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rainbowsandbookshelves's review
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content
zluvsreading's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Second read:
Infinity stars still. ♾️
Is there any way I will ever get over this book? No! Absolutely not!
There’s just something about this book that really like gets to me? Makes me feel things? And just is so great.
I’ve seen quite a bit of reviews where people feel as if the beginning is rough to get through, but I surprisingly did not have that issue??? Maybe I was just reading and not comprehending but NO I think it was easy for me to get through.
Maybe because I was reading it with the hardcover along with the audiobook? (10/10 recommend this method btw)
Idk, but this book just makes me so full. It fills a part of my heart that felt empty before.
First and foremost, this is about war and death and all things vile. It’s easy to see that Kesath is the enemy and the Night Empire is bad. They are wiping everyone out and that’s that.
Nenavar is like the youngest child, not wanting to get involved in the affairs of the oldest and middle child fights, in my opinion. Switzerland if that’s a better comparison.
This book deals with some heavy topics, but also has some romance interlaced in it as well, which I enjoyed.
It’s the sort of romance that rips your heart out and makes you want to sob, but romance all the same.
The relationship between Talasyn and Alaric is very strained, as expected when fighting on opposite sides of war. They represent everything they’ve been raised to hate.
However, like it’s said in the book,
Infinity stars still. ♾️
Is there any way I will ever get over this book? No! Absolutely not!
There’s just something about this book that really like gets to me? Makes me feel things? And just is so great.
I’ve seen quite a bit of reviews where people feel as if the beginning is rough to get through, but I surprisingly did not have that issue??? Maybe I was just reading and not comprehending but NO I think it was easy for me to get through.
Maybe because I was reading it with the hardcover along with the audiobook? (10/10 recommend this method btw)
Idk, but this book just makes me so full. It fills a part of my heart that felt empty before.
First and foremost, this is about war and death and all things vile. It’s easy to see that Kesath is the enemy and the Night Empire is bad. They are wiping everyone out and that’s that.
Nenavar is like the youngest child, not wanting to get involved in the affairs of the oldest and middle child fights, in my opinion. Switzerland if that’s a better comparison.
This book deals with some heavy topics, but also has some romance interlaced in it as well, which I enjoyed.
It’s the sort of romance that rips your heart out and makes you want to sob, but romance all the same.
The relationship between Talasyn and Alaric is very strained, as expected when fighting on opposite sides of war. They represent everything they’ve been raised to hate.
However, like it’s said in the book,
Hate is a kind of passion, is it not?
LAUGHING SO HARD. Laughing SO hard because of Talasyns reaction after that was said.
Talasyn is so funny to me. Her sense of humor is just like top tier. The banter between her and Alaric made me laugh OUT LOUD multiple times.
I would love to see more of the fantasy elements in the next book, but also not complaining if it’s more fantasy ROMANCE than romantic FANTASY.
CANT WAIT TO START AMR BR tmr!!!! SO READY!!!! ❤️🖤
First read: INFINITY STARS ✮
YALL!!!!! this book was my entire life and will continue to be my entire life as long as i live. the paperback needs to come out faster so i can buy it and mark it tf up!!!!!!
i read this in january but im always late writing reviews (i was withholding it during global strike week).
this book is truly the epitome of slow burn romantasy and it hurts my heart. the ending had me yearning for the second book like?!?!?!? my brain can’t comprehend it and I’m terrified.
ALSO CAN WE JUST TALK AB WHAT A BEAUTIFUL NAME TALASYN IS? like can we pls?? she’s the loml.
Although this book is pretty long, I felt myself wishing it was longer when it ended. I have a love-hate relationship with slowburns mostly because I'm impatient and just want the characters to get together already, but in this case, I was happy with the very very very VERY slowburn. It made sense with the story very well.
ok this is very disorganized but i cried laughed giggled screamed so i loved this very much! add on that it’s a debut? WHATTTTTTT!!! Thea Guanzon, you have my heart!
bye bye
-Z.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Genocide, Violence, Blood, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Physical abuse, and Sexual content
Minor: Vomit, Grief, and Death of parent
sian_a_griff02's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
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
4.0
A easy reading fast paced fantasy. The one bit of the book I didn’t love was for the second half of the book the main character has the same argument with herself every 10 pages regarding her feelings towards the male main character and that got slightly tedious towards the end of the book.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content, Violence, and War
bsafely's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
This was a superb start to the series!! I am excited to see how everything plays out in the next book!!
This book set up the series to have good potential- political intrigue, war, and some romance. The book itself kept me interested with all the vivid descriptions of the world and I hope there is more character development in the next book.
This book set up the series to have good potential- political intrigue, war, and some romance. The book itself kept me interested with all the vivid descriptions of the world and I hope there is more character development in the next book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Death, Violence, Grief, and War
evelynyle_88's review against another edition
adventurous
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? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, and War
Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual content, and Abandonment
Minor: Animal cruelty, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
maregred's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Colonisation, and War
Moderate: Death, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Minor: Xenophobia, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
karly_ackley's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and War
Moderate: Sexual content and Abandonment
Minor: Pregnancy
sarahyjackson's review against another edition
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
4.75
It’s a little Star Wars derivative and I could have done with a bit more yearning in the first half BUT the second half was very fun, very spicy! I feel very invested in the political and personal dramas unfolding and will eager await the next installment.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Death of parent, Abandonment, and War
Moderate: Physical abuse, Xenophobia, and Injury/Injury detail
planetarymemory's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
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? Yes
4.0
I felt several times during the reading of this book, something feels off, or different about the reading experience. It didn’t grab me right away - very dense world building and complicated fantasy names of people and places in the first few pages. I am usually quite turned off by that, but pushing through almost always pays off. I still can’t really put my finger on it but here are some things I did love:
1) this is a true “enemies to lovers.” This is almost always what I want when a book is billed this way. It feeds into the trope believably and over a good amount of time to really build that tension between the two characters.
2) the amount of time spent in the story vs the “X weeks/months later” felt so refreshing? I don’t know how else to put it. The story didn’t linger in places just to satisfy the plot moving forward, and it didn’t rush through important events. I wasn’t stressed out wondering what was gonna happen - all of the tension was between the two main characters, which frankly I loved. You really get a sense of a lived in world this way and it felt really natural.
3) the hurricane wars themselves - while you only really see the tail end of this conflict, there is no doubt that these wars ravaged the populace. I almost like this better, seeing the snippets of different battles without all the fuss of explaining a gruesome battle montage - besides the conflicts where our two main characters meet in battle. The absence of montages in general was so nice.
4) the writing!!! I don’t want to say flowery because that feels disingenuous but it’s the first word that comes to mind. Lush, maybe. The writing was beautiful, and different, and unexpected. I’m not sure if there will be a second book but I am hoping there will be - this was a great read and I look forward to anything else this author writes.
1) this is a true “enemies to lovers.” This is almost always what I want when a book is billed this way. It feeds into the trope believably and over a good amount of time to really build that tension between the two characters.
2) the amount of time spent in the story vs the “X weeks/months later” felt so refreshing? I don’t know how else to put it. The story didn’t linger in places just to satisfy the plot moving forward, and it didn’t rush through important events. I wasn’t stressed out wondering what was gonna happen - all of the tension was between the two main characters, which frankly I loved. You really get a sense of a lived in world this way and it felt really natural.
3) the hurricane wars themselves - while you only really see the tail end of this conflict, there is no doubt that these wars ravaged the populace. I almost like this better, seeing the snippets of different battles without all the fuss of explaining a gruesome battle montage - besides the conflicts where our two main characters meet in battle. The absence of montages in general was so nice.
4) the writing!!! I don’t want to say flowery because that feels disingenuous but it’s the first word that comes to mind. Lush, maybe. The writing was beautiful, and different, and unexpected. I’m not sure if there will be a second book but I am hoping there will be - this was a great read and I look forward to anything else this author writes.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and War
I felt several times during the reading of this book, something feels off, or different about the reading experience. It didn’t grab me right away - very dense world building and complicated fantasy names of people and places in the first few pages. I am usually quite turned off by that, but pushing through almost always pays off. I still can’t really put my finger on it but here are some things I did love: 1) this is a true “enemies to lovers.” This is almost always what I want when a book is billed this way. It feeds into the trope believably and over a good amount of time to really build that tension between the two characters. 2) the amount of time spent in the story vs the “X weeks/months later” felt so refreshing? I don’t know how else to put it. The story didn’t linger in places just to satisfy the plot moving forward, and it didn’t rush through important events. I wasn’t stressed out wondering what was gonna happen - all of the tension was between the two main characters, which frankly I loved. You really get a sense of a lived in world this way and it felt really natural. 3) the hurricane wars themselves - while you only really see the tail end of this conflict, there is no doubt that these wars ravaged the populace. I almost like this better, seeing the snippets of different battles without all the fuss of explaining a gruesome battle montage - besides the conflicts where our two main characters meet in battle. The absence of montages in general was so nice. 4) the writing!!! I don’t want to say flowery because that feels disingenuous but it’s the first word that comes to mind. Lush, maybe. The writing was beautiful, and different, and unexpected. I’m not sure if there will be a second book but I am hoping there will be - this was a great read and I look forward any anything else this author writes.the_story_of_luke_west's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content