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4.01 AVERAGE
4.01 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
sad
tense
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
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:
Complicated
YA fantasy books used to be my go-to reads but I don't find myself reaching for them as much anymore unless they are by authors I've read before. So I was taking a chance on this book and I think it was a pretty decent read. It definitely took a bit for me to get into it and the beginning wasn't my favorite but by the end of the book I think I actually enjoyed it. I do have to say that it's one of those books where I found myself caring about the characters more than the actual plot of the book. I enjoyed Alessa as a main character and the moments with her and Dante were my favorite. And as cliche as it might have been, I kind of liked how the big evil was sort of defeated by the power of friendship in a way. I mean that's kind of a silly way of putting it but in the book Alessa is kind of this "chosen one" (for lack of a better term) who is meant to join with someone who is gifted with powers to kind of be able to act as a source of some sort to join together to defeat the evil. Now at this point Alessa has been married three different times to one of these gifted people and all have died because of Alessa's powers (unintentionally of course). So now they've brought the rest of the gifted people together they could fine to figure out who could be Alessa next partner to hope to defeat this evil and at first Alessa kind of has complicated feelings towards the group and vice versa (you know because she's killed all her other partners) but over time and training together they all form a bond and a friendship. We don't get to see all that much of the friendship development so I wish there was more of that but I really loved how they decided to break tradition and all work together and defeat the evil. Like I said kind of cliche but also kind of cute. I liked Dante's character as well and how he tries to protracted at first that he's this touch guy that's only helping Alessa by being her bodyguard because he's getting something out of it but in reality he has a really big heart and has been through a lot in the past. I don't think this book would ever stand against my favorites in this genre but it definitely wasn't bad. The beginning was not my favorite but once I got past the first part of the book I got more into it. I liked it enough to want to continue reading the series and see what lies ahead for the characters.
emotional
funny
informative
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Alessa este alesă de zei să protejeze comunitatea din care face parte. Fiind o Finestra, o fereastră spre putere, Alessa are nevoie de un Fonte - cineva născut cu puteri pe care fata le poate amplifica și astfel, împreună, cei doi pot lupta împotriva răului. Dar Alessa nu este ca alte Finestre - atingerea ei ucide. După trei nunți și trei înmormântări, fata simte că timpul i se scurge printre degete; oamenii se împart în două tabere, apele sunt tulburi, sfârșitul lumii se apropie și ea este descoperită. Atunci când cineva atentează la viața ei, Alessa apelează la serviciile lui Dante, un proscris și un renegat, angajându-l să-i fie gardă personală. Dar Dante are propriile secrete ce vor ieși la iveală în cele mai neașteptate clipe.
Acest har necruțător este o carte despre condiția umană și despre singurătate. Atunci când află că este o Finestra, viața Alessei se schimbă: devine ceva mai mult decât un om, dar amplasarea ei pe un piedestal o îndepărtează de tot ce îi era mai drag, fata simțindu-se exclusă, îndepărtată, chiar respinsă, deși, aparent, are parte de toată iubirea din jur. Singurătatea și disperarea pe care o simte fata sunt emoții pe care autoarea le amplasează iscusit și frumos în acțiune, fiind imposibil să nu fii empatic cu protagonista.
Mi-a plăcut construcția personajului principal, dar și dinamica Alessei cu Dante. Cei doi se descoperă reciproc, lăsând măștile să alunece, acceptând ceea ce sunt și căutând o ieșire din situația creată. Personajele secundare au fost și ele bine plasate în scenă, ajutând la dezvoltarea acțiunii, dar și la dezlegarea misterului privind de ce atingerea Alessei ucide în loc să vindece.
Mi-ar fi plăcut să fie mai multă magie în carte. Deși pericolul ce planează asupra insulei este unul de natură magică, iar toate demersurile care se fac legate de protecție - alegerea Finestrei și a Fontelui - provin de la legătura oamenilor cu zeii, deseori am simțit că povestea s-ar fi putut lipsi în totalitate de magie și nu s-ar fi schimbat aproape nimic în narațiune.
La un moment dat, relația Alessei cu Dante se transformă aproape instant și asta mi s-a părut forțat, cum cei doi pleacă dintr-o etapă a prieteniei lor în ceva mai mult în doar câteva capitole.
A doua jumătate a cărții mi-a plăcut mai mult - avem acțiune, avem personaje care își arată complexitatea și puterea, dinamica din inima societății - cine deține puterea, cine pentru ce luptă - și mi-ar fi plăcut ca aceste aspecte să fie dezvoltate mai mult.
Recomand romanul dacă vă plac poveștile fantasy unde nu prea se vorbește despre magie, dar unde se pune accentul pe natura umană și pe puterea pe care o deține o comunitate atunci când toți sunt pentru unul și unul pentru toți.
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
mysterious
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:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
funny
hopeful
inspiring
tense
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Gaslighting
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
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
emotional
hopeful
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:
No
Loved this so so much! I was shocked to find out that this was debut — it reads like it was written by someone who's had way more experience.
Dante and Alessa absolutely had my heart. They are so perfect for each other, even though they tried to deny it.
This had such a good "found family" trope and the author was able to really differentiate the characters (something I was scared she wouldn't be able to do, after they were basically all introduced at the same time).
I'm looking forward to the next book! 😍
Feminism is when the male LI looses his power at the end and not the female MC 😉
Dante and Alessa absolutely had my heart. They are so perfect for each other, even though they tried to deny it.
This had such a good "found family" trope and the author was able to really differentiate the characters (something I was scared she wouldn't be able to do, after they were basically all introduced at the same time).
I'm looking forward to the next book! 😍
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Religious bigotry, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Death, Self harm, Death of parent
The sexual content is mainly fade to black but is a bit more graphic than typical YA.
adventurous
dark
funny
lighthearted
sad
tense
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:
Yes