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3.84 AVERAGE
3.84 AVERAGE
adventurous
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Quite formulaic and predictable, but some fun world building. Was ready to be done at 75% because it was obvious how it would end.
adventurous
dark
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
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
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
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
dark
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
This book sat on my shelf for far to long, I will admit. It was difficult to get through, given the heavy themes revolving around grief, but I thoroughly enjoyed it once the plot began to pick up in the second half. The tense atmosphere and mood was beautifully written as well.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Murder
Moderate: Drug use, Blood
adventurous
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
2.5 rounded up to a 3…
I ended up dnfing this one and looking up a summary with spoilers on everything.
This book was just so long and it didn’t need to be. Also the magic system was thrown at us which left me uninterested in the story. I didn’t understand the magic system because I found it confusing. It wasn’t explained very well and was only mentioned once or twice. There were references to the magic system, but again how am I supposed to know what it means if it wasn’t explained properly?!
Plus there was a huge cast of characters which made everything even more confusing.
I was very lost for the majority of the book I did read.
I ended up dnfing this one and looking up a summary with spoilers on everything.
This book was just so long and it didn’t need to be. Also the magic system was thrown at us which left me uninterested in the story. I didn’t understand the magic system because I found it confusing. It wasn’t explained very well and was only mentioned once or twice. There were references to the magic system, but again how am I supposed to know what it means if it wasn’t explained properly?!
Plus there was a huge cast of characters which made everything even more confusing.
I was very lost for the majority of the book I did read.
"There is a scholar on these shores who breathes stories. He inhales all manner of them, holds each one in his soul, and when his lungs are too full of words, he exhales at last, daring to breathe his own stories to life. Thus he breathes in words and breathes more out, in and out and in again like the measured rhythm of the sea, until one day he finds a peculiar book that sets even the tides off their fated course."
WHAAAAAAAT
WHAT KIND OF ENDING WAS THAT?!
ugh. I need to the next book.
The way I was on the edge of my seat the last couple chapters.
Lacelle did an amazing job keeping me on my toes as I tried to figure out what was going to happen. The different twist and turns were so good!!! I was breaking the 4th wall so many times haha.
The world building?! The magic system?! So so so beautiful! It was so intricate and whimsical. This is just the book to get me back into my Dark Academia era. I loved it. It did take me a bit to get into because I was kinda in a reading slump...but still super good!
Emory. Girl. What the crap were you doing? I found her soooo annoying. Ugh. But...I realized at the end...that her decisions were similar to something I probably would've done. And I was like...oop. felt called out. Still. She made me so mad.
Baz~ oh my sweet sweet cinnamon roll pookie. I love him soooo much. He deserves the freakin world. I want him. Bad.
Loved it, need the second one now.
WHAAAAAAAT
WHAT KIND OF ENDING WAS THAT?!
ugh. I need to the next book.
The way I was on the edge of my seat the last couple chapters.
Lacelle did an amazing job keeping me on my toes as I tried to figure out what was going to happen. The different twist and turns were so good!!! I was breaking the 4th wall so many times haha.
The world building?! The magic system?! So so so beautiful! It was so intricate and whimsical. This is just the book to get me back into my Dark Academia era. I loved it. It did take me a bit to get into because I was kinda in a reading slump...but still super good!
Emory. Girl. What the crap were you doing? I found her soooo annoying. Ugh. But...I realized at the end...that her decisions were similar to something I probably would've done. And I was like...oop. felt called out. Still. She made me so mad.
Baz~ oh my sweet sweet cinnamon roll pookie. I love him soooo much. He deserves the freakin world. I want him. Bad.
Loved it, need the second one now.