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3.83 AVERAGE
3.83 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
adventurous
funny
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
This has definitely become one of my all time favorites! I was so impressed and surprised by it. It went far beyond my expectations. I will definitely be reading the next book in this series very soon!
The first thing I noticed about this book is that it is written in first person, which I love. I love getting a good connection with the main character. It makes everything more exciting. I was so glad to read a chapter from Matthew's point of view as well. It made me excited, once again, with the possibilities that could follow in this book.
Just from the voice of the main character, I felt a connection to her. She seemed so friendly and kind in her easy way of sharing her story in a soft way. She was interesting.
I was strongly hooked when I started reading this book and I found myself somewhat desperate to read more. I needed to know more and I needed amswers to my accumulating questions. This book completely drew me in, right until the very end.
I greatly preferred the book to the tv series because of the books pace and attention to detail. Everything was so well developed and fleshed out. The characters were all unique and original and their character development was clearly visible.
What a great book!
The first thing I noticed about this book is that it is written in first person, which I love. I love getting a good connection with the main character. It makes everything more exciting. I was so glad to read a chapter from Matthew's point of view as well. It made me excited, once again, with the possibilities that could follow in this book.
Just from the voice of the main character, I felt a connection to her. She seemed so friendly and kind in her easy way of sharing her story in a soft way. She was interesting.
I was strongly hooked when I started reading this book and I found myself somewhat desperate to read more. I needed to know more and I needed amswers to my accumulating questions. This book completely drew me in, right until the very end.
I greatly preferred the book to the tv series because of the books pace and attention to detail. Everything was so well developed and fleshed out. The characters were all unique and original and their character development was clearly visible.
What a great book!
adventurous
informative
mysterious
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:
No
Very interesting world and a talented interweaving of historical, scientific, and magical elements.
Things I liked:
- Parallels to godly personas (aka Diana/Artemis) and other religious sects/common spiritual beliefs
- Treatment of science as magic and revolutionary thinkers as those unravelling or adept at magic
- Lasting loyalty after easy movement past characters' preconceived prejudices when presented with people from different groups that are meaningful to the people they care about
Things I didn't like so much:
-the pacing of the romance felt off, they were committed after what felt like no romantic chemistry. It felt a bit "instalove" but without the attraction, just the prophecy aspect
- I felt a bit lost with some historical references and extracts, not sure what they meant for the story or characters at time.
Overall, very imaginative and well written serving as a good first part of an overall story but not necessarily satisfying/rounded in and of itself.
Things I liked:
- Parallels to godly personas (aka Diana/Artemis) and other religious sects/common spiritual beliefs
- Treatment of science as magic and revolutionary thinkers as those unravelling or adept at magic
- Lasting loyalty after easy movement past characters' preconceived prejudices when presented with people from different groups that are meaningful to the people they care about
Things I didn't like so much:
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- I felt a bit lost with some historical references and extracts, not sure what they meant for the story or characters at time.
Overall, very imaginative and well written serving as a good first part of an overall story but not necessarily satisfying/rounded in and of itself.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
I like the premise of the book and am hoping book one set the stage for the plot to unfold in future books. I did not care for some of the romance elements, but was really intrigued about the characters and some of the settings/plot (ex: a sentient house, etc). Overall, I though it was a fun, but overly long, story for book 1 and am curious about the following books.
I had fun reading this! I would say it’s a unique world, and liked the dark academia feel, especially while reading at the beginning of fall. However, I am not a fan of their romance— it moved along far too quickly for my liking, and I know this is supposed to be a dark romance, too, but I didn’t like how unhealthily possessive/controlling Matthew is. While Diana is curious, intelligent, and defiant, I feel that her personality deflates a bit when Matthew is involved. Pining for his presence, doing what he says (mostly), the speed of their relationship, etc.
I still enjoyed reading, and there were times that I didn’t want to put this down! However, some events/dialogue/the story in general did illicit eye rolls and a “wtf are they doing?” From me. :)
I still enjoyed reading, and there were times that I didn’t want to put this down! However, some events/dialogue/the story in general did illicit eye rolls and a “wtf are they doing?” From me. :)
Starts with quite a bit of cliche but it really draws you in with the myriad of characters. Although sometimes hard to detect pov between chchqrafters
Not ready for another handsome, brooding love interest. Who is also a vampire.
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
medium-paced