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3.7 AVERAGE
3.7 AVERAGE
This was a good conclusion to the duology. Alessa and Dante’s love story continues to be beautiful and the final chapters real emphasize the devotion they have for each other, but the huge emotions and longing of the first book was dimmed in this one since they could finally be together and admitted their love openly and often. Even with that their keeping of secrets from each other, while useful for the plot, was a disservice to the relationship they had established. I continued to enjoy the side characters, Saida, Kaleb and Kamaria are wonderful. Getting more of Adrick, and his redemption, was also nice. But I was deeply annoyed by Talia for most of her arc. It didn’t read as protective of Dante it read as jealous, even though she was clearly not a love interest.
I thought the final battle with Crolo and Dea was exactly what you’d expect from two gods trying to prove the worth of humanity and was a fitting conclusion to the book.
I thought the final battle with Crolo and Dea was exactly what you’d expect from two gods trying to prove the worth of humanity and was a fitting conclusion to the book.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
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
3,5 ✨
I honestly had a good time reading it, but I felt that it lacked the sasseness between the MCs that we had in book 1 + I'm not a big fan of this type of ending (the MC dies but then comes back to life...).
I honestly had a good time reading it, but I felt that it lacked the sasseness between the MCs that we had in book 1 + I'm not a big fan of this type of ending (the MC dies but then comes back to life...).
This Cursed Light is book 2 in the Last Finestra duology. The first book, This Vicious Grace, was one of my top young adult fantasy picks of 2022, so I was excited and nervous to read this one.
Six months after saving the world in This Vicious Grace, Alessa and Dante want to settle down and relax. But Dante is dealing with the loss of his powers and with a vision that tells him the gods have a new challenge in store — and to survive it, he’ll have to find his exiled people, the ghiotte.
I really enjoyed This Cursed Light. It’s very different in tone from the first book, and feels much lighter and funnier. At first, that bothered me — I wanted the feel of higher stakes from the potential world-ending apocalypse. But I quickly settled in and enjoyed revisiting these characters.
This one is more focused on the character relationships and emotional journeys. Dante’s story is prominent. He wrestles with fear that he’s not good enough for Alessa, his past abandonment by his family, and the potential loss of powers that make him special.
I really appreciated the way Thiede kept Dante a strong, romantic hero while letting us see him hurting and insecure. Both Dante and Alessa are incredibly well-written characters with so much depth. It’s such a pleasure seeing how Thiede challenges them and keeps their relationship fresh, funny, and passionate.
There are some action scenes that rival book one, and a suspense-filled ending. I’m not totally sure how I feel about the ending…but I won’t spoil it in this review.
Definitely read This Vicious Grace before picking up this one. It jumps straight in and you need to know the lore and characters from the first book.
Thank you to Wednesday Books and Netgalley for my review copy of this book.
Six months after saving the world in This Vicious Grace, Alessa and Dante want to settle down and relax. But Dante is dealing with the loss of his powers and with a vision that tells him the gods have a new challenge in store — and to survive it, he’ll have to find his exiled people, the ghiotte.
I really enjoyed This Cursed Light. It’s very different in tone from the first book, and feels much lighter and funnier. At first, that bothered me — I wanted the feel of higher stakes from the potential world-ending apocalypse. But I quickly settled in and enjoyed revisiting these characters.
This one is more focused on the character relationships and emotional journeys. Dante’s story is prominent. He wrestles with fear that he’s not good enough for Alessa, his past abandonment by his family, and the potential loss of powers that make him special.
I really appreciated the way Thiede kept Dante a strong, romantic hero while letting us see him hurting and insecure. Both Dante and Alessa are incredibly well-written characters with so much depth. It’s such a pleasure seeing how Thiede challenges them and keeps their relationship fresh, funny, and passionate.
There are some action scenes that rival book one, and a suspense-filled ending. I’m not totally sure how I feel about the ending…but I won’t spoil it in this review.
Definitely read This Vicious Grace before picking up this one. It jumps straight in and you need to know the lore and characters from the first book.
Thank you to Wednesday Books and Netgalley for my review copy of this book.
I really did not care much about the plot but I loved the characters and their banter. I couldn’t help but picture them fitting perfectly into a contemporary romance book.
Characters feel as if all progress has been regressed just for the plot point of jealousy. They feel more childish than in the first book. I fear I don’t love the characters anymore due to this.
emotional
funny
tense
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
Could have used a more elaborate resolution, but this was still a pretty good sequel!
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
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