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3.91 AVERAGE
3.91 AVERAGE
adventurous
medium-paced
slow-paced
Firstly I absolutely loved learning about this new world inspired by Indian mythology. The world building was incredibly vivid and descriptive. I also loved the slow burn aspect of the romance and I think it really fits well with the storyline. However I did struggle a lot with knowing, who was who and their parts in the story and actually what was happening, especially in the first half of the plot. This might just be my opinion but I did find parts very confusing and hard to understand which took away from the overall experience of the book sadly. Saying this though, I do recommend as this is a interesting and unique fantasy.
adventurous
reflective
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:
No
adventurous
challenging
emotional
fast-paced
Great series. Loss of .25 for a slightly manufactured issue at the end.
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
inspiring
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
I couldn’t get into this book at first but I kept reading thinking I might finally get into the story and get attached to the characters.
Unfortunately, I couldn’t and because of that I don’t think I will continue with this series.
Unfortunately, I couldn’t and because of that I don’t think I will continue with this series.
Thanks to NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
I loved this book! Devoured it. It has all of our favourite tropes, strong FMC, slow burn & found family. The world building was so beautiful, and I really enjoyed reading a book with south east Asian culture as opposed to the usual Eurocentric inspiration. We met Vikram and instantly he felt like the FMC’s bait and switch. I didn’t instantly connect with Zarya but it definitely fell into place throughout the book. It was really interesting meeting Rabin as well - finding out who he was at the end of the book was such a twist and I honestly ate it up.
The only small downfalls for me were the constant outfit descriptions. They sometimes took over scenes, however I have to be aware that because I’m not used to a lot of the South East Asian clothing it might have only seemed that way to me - I also wished we had maybe 100 more pages?! I so wanted to know more about Zarya and Yasen’s relationship. I could honestly read a whole book on their adventures and banter together!
Overall, I really do recommend this book - it comes out on Kindle Unlimited on 15/09/23!
I loved this book! Devoured it. It has all of our favourite tropes, strong FMC, slow burn & found family. The world building was so beautiful, and I really enjoyed reading a book with south east Asian culture as opposed to the usual Eurocentric inspiration. We met Vikram and instantly he felt like the FMC’s bait and switch. I didn’t instantly connect with Zarya but it definitely fell into place throughout the book. It was really interesting meeting Rabin as well - finding out who he was at the end of the book was such a twist and I honestly ate it up.
The only small downfalls for me were the constant outfit descriptions. They sometimes took over scenes, however I have to be aware that because I’m not used to a lot of the South East Asian clothing it might have only seemed that way to me - I also wished we had maybe 100 more pages?! I so wanted to know more about Zarya and Yasen’s relationship. I could honestly read a whole book on their adventures and banter together!
Overall, I really do recommend this book - it comes out on Kindle Unlimited on 15/09/23!