… and this one ebbed and flowed but I still enjoyed the broader plot developments.

Overall I am enjoying this series but I feel like it needs a better plot to romance balance. The actual storyline is interesting, but so much of both of these books revolves around the MCs figuring out their relationship which feels unnecessary.