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3.79 AVERAGE
3.79 AVERAGE
2.5/5 ✨
emilia is the dumbest bwitch ever
i think i am getting too old to read YA fantasy
emilia is the dumbest bwitch ever
i think i am getting too old to read YA fantasy
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Violence, Murder
I expected a lot more and it just kinda fell flat. I think it was the lack of thorough world-building and real connections between characters, but I did enjoy the premise and the murder mystery aspect. I will continue reading the series bc they’re easy to get through. Hoping the second is better!
Love murder mystery with magic and demons aspect! Iol but wish beginning wasnt to repetitive and also more growth between FMC and MMC.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Para primeiro livro de uma triologia achei que tem o ritmo certo, deixou em suspenso as dúvidas certas, há ainda muito por desvendar e para onde ir.
Gostava de ter visto/lido mais do sentimento da Emília pelo Ira, dela ter dissecado mais sobre a sua evolução.
Venha o próximo...
Gostava de ter visto/lido mais do sentimento da Emília pelo Ira, dela ter dissecado mais sobre a sua evolução.
Venha o próximo...
dark
emotional
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Not the stereotypical magical love triangle story I was expecting. It's more a murder mystery that happens to have fantastical and supernatural elements.
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This book makes me hungry. 3 1/2 stars.
I read this book in a day (well, technically I finished around 1am but that's hardly relevant) and once I was a few chapters in, it held my attention. The beginning of the book is by far the weakest. The prologue is almost entirely unnecessary and suffers from infodumping exposition that we could've found out naturally. Because this book is constantly reminding you about the Wicked, and demons, and hell, and how their grandmother always warned them to stay away. I understand the desire to share with the readers all the complex worldbuilding, but we're pretty good at filling in information for ourselves. Maniscalco doesn't seem to trust her readers' intelligence, which is pretty clear throughout the book in the repetition (and in the rather predictable plot twists). Another small complaint I have is that the editing in this is pretty sloppy. Comma splices? Really?
Personally, I love dark romances. That's not entirely what this felt like. Aside from being deceitful, Wrath is quite the gentleman, though I prefer perfect demon lovers to the borderline abusive human characters that populate half the genre.... He's not the most interesting of characters, but the nature of his magical relationship with Emilia kept me entertained.
Emilia is a perfectly serviceable heroine. She's clever, and I always enjoyed her verbal sparring with Wrath, and I'm also a big fan of female characters motivated by anger and revenge and other darker emotions. It's nice to see a character who draws such strength from her family, too. I also liked the witchy elements, with the connection to nature being an important part of her magic, though I would've liked to see her magic explored more within the story. Being a witch is so important to her identity, yet more talking about magic than actual performing occurs. Also, this is nitpicking, but her ability to see the luccicare is never relevant to the story. But she's interesting and dynamic, and her interiority made me smile a couple times.
The other characters in the story, I feel, were pretty weak. Vittoria only got interesting after she died, since the descriptions of her wild and carefree behavior rubbed me the wrong way. She didn't feel real--more like a stereotype than anything else, but I guess when a character is written to be a fridge, that happens. Nonna was frustrating, since the story couldn't keep her relevancy consistent, and she alternating being withholding and being used as a source of exposition.
The pacing and plot of the story was similarly inconsistent. Emilia is working to uncover the mystery of who is responsible for her sister's murder, but the events of the story often felt discrete from one another, and at times I was confused why she was just sitting aroundflirting with Wrath as the story moved in stops and starts. The ending was rushed and I counted a couple plot holes that left me confused; surely Maniscalco could've taken time to pump the brakes a little and give readers time to understand the major plot events.
Overall, this story is fun and has an interesting premise. It has a satisfying start to an enemies to lovers arc and has plenty of dark fantasy elements to keep me invested in the story. Stay tuned for my review of the second installation.
I read this book in a day (well, technically I finished around 1am but that's hardly relevant) and once I was a few chapters in, it held my attention. The beginning of the book is by far the weakest. The prologue is almost entirely unnecessary and suffers from infodumping exposition that we could've found out naturally. Because this book is constantly reminding you about the Wicked, and demons, and hell, and how their grandmother always warned them to stay away. I understand the desire to share with the readers all the complex worldbuilding, but we're pretty good at filling in information for ourselves. Maniscalco doesn't seem to trust her readers' intelligence, which is pretty clear throughout the book in the repetition (and in the rather predictable plot twists). Another small complaint I have is that the editing in this is pretty sloppy. Comma splices? Really?
Personally, I love dark romances. That's not entirely what this felt like. Aside from being deceitful, Wrath is quite the gentleman, though I prefer perfect demon lovers to the borderline abusive human characters that populate half the genre.... He's not the most interesting of characters, but the nature of his magical relationship with Emilia kept me entertained.
Emilia is a perfectly serviceable heroine. She's clever, and I always enjoyed her verbal sparring with Wrath, and I'm also a big fan of female characters motivated by anger and revenge and other darker emotions. It's nice to see a character who draws such strength from her family, too. I also liked the witchy elements, with the connection to nature being an important part of her magic, though I would've liked to see her magic explored more within the story. Being a witch is so important to her identity, yet more talking about magic than actual performing occurs. Also, this is nitpicking, but her ability to see the luccicare is never relevant to the story. But she's interesting and dynamic, and her interiority made me smile a couple times.
The other characters in the story, I feel, were pretty weak. Vittoria only got interesting after she died, since the descriptions of her wild and carefree behavior rubbed me the wrong way. She didn't feel real--more like a stereotype than anything else, but I guess when a character is written to be a fridge, that happens. Nonna was frustrating, since the story couldn't keep her relevancy consistent, and she alternating being withholding and being used as a source of exposition.
The pacing and plot of the story was similarly inconsistent. Emilia is working to uncover the mystery of who is responsible for her sister's murder, but the events of the story often felt discrete from one another, and at times I was confused why she was just sitting around
Overall, this story is fun and has an interesting premise. It has a satisfying start to an enemies to lovers arc and has plenty of dark fantasy elements to keep me invested in the story. Stay tuned for my review of the second installation.