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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
~2 stars~
It started nice but then little by little, it started going downhill unfortunately. Things began to fall apart at the seams and it all became a mess.
The worst happened in the beginning of the second half of the book. I guessed pretty quickly who would be the 'bad guy' but the whole big reveal still didn't make much sense to me. It felt like a whole chunk of the story was missing with how sudden the reveal was. There were not enough clues that something like that would happen and the buildup was not enough.
Like, where is the explanation, where is the continuity? Some weird things are suddenly possible and I'm just supposed to buy that? No way in hell.
The confrontation in the end was a mess too, I got lost too many times and had no idea why and how those things happened.
(Or maybe I'm just too stupid to get it, idk.)
Also. Ewww, magic. I hate this word so much. Curses I can maybe accept but not magic. Nope.
Now about the writing. The story didn't flow very well and the scenes didn't connect with each other in the right way. The style itself was not great either and the way the author used their words wasn't very impressive. The characters were poorly developed and I didn't care about them at all (besides Marigold, she was pretty nice).
Also. A slow burn where the first kiss happens at the beginning of the second half of the FIRST BOOK of the series? Weak. That's not a fvcking slow burn. It wasn't even a burn since the main couple had no chemistry together. Like, not at all. I'm not even kidding. There was no connection between them and I didn't feel like they even properly knew each other.
I'm dissappointed. Again.
It started nice but then little by little, it started going downhill unfortunately. Things began to fall apart at the seams and it all became a mess.
The worst happened in the beginning of the second half of the book. I guessed pretty quickly who would be the 'bad guy' but the whole big reveal still didn't make much sense to me. It felt like a whole chunk of the story was missing with how sudden the reveal was. There were not enough clues that something like that would happen and the buildup was not enough.
Like, where is the explanation, where is the continuity? Some weird things are suddenly possible and I'm just supposed to buy that? No way in hell.
The confrontation in the end was a mess too, I got lost too many times and had no idea why and how those things happened.
(Or maybe I'm just too stupid to get it, idk.)
Also. Ewww, magic. I hate this word so much. Curses I can maybe accept but not magic. Nope.
Now about the writing. The story didn't flow very well and the scenes didn't connect with each other in the right way. The style itself was not great either and the way the author used their words wasn't very impressive. The characters were poorly developed and I didn't care about them at all (besides Marigold, she was pretty nice).
Also. A slow burn where the first kiss happens at the beginning of the second half of the FIRST BOOK of the series? Weak. That's not a fvcking slow burn. It wasn't even a burn since the main couple had no chemistry together. Like, not at all. I'm not even kidding. There was no connection between them and I didn't feel like they even properly knew each other.
I'm dissappointed. Again.
dark
emotional
fast-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
The pacing felt so off to me. I didn’t think the time had been taken to fully flesh out the characters and their relationships with each other. Every relationship was established so quickly so by the time we got to the crux of the novel, I wasn’t connected to these characters and also couldn’t really understand why they were so enamored with each other. I understand their vampire bond but that’s not enough to make me care as a reader about their relationship to each other…I LOVE found family but I feel like those bonds actually need to be cultivated they can’t just pop up out of nowhere? Anyway by the time all the action started I just didn’t have enough of these characters to care about what was happening to them. Also, it was sort of dual pov but just sporadically? which felt odd to me as well.
I’m usually a sucker (sorry) for queer vampires but this really fell flat for me.
1 star because Marigold was a badass and a babe.
And 1 star for the Irish Wolfhound.
And 1 star for the Irish Wolfhound.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
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
𝐂𝐔𝐓𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐓𝐄𝐄𝐓𝐇 | 𝐂𝐀𝐘𝐋𝐀𝐍 𝐌𝐀𝐂𝐑𝐀𝐄
𝐂𝐔𝐑𝐒𝐄𝐃 𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐏𝐒𝐄𝐒 : 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝟏
ᴇᴢʀᴀ • ᴋɪʟʟɪᴀɴ
The ups and downs in this book?! Had me on an emotional rollercoaster. The slow burn of Ezra & Killian was everything 😩🤌🏻
The last few chapters had me so on edge. My heart was breaking for Ezra. I'm definitely looking forward to Book 2.
⊰⚔⊱ 𝙔𝘼 𝙐𝙍𝘽𝘼𝙉 𝙁𝘼𝙉𝙏𝘼𝙎𝙔 𝙃𝙊𝙍𝙍𝙊𝙍
⊰⚔⊱ 𝙈𝙈 𝙑𝘼𝙈𝙋𝙄𝙍𝙀 𝙍𝙊𝙈𝘼𝙉𝘾𝙀
⊰⚔⊱ 𝘽𝙄 𝙍𝙀𝙋
⊰⚔⊱ 𝙁𝙊𝙐𝙉𝘿 𝙁𝘼𝙈𝙄𝙇𝙔
⊰⚔⊱ 𝙁𝘼𝙈𝙄𝙇𝙔 𝘾𝙐𝙍𝙎𝙀
⊰⚔⊱ 𝙇𝙄𝙁𝙀 𝙊𝙉 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙍𝙐𝙉
⊰⚔⊱⊰⚔⊱⊰⚔⊱⊰⚔⊱⊰⚔⊱
🔥 𝑨𝒗𝒂𝒊𝒍𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑵𝒐𝒘 🔥
‼️ 𝙲𝙷𝙴𝙲𝙺 𝙲𝚆 + 𝚃𝚆 𝙿𝙴𝚁𝚂𝙾𝙽𝙰𝙻𝙻𝚈 ‼️
𝐂𝐔𝐑𝐒𝐄𝐃 𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐏𝐒𝐄𝐒 : 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝟏
ᴇᴢʀᴀ • ᴋɪʟʟɪᴀɴ
The ups and downs in this book?! Had me on an emotional rollercoaster. The slow burn of Ezra & Killian was everything 😩🤌🏻
The last few chapters had me so on edge. My heart was breaking for Ezra. I'm definitely looking forward to Book 2.
⊰⚔⊱ 𝙔𝘼 𝙐𝙍𝘽𝘼𝙉 𝙁𝘼𝙉𝙏𝘼𝙎𝙔 𝙃𝙊𝙍𝙍𝙊𝙍
⊰⚔⊱ 𝙈𝙈 𝙑𝘼𝙈𝙋𝙄𝙍𝙀 𝙍𝙊𝙈𝘼𝙉𝘾𝙀
⊰⚔⊱ 𝘽𝙄 𝙍𝙀𝙋
⊰⚔⊱ 𝙁𝙊𝙐𝙉𝘿 𝙁𝘼𝙈𝙄𝙇𝙔
⊰⚔⊱ 𝙁𝘼𝙈𝙄𝙇𝙔 𝘾𝙐𝙍𝙎𝙀
⊰⚔⊱ 𝙇𝙄𝙁𝙀 𝙊𝙉 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙍𝙐𝙉
⊰⚔⊱⊰⚔⊱⊰⚔⊱⊰⚔⊱⊰⚔⊱
🔥 𝑨𝒗𝒂𝒊𝒍𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑵𝒐𝒘 🔥
‼️ 𝙲𝙷𝙴𝙲𝙺 𝙲𝚆 + 𝚃𝚆 𝙿𝙴𝚁𝚂𝙾𝙽𝙰𝙻𝙻𝚈 ‼️
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
dark
emotional
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
This book totally blew me away. I really didn't see it coming. The cover is gorgeous and the premise sounds interesting.. neither of those does the actual story justice. So. Freaking. Good. The plot kept me going, the characters made me swoon, and the found family? The. Best.
I would like book two absolutely immediately, please and thank you.
I would like book two absolutely immediately, please and thank you.