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donghryuck's review against another edition
3.0
Embora eu tenha compreendido a mensagem (importante) que a autora tentou passar com o livro, creio que ele simplesmente não foi para mim. O folclore e o mundo criados foram incríveis e extremamente ricos, mas o modo como a história se desenvolveu (ex.: a primeira metade do livro traz uma viagem que praticamente não serve para nada na história e não dá em lugar nenhum) me deixou incomodada e, muitas vezes, irritada. Os personagens, apesar de terem vinte e cinco anos e o livro estar inserido no gênero "adult", agiam na maioria das vezes como adolescentes de dezessete (Évike principalmente, e ainda que eu entendesse o porquê dela ser do jeito que é, o modo como agia sem pensar e alternava de humores de maneira extremamente rápida e às vezes até mesmo descabida me frustrou um pouco). O romance dela com o Gáspár pareceu rápido demais para mim (embora, sim, o livro tenha mais de 400 páginas), mas admito que talvez seja apenas porque estou acostumada (e prefiro) casais com um pouco mais de slow burn, que vão construindo os sentimentos aos poucos e mudando o modo como enxergam aquela pessoa de maneira lenta, o que senti falta aqui. Mas, como disse, isso é apenas uma preferência particular e que não atrapalhou o modo como torci para que ficassem juntos. Se você conseguir passar da primeira metade do livro, a segunda de fato se mostra melhor e com um rumo mais definido. De qualquer forma, é uma leitura boa e interessante, mas não acho que leria o livro novamente no futuro.
crimsoncor's review against another edition
4.0
Who doesn't love a good enemies to lovers romance, when it is done well. The first half of this book is really excellent. The second half shows some YA issues sneaking in; it does people and emotions well, but nation-state organization less well. I always vacillate on how much I should care about things like "the political organization of this kingdom doesn't feel realistic", but I do find it to be immersion breaking. Still a really enjoyable story though and wonderful reading something fairy tale related where the world-building feels fresh
aethermoss's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
slow-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
3.75
lannnnnnnnnaaaaaaaaa's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
sylvilel's review against another edition
Yeah, I’m bailing on this one too.
Too much religious ranting, for one, which gets exceedingly boring after 1/6 of the book.
And while I do love a good wood-traversing, travel adventure complete with dark magic and impending romance, this just doesn’t cut it for me.
The pacing takes four steps back for each one forward. Our POV is thrust into action with very little preamble, giving us basically no time to get invested in her before her world is turned over. We don’t know what her motivations are, we don’t get to see what she’s capable or not capable of, and yet we’re expected to care for her right off the top.
The whole ‘my religion versus your religion’ debacle is just MEH.
We’re promised darkness and horrors as one of the main courses of this meal, yet the author seem very eager to brush past them, thereby robbing us of the reward.
Side characters are just that - sidekicks without any other mission than to serve as the fluff in the pillows, and make the main characters look awesome. They might as well be a pair of eyes on a stick for all we care.
I don’t mind a novel being all about the romance and all that - but if the romance is the important bit - don’t promise us so much else.
Too much religious ranting, for one, which gets exceedingly boring after 1/6 of the book.
And while I do love a good wood-traversing, travel adventure complete with dark magic and impending romance, this just doesn’t cut it for me.
The pacing takes four steps back for each one forward. Our POV is thrust into action with very little preamble, giving us basically no time to get invested in her before her world is turned over. We don’t know what her motivations are, we don’t get to see what she’s capable or not capable of, and yet we’re expected to care for her right off the top.
The whole ‘my religion versus your religion’ debacle is just MEH.
We’re promised darkness and horrors as one of the main courses of this meal, yet the author seem very eager to brush past them, thereby robbing us of the reward.
Side characters are just that - sidekicks without any other mission than to serve as the fluff in the pillows, and make the main characters look awesome. They might as well be a pair of eyes on a stick for all we care.
I don’t mind a novel being all about the romance and all that - but if the romance is the important bit - don’t promise us so much else.
serenity043's review against another edition
2.0
An interesting blend, but not filling
The various blends of magic and religion was interesting along with the setting and characters. The story was good, but I could have used a bit more in terms of action, plot, conflict, and character interactions. It all happens in such a short time period that I think it could have been stretched more. Not a bad read, but not my favorite.
The various blends of magic and religion was interesting along with the setting and characters. The story was good, but I could have used a bit more in terms of action, plot, conflict, and character interactions. It all happens in such a short time period that I think it could have been stretched more. Not a bad read, but not my favorite.
renmochizuki's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0