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nerdyforbooks_'s review
adventurous
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Ugh, this next entry in the series was rough. It basically highlighted all the bad parts of the first book (weird dialogue, using slang that makes no sense, making Marco the stereotype of a gay man) & made them worse.
The first almost 200 pages are a snooze fest. I found Marco annoying AF & honestly wished all his parts would just end (NOT how I felt about him in the first book even though there were issues). Plus the insta-love story he gets. While headed on that track in the first book, Breen is made more of the magical goddess who just “knows” and can “do stuff.” At least she’s still terrible with the sword, bow, & hand to hand combat. Except for points when she really should have been killed because she’s… bad at fighting.
This book, maybe even series, doesn’t know what it wants to be. Romance? Yeah, hardly. Breen & Keegan don’t come back to each other until like… page 300 almost. We get one “steamy” scene & otherwise it’s like “they spent the night together, page break.” Adventure fantasy? Nope, fight scenes are like 3 pages max with bare minimum descriptions. Since it’s trying to be a romance I could give this a pass but like… the romance aspect is also lacking?? And why does Odran keep trying to do the same damn shit? And why is Shana the only freaking interesting character?
I’ll finish the series because I need to know what happens & don’t think it’s a terrible overall concept. This book wasn’t it though. It was slow, even though it took place over like 2 weeks, boring, and couldn’t find an identity.
The first almost 200 pages are a snooze fest. I found Marco annoying AF & honestly wished all his parts would just end (NOT how I felt about him in the first book even though there were issues). Plus the insta-love story he gets. While headed on that track in the first book, Breen is made more of the magical goddess who just “knows” and can “do stuff.” At least she’s still terrible with the sword, bow, & hand to hand combat. Except for points when she really should have been killed because she’s… bad at fighting.
This book, maybe even series, doesn’t know what it wants to be. Romance? Yeah, hardly. Breen & Keegan don’t come back to each other until like… page 300 almost. We get one “steamy” scene & otherwise it’s like “they spent the night together, page break.” Adventure fantasy? Nope, fight scenes are like 3 pages max with bare minimum descriptions. Since it’s trying to be a romance I could give this a pass but like… the romance aspect is also lacking?? And why does Odran keep trying to do the same damn shit? And why is Shana the only freaking interesting character?
I’ll finish the series because I need to know what happens & don’t think it’s a terrible overall concept. This book wasn’t it though. It was slow, even though it took place over like 2 weeks, boring, and couldn’t find an identity.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, and Child death
cyndi1966's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Kidnapping, Blood, Child death, Gore, Grief, Sexual assault, War, Sexual violence, Torture, Murder, and Violence
offbeatlover's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
I really enjoyed the 2nd story in this series. The way Nora Roberts continued to expand the world building of Talamh from the first book was amazing. Bringing Breen to the city and getting her more involved was really interesting. I liked the way it dug into the politics of Talamh. I really loved that Marco's story expanded as well. He is such a wonderful character and it was great to see him find love too. Breen and Keegan's relationship continued to grow as well. They are definitely a slow burn, but I love their chemistry. I can't wait for the third book!
I will not be putting a spoiler warning on this as I think it is necessary to know: I would add that people should be aware of a content warning about sexual assault in the last 3rd of the book involving a secondary character Shana.
I will not be putting a spoiler warning on this as I think it is necessary to know: I would add that people should be aware of a content warning about sexual assault in the last 3rd of the book involving a secondary character Shana.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault
mithilwen's review
adventurous
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood and War
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
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