Reviews

Collector's Hoard by A.S. Green

deviltryinrapture's review

adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

4.0

I really enjoyed this continuation of the series. The addition of new characters added a freshness to the series that was great to read. 

I loved learning about the wolves back stories and general lore. The character development of these previous side characters tied in really well to the already established world building.

It was nice to see Stella and Ethan again and see where they were in their journey whilst also getting a new perspective on the journey we have shared with them for 3 books.

 I can't wait for the next book to come out!

kriscent's review

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

3.0

So not gonna lie, with questions still open about Stella and Ethan, the supposed lie that Stella has been told and various other problems that haven't been solved, I'm just not a huge fan of switching POV to a brand new character. If it was an already established character I'd be a little less upset, though I still wouldn't love it, but with it being a stranger I'm just having a hard time getting into it. 

I also found Abby's interaction with everybody really awkward and I kind of just didn't like her in general as a character which made this book a little bit off for me. It was just really hard to like it as much as I liked all the others. I loved the chapters that had Stella and Ethan in it, but as soon as we got back to Abby I just didn't care. I even cared about hawk's perspective more than I did Abby's. I just felt that she was whiny and immature. 

I have always liked how relatable many of the characters and situations were. Below is pretty simple, but it hits the hardest. As somebody that never knew my nana's address but could navigate there by landmarks and muscle memory. This is extremely relatable and something that I'd never thought about until I read it. 

“That’s it?” Ethan asked. “No address?”

 “Look. It’s not like I sent him a Christmas card. The only times I ever went there, I went on landmarks and muscle memory. Those are as good of directions as I got.”

The author just has a way to make you connect with the characters or at least understand their natural thought processes which is another reason I'm surprised that I didn't like Abby more. If the next book is about Abby, it's kind of a 50/50 shot that I'll read it.