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4.01 AVERAGE
4.01 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-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
emotional
slow-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:
Yes
God this book pulled at the heart strings, could not put it down. Loved the story but loved the two main characters more!
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-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
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
An interesting fantasy read with multiple outside influences including mythology and religious folklore. High stakes narrative with a strong female protagonist that has flavors reminiscent of Rebecca Roanhorse's Black Sun and Rory Power's In a Garden Burning Gold. The world building can be a little info dumpy, which results in a diluted atmospheric content, but the plot progression is interesting and tense. Lovers of the grump/sunshine trope will enjoy the character banter between Alessa and Dante. A good exploration of religious fervor and an enjoyable debut.
DNF. This is more complicated than I have the bandwidth for right now. Maybe I'll come back later and try this one again.
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Someone else on GoodReads called This Vicious Grace “the seductive lemon book” and I cannot stop thinking about that
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
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:
Yes
An Italian influenced fantasy focusing on a girl whose touch can kill? I'm listening.
I loved the idea of this society, where a pair is chosen to fight an incoming siege of (essentially) bugs. It occasionally gave me vibes of The Selection series, though with a fair bit more of sexual tension. Dante, of course, was my favorite character though I did love many of the fonti. However overall the plot was very predictable and I don't see where it'll be going in the next book. But I think that many people new to the genre will be wowed by it!
*Thank you to Wednesday Books and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest review*
I loved the idea of this society, where a pair is chosen to fight an incoming siege of (essentially) bugs. It occasionally gave me vibes of The Selection series, though with a fair bit more of sexual tension. Dante, of course, was my favorite character though I did love many of the fonti. However overall the plot was very predictable and I don't see where it'll be going in the next book. But I think that many people new to the genre will be wowed by it!
*Thank you to Wednesday Books and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest review*