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4.42 AVERAGE
4.42 AVERAGE
Really did not see the twist at the end coming. Please tell me there's another hook!
3.5. I enjoy these characters and this story, but this was just so long. Could’ve used a tighter edit. I’ll definitely read the next one! Ending was great.
Pensavo fosse scampato il pericolo con [b:Bloodmarked|125178074|Bloodmarked (Legendborn, #2)|Tracy Deonn|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1680703098l/125178074._SX50_.jpg|62023758], purtroppo invece la sindrome da libro di mezzo ha colpito ancora. Oathbound è un libro di preparazione al gran finale, molto lungo, con un ritmo piuttosto lento anche se mai noioso. La trama è quasi tutta concentrata nella seconda parte, con alcune cose un po’ forzate, ma si risolleva con il finale sconvolgente, ben costruito e sadico (quando esce il quarto libro?!). Ho apprezzato l’evoluzione di Bree, coerente con quanto già visto del personaggio, meno alcuni dei nuovi pov. Non è il miglior libro della serie (Bloodmarked detiene ancora il titolo per me), è più un libro di mezzo, ma uno che ce l’ha fatta.
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challenging
dark
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:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
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
adventurous
dark
emotional
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
The pacing felt off. The long time span at the beginning of the book then followed by a lot of stuff happening in three days was kinda strange. I also don't know how I feel about the reveal at the end of the book, I might have to go back and look at whether it was hinted at or not because it felt like deus ex machina.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Sexism, Violence
Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Abandonment
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
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:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
mysterious
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
Best book I’ve read this year!
I am so bummed that I didn't love this book...
Legendborn and Bloodmarked both had such a confidence and surety to them, whereas I could feel Tracy Deonn trying to figure out what to do In the writing of this book. Oathbound mostly felt like 600 pages of exposition.
Legendborn and Bloodmarked both had such a confidence and surety to them, whereas I could feel Tracy Deonn trying to figure out what to do In the writing of this book. Oathbound mostly felt like 600 pages of exposition.
- The POV structure really fell flat, as it was completely abandoned about a third of the way through the book, with most those characters just telling us what they did for the most of the story when they all meet up at end
- There were a few places of world building inconsistencies (e.g., Zoe says that demons can’t mesmer but there are TWO separate parts that mention both Erebus and Mikael mesmering…)
- The character relationships and dynamics are such a highlight of these books and the erasing of Bree's memories cut all of that off. For me, it ended up largely feeling like a plot device to re-introduce and allow Nick to catch up as a love interest.
All of the incredible moments that Deonn brings into this book - Bree's moments with her dad, now that he finally knows everything; the knights of the roundtable showing real allyship for Bree as a black woman in her absence; that ENDING - felt overshadowed by other elements that felt so scattered. I'm still going to read the next book, but I hope that the last installment as the same knockout energy as the first two did.
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
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