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megan_bbender's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
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? Yes
3.5
I really only enjoyed this book after I read Chapter 15 and onwards. I thought it was pretty slow starting off but I didn't mind the ending at all. The plot eventually got exciting. I loved all the characters and thought the attention to detail was great.
With that being said, I felt like there could have been more in the background. Things like what was happening with the war throughout that time?
I can't really explain why I can't give this book a higher rating. It just feels very in the middle, it wasn't bad but it doesn't at all compare to my favourite books.
With that being said, I felt like there could have been more in the background. Things like what was happening with the war throughout that time?
I can't really explain why I can't give this book a higher rating. It just feels very in the middle, it wasn't bad but it doesn't at all compare to my favourite books.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Abandonment, and Violence
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Torture, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Kidnapping
Minor: War
kaite's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
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? Yes
4.5
Since I read the Immortal Secrets of Nicholas Flamel in middle school I’ve been slightly obsessed with alchemy. To me when magic and science meld in the middle, there are so many possibilities. So when I had the chance to join the blog tour and read A Golden Fury by Samantha Cohoe, I was elated.
This tale surprised me in so many ways. I’d been on a historical fiction / romance kick earlier this year and this brilliantly interwove history, alchemy, mystery, and finding oneself together.
The dynamic between Thea and her parents is fraught with difficulties. Shipped off to an unknown, and slightly unwilling father, while attempting to save her mother Thea learns how to become herself. While her parents–at least her mother–seems to love her of sorts, it is her skill in alchemy that proves her worth.
Mix that with a deadly curse on those who get close to creating the Philospher’s Stone, the tension of French politics and a potential civil war, and the political machinations that occur in academia, Thea is constantly trying to prove herself. To her mother, to her father, to her past love, and to the young man who aides her father. Her kind heart is often overridden by her pride and this desire to prove herself and save her mother. This makes for a plenty bumpy journey, but I admire the mettle that she shows throughout even as her path continues to grow darker.
Hopping from frying pan to frying pan we follow Thea as the world seems to fold in around her, sometimes due to her own choices. I was enraptured by this fast paced novel, and often surprised by how things turned out. I would have never predicted the ending and thoroughly enjoyed myself while reading.
This tale surprised me in so many ways. I’d been on a historical fiction / romance kick earlier this year and this brilliantly interwove history, alchemy, mystery, and finding oneself together.
The dynamic between Thea and her parents is fraught with difficulties. Shipped off to an unknown, and slightly unwilling father, while attempting to save her mother Thea learns how to become herself. While her parents–at least her mother–seems to love her of sorts, it is her skill in alchemy that proves her worth.
Mix that with a deadly curse on those who get close to creating the Philospher’s Stone, the tension of French politics and a potential civil war, and the political machinations that occur in academia, Thea is constantly trying to prove herself. To her mother, to her father, to her past love, and to the young man who aides her father. Her kind heart is often overridden by her pride and this desire to prove herself and save her mother. This makes for a plenty bumpy journey, but I admire the mettle that she shows throughout even as her path continues to grow darker.
Hopping from frying pan to frying pan we follow Thea as the world seems to fold in around her, sometimes due to her own choices. I was enraptured by this fast paced novel, and often surprised by how things turned out. I would have never predicted the ending and thoroughly enjoyed myself while reading.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Torture, Kidnapping, Grief, and Confinement
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