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4.03 AVERAGE
4.03 AVERAGE
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
emotional
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
adventurous
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
The oppressed falling in love with their oppressors is my least favorite trope.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
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
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
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
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Aelin the goat
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
ꜱᴘᴏɪʟᴇʀ-ꜰʀᴇᴇ ʏᴀ ꜰᴀɴᴛᴀꜱʏ ʙᴏᴏᴋ ʀᴇᴠɪᴇᴡ
This book was really lovely to read - It reminded me of many YA fantasies that I grew up loving when I was younger!
I really enjoyed the stakes that were pushed throughout the narrative, leading to an exciting reveal towards the end of the book (though, there are enough hints that the reader should be able to put some things together themselves before then).
Celaena as a character was engaging - I'm a sucker for strong ladies and she fits that bill. I struggled with a few of the decisions and concerns she has along the way, but am looking forward to her development as I continue reading the series.
I was warned before walking into this book that I should keep in mind this is Sarah J. Maas' first novel and it shows, I was pleasantly surprised that there were only a few moments where I was left scratching my head or having to overlook things. It wasn't 'tough to get through' as I was imagining, and it was genuinely a fun read. I struggled to put it down for the last 200 pages and ended up reading most of it in a day!
I'm super excited to see what the rest of the series has in store and to learn more about this world.
Quotes:
“ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ʀᴀᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴛᴀʀꜱ," ꜱʜᴇ ᴡʜɪꜱᴘᴇʀᴇᴅ. "ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴅᴏ ᴀɴʏᴛʜɪɴɢ, ɪꜰ ᴏɴʟʏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴀʀᴇᴅ. ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴇᴇᴘ ᴅᴏᴡɴ, ʏᴏᴜ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ɪᴛ, ᴛᴏᴏ. ᴛʜᴀᴛ’ꜱ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ꜱᴄᴀʀᴇꜱ ʏᴏᴜ ᴍᴏꜱᴛ.”
“ꜱᴛɪʟʟ, ᴛʜᴇ ɪᴍᴀɢᴇ ʜᴀᴜɴᴛᴇᴅ ʜɪꜱ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍꜱ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ɴɪɢʜᴛ: ᴀ ʟᴏᴠᴇʟʏ ɢɪʀʟ ɢᴀᴢɪɴɢ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴛᴀʀꜱ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴛᴀʀꜱ ᴡʜᴏ ɢᴀᴢᴇᴅ ʙᴀᴄᴋ.”
Rating:
⭐⭐⭐.5/5
This book was really lovely to read - It reminded me of many YA fantasies that I grew up loving when I was younger!
I really enjoyed the stakes that were pushed throughout the narrative, leading to an exciting reveal towards the end of the book (though, there are enough hints that the reader should be able to put some things together themselves before then).
Celaena as a character was engaging - I'm a sucker for strong ladies and she fits that bill. I struggled with a few of the decisions and concerns she has along the way, but am looking forward to her development as I continue reading the series.
I was warned before walking into this book that I should keep in mind this is Sarah J. Maas' first novel and it shows, I was pleasantly surprised that there were only a few moments where I was left scratching my head or having to overlook things. It wasn't 'tough to get through' as I was imagining, and it was genuinely a fun read. I struggled to put it down for the last 200 pages and ended up reading most of it in a day!
I'm super excited to see what the rest of the series has in store and to learn more about this world.
Quotes:
“ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ʀᴀᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴛᴀʀꜱ," ꜱʜᴇ ᴡʜɪꜱᴘᴇʀᴇᴅ. "ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴅᴏ ᴀɴʏᴛʜɪɴɢ, ɪꜰ ᴏɴʟʏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴀʀᴇᴅ. ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴇᴇᴘ ᴅᴏᴡɴ, ʏᴏᴜ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ɪᴛ, ᴛᴏᴏ. ᴛʜᴀᴛ’ꜱ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ꜱᴄᴀʀᴇꜱ ʏᴏᴜ ᴍᴏꜱᴛ.”
“ꜱᴛɪʟʟ, ᴛʜᴇ ɪᴍᴀɢᴇ ʜᴀᴜɴᴛᴇᴅ ʜɪꜱ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍꜱ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ɴɪɢʜᴛ: ᴀ ʟᴏᴠᴇʟʏ ɢɪʀʟ ɢᴀᴢɪɴɢ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴛᴀʀꜱ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴛᴀʀꜱ ᴡʜᴏ ɢᴀᴢᴇᴅ ʙᴀᴄᴋ.”
Rating:
⭐⭐⭐.5/5
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-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