3.5 AVERAGE


I was honestly a bit disappointed by this book.
A fantastic kind of plot, startlingly original with the potential to be truly unique, and the author chose to turn it into a love story. And in my opinion, it wasn't done well.
Their relationship didn't make any sense to me; everything about it felt way too rushed. Ceony hadn't known Emery long when everything jumped off, so her entire motivation for going after his heart is ridiculous.
I had no reason to sympathise with this character. We don't know much about her; she's witty, studious, and she cooks well. I really couldn't have cared if she lived or died.
Now I will give credit where credit is due; there were a few moments I didn't see coming. There were a few moments where I was caught off guard by the way the author put words concepts I've wrestled with myself. Holmberg has proved that she certainly has that special something I search for in my writers, so I will definitely be coming back to her books.
Sadly, just not this one.
adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous dark emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Very cute read, good for a night in with a cup of tea
dark tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous emotional medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Lost a star for having the 31 year old teacher and 19 year old protagonist get into a relationship.
mysterious medium-paced

nessa989's review

3.0
adventurous hopeful fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No

beautiful, magical & enchanting but that age difference in the relationship was not cute. still gonna read the rest of the series to figure out how it ends though.