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3.7 AVERAGE
3.7 AVERAGE
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
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:
Yes
While the plot at times was a little slower, Thiede used the time well to develop the MCs.
The side characters weren’t the most fleshed out things, but they weren’t meant to be. Still, each of them was developed enough to make them distinct and integral to the story, as well as to round out the plot.
The whole thing with the gods seemed asinine to me. But I’m pretty sure the characters were of the same opinion.
I loved Dante and Alessa’s teasing and romance. The sexual tension was fantastic. And of course Alessa’s innuendos were perfect comic relief.
The ending was sweet and a great conclusion for this duology.
The side characters weren’t the most fleshed out things, but they weren’t meant to be. Still, each of them was developed enough to make them distinct and integral to the story, as well as to round out the plot.
The whole thing with the gods seemed asinine to me. But I’m pretty sure the characters were of the same opinion.
I loved Dante and Alessa’s teasing and romance. The sexual tension was fantastic. And of course Alessa’s innuendos were perfect comic relief.
The ending was sweet and a great conclusion for this duology.
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I thought the first half of the book was really good but then it got a little repetitive and the ending was unsatisfying. I still loved Alessa and Dante but a lot of great things from the first book were missing.
The Crollo and Dea part didn’t make much sense to me and I don’t understand how Alessa’s death solved anything especially since Dante never accepted it. That ruined the ending for me and now looking back, I can’t believe the book was leading up to that moment.
adventurous
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
funny
inspiring
mysterious
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:
Yes
It started off good but felt a bit slow in the middle. We follow a lot of daily life and a lot of prep for the coming war. This war only covers a few chapters of the ending, and I wish the important parts were a bit more fleshed out I wish we could have explored what was happening til Alessa a bit more.
What really saves this for me is Alessa and Dante. I love them so much! Both as individuals and as a couple. They have so much trauma and I was rooting for them so hard. Alessa is such a weirdo and I love her for it!
What really saves this for me is Alessa and Dante. I love them so much! Both as individuals and as a couple. They have so much trauma and I was rooting for them so hard. Alessa is such a weirdo and I love her for it!
Oof. This Cursed Light is a whopping disappointment after This Vicious Grace. Usually second-book-syndrome is used to describe second books in a trilogy, not in a duology. There is nothing to look forward to after this book that could redeem the series.
The quality of the writing dropped so much in the second book that I would have a hard time believing both were written by the same person. There are chunks of information missing while you’re reading. As I was reading I convinced myself multiple times I must have skipped some of the story only to find out no, the author just cut out important scene setting and skipped to the end so readers are left to fill in the blanks themselves. There is also a LOT of skipping between pov with no warning or indication. So, I was very confused about who was talking in scenes because the narrator would switch two or three times. Finally, the ending was so cheap and essentially was a repeat of the first. I did not enjoy it, it was lazy.
However, the most frustrating part of the entire book was how much the characters had regressed. In the first book they seemed young, BUT they also had depth and were growing into their maturity. Now? They all felt like immature 13 year olds messing around without realizing the stakes.
Thank you to Edelweiss for the advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.
The quality of the writing dropped so much in the second book that I would have a hard time believing both were written by the same person. There are chunks of information missing while you’re reading. As I was reading I convinced myself multiple times I must have skipped some of the story only to find out no, the author just cut out important scene setting and skipped to the end so readers are left to fill in the blanks themselves. There is also a LOT of skipping between pov with no warning or indication. So, I was very confused about who was talking in scenes because the narrator would switch two or three times. Finally, the ending was so cheap and essentially was a repeat of the first. I did not enjoy it, it was lazy.
However, the most frustrating part of the entire book was how much the characters had regressed. In the first book they seemed young, BUT they also had depth and were growing into their maturity. Now? They all felt like immature 13 year olds messing around without realizing the stakes.
Thank you to Edelweiss for the advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Voto complessivo: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ e 1/2
Dramma: 💧💧
Sugar: 🧁🧁
Spice: 🌶️ e 1/2
Dramma: 💧💧
Sugar: 🧁🧁
Spice: 🌶️ e 1/2
Trope: fantasy romance - chosen one - found family - magic
Sopravvissuti alla Grande Voragine, Alessa è convinta di poter finalmente vivere una vita normale insieme a Dante, nonostante il giovane continui ad essere perseguitato dalle visioni inviategli dalla dea per metterlo in guardia contro un nuovo imminente pericolo…
Il principale problema con questa dilogia è la sua estrema semplicità: situazioni e scene già viste, e sviluppi più che prevedibili. Il secondo volume è fin troppo simile al primo, di cui segue pedissequamente le orme in diversi momenti, tanto che i due risultato pressoché speculari.
Il romance rimane in un’impasse per gran parte della storia, come se l’autrice non sapesse gestire altre situazioni oltre al “vorrei, ma non posso”.
Pur non essendo un “brutto” libro e avendo abbastanza frecce al suo arco da giustificare la lettura, rimane un prodotto, a mio avviso, soprattutto per un pubblico decisamente giovane e poco smaliziato.