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kindlesandcandles's review
Quit at 18%. The writing was terrible, info dumping and not enough character building
laurenslittlelibrary_'s review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I absolutely loved this book when I read it the first time, but there were some things that definitely bothered me this time. I can deal with Raven’s seemingly shifting personality- she has a lot going on & too many people keeping secrets for her to possibly deal with everything logically. What I couldn’t stand, or more specifically who, is Cade. This douche canoe is the absolute worst. There’s a lot of dark themes and trigger warnings should be checked beforehand. Zeke made some decisions that come back to bite him in the ass, but I feel like it did help Raven in some ways too. I felt like this version was more fleshed out than the previous & I did really like that aspect. I’m interested to see where the story goes and how it’s changed.
raigan06's review
adventurous
dark
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
4.5
megsbookishworld's review against another edition
5.0
Do yourself a favor and just read it.
I hate comparing it to ACOTAR but it throws you into the action of the character development and world immediately, you are introduced to love interests immediately, the dilemma is introduced immediately and the book is so well written. I am not sure why this book isn’t more talked about or promoted!
Book Tok/Bookstageam really dropped the ball missing this book
I hate comparing it to ACOTAR but it throws you into the action of the character development and world immediately, you are introduced to love interests immediately, the dilemma is introduced immediately and the book is so well written. I am not sure why this book isn’t more talked about or promoted!
Book Tok/Bookstageam really dropped the ball missing this book
b_inkworthy's review against another edition
5.0
You know that feeling when you're about halfway through the first chapter and you feel like you've been reading for hours? That all encompassing feel of 'I am immediately lost in this book?' This. Is. It. I was so completely obsessed with this book from the beginning, and I still can't get the story out of my head. It lives there, happily rent free for the foreseeable future.
Each character in this story had such incredible depth and character arc that it kept me reading until the extremely early hours of the morning. I liked that each character had such a complex and mysterious backstory, and nothing is as it seems. The dual POV gave you a bigger picture than some of the characters had, but it really made me fall even harder for this book, and had me screaming into my kindle trying to get them to listen. Obviously, that didn't work.
This book has the perfect blend of light moments, steam, character growth, mystery, magic, and all the feels. You will feel pain for the characters, love, betrayal, and the steam legit coming off your kindle.
Each character in this story had such incredible depth and character arc that it kept me reading until the extremely early hours of the morning. I liked that each character had such a complex and mysterious backstory, and nothing is as it seems. The dual POV gave you a bigger picture than some of the characters had, but it really made me fall even harder for this book, and had me screaming into my kindle trying to get them to listen. Obviously, that didn't work.
This book has the perfect blend of light moments, steam, character growth, mystery, magic, and all the feels. You will feel pain for the characters, love, betrayal, and the steam legit coming off your kindle.
neelo's review against another edition
i persisted through the spelling mistakes. and through the bad grammar. and all 2-dimensions of the characters.
but COME ON there’s only so many times we can follow the same looping plot.
PLOT HOLES, WEAK CHARACTERS, AND THE SAME THING OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
but COME ON there’s only so many times we can follow the same looping plot.
PLOT HOLES, WEAK CHARACTERS, AND THE SAME THING OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
kebyrne2's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
It took me a little bit to get into the story as the first book was setting the plot.
It was a fantastic plot full of enemies to lovers to enemies to lovers and back again a few times lol. It would have been cool to see a chapter in Cade or Jeanie’s POV.
I am excited about where the story line is going with that ending. I love Raven so much. She has been through a lot and is such a badass female. All she wants is love and respect.
It was a fantastic plot full of enemies to lovers to enemies to lovers and back again a few times lol. It would have been cool to see a chapter in Cade or Jeanie’s POV.
I am excited about where the story line is going with that ending. I love Raven so much. She has been through a lot and is such a badass female. All she wants is love and respect.
faerietalechelsea's review against another edition
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
This is a 4.5⭐️ for me but not quite a round up to 5. This is a quick to spice, mostly romance, emotional read. There are fantasy elements, not a ton of world building, the magic is cool! I like the FMC and the MMC. My drawback was that I found it slow for 75% of the book. I wasn’t disinterested, I wanted to keep going, but it felt a bit repetitive without a ton of world building. A lot of back and forth and cyclic thought patterns/inner monologue. The last 25% really started to set the book up for plot advancement and the ending had me immediately starting the second book. So all in all definitely a good read and I think the next books will be even better! I believe this might have even been her debut novel which is impressive!
sunshinesusan's review against another edition
I can’t. The writing is awful, self-contradictory, and just so cringe. There is so much artless exposition cluttering it up that by 3% in, I already knew Raven’s entire backstory. I feel so tricked by the 4-star reviews, because the story is littered with mistakes a new writer and a bad editor would make. Like it’s just objectively bad. If you want an engaging fantasy that doesn’t sound like it was written by a thirteen-year-old, steer way clear of this one.