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annaprifti's review against another edition
5.0
Ahh this book was so good! It was painful too tho since it has a lot of violence. Love the main characters. Can’t wait to read the next one!:)
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kennyisboard's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
lexysbookcorner's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
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? It's complicated
4.0
“When the fear takes over, use the only thing more powerful, more indestructible, to fight it: your spirit. Your heart.”
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
•Dual POV
•love triangle (x2??)
•twisty
SKIES!! I ate this book up! I love a book with a rebellion-taking me back to my hunger games obsession fr ✋😌 the world building was excellent and very easy to follow along with (perfect for my fellow mood readers). The writing was so engaging and I was sitting over here with my jaw on the floor so many times.
Laia is a quiet scholar who had her whole life upturned on one fateful night. She’s forced to set her fears aside and do things she would’ve once ran away from in order to save her brother. I definitely grew to love her as the book went on. The lengths this girl would go to for the people she cares about 😭 she’s truly selfless and becomes so brave. I look forward to more character development with her!
“As long as there is life, there is hope.”
Elias is the top soldier at blackcliff, where he is being trained to defend the empire’s rule. Only he completely loathes the empire and would do anything to be free of his duty. This man is just good to the bone 😭❤️ I felt so bad for him. He was forced into a cruel life at such a young age, but never lost sight of his beliefs.
“Damn the Trials,” I say to her. “Damn Blackcliff. And damn you too.”
The romance was very interesting! I don’t know if I’ve ever read a book with two love triangle?? Love zigzag perhaps??
M M
\ / \
F F
Anywho, I think Laia’s love triangle was a little unnecessary. I don’t think we saw enough of Keenan and I don’t feel any sort of attachment to him (perhaps intentional, we shall see). However, elias’ love triangle was keeping me on my toes. This man was going through it with his emotions!!
“I arch into him, reveling in his strength, his fire, the alchemy between us twisting and burning and melding until it feels like gold.”
I am very excited to continue this series 😌
-
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
•Dual POV
•love triangle (x2??)
•twisty
SKIES!! I ate this book up! I love a book with a rebellion-taking me back to my hunger games obsession fr ✋😌 the world building was excellent and very easy to follow along with (perfect for my fellow mood readers). The writing was so engaging and I was sitting over here with my jaw on the floor so many times.
Laia is a quiet scholar who had her whole life upturned on one fateful night. She’s forced to set her fears aside and do things she would’ve once ran away from in order to save her brother. I definitely grew to love her as the book went on. The lengths this girl would go to for the people she cares about 😭 she’s truly selfless and becomes so brave. I look forward to more character development with her!
“As long as there is life, there is hope.”
Elias is the top soldier at blackcliff, where he is being trained to defend the empire’s rule. Only he completely loathes the empire and would do anything to be free of his duty. This man is just good to the bone 😭❤️ I felt so bad for him. He was forced into a cruel life at such a young age, but never lost sight of his beliefs.
“Damn the Trials,” I say to her. “Damn Blackcliff. And damn you too.”
The romance was very interesting! I don’t know if I’ve ever read a book with two love triangle?? Love zigzag perhaps??
M M
\ / \
F F
Anywho, I think Laia’s love triangle was a little unnecessary. I don’t think we saw enough of Keenan and I don’t feel any sort of attachment to him (perhaps intentional, we shall see). However, elias’ love triangle was keeping me on my toes. This man was going through it with his emotions!!
“I arch into him, reveling in his strength, his fire, the alchemy between us twisting and burning and melding until it feels like gold.”
I am very excited to continue this series 😌
crescentcourt's review against another edition
5.0
I bought this book over a year ago and since then it has been sitting on my shelf. I finally decided to read it and I'm so glad I did. This was the perfect way to cure my koa hangover. I was utterly surprised and extremely impressed with how much I enjoyed this book. There was never a dull moment and I didn't want to put this down. It was a page turner for sure. I LOVED the storyline and I can't wait to read the next book. I don't know what I was expecting, but it wasn't this.
sophieboddice's review against another edition
3.0
3.5
This was well written and I did enjoy it for the most part, but it was sometimes slow and boring.
If I was rating this as a first book in a SERIES, I would have said it was a good first book for the world building and character development etc... But...
Its been sold as a stand along fantasy book... which made it underwhelming for me.
With that ending I can tell that theres probably going to be another book come out of this.
This was well written and I did enjoy it for the most part, but it was sometimes slow and boring.
If I was rating this as a first book in a SERIES, I would have said it was a good first book for the world building and character development etc... But...
Its been sold as a stand along fantasy book... which made it underwhelming for me.
With that ending I can tell that theres probably going to be another book come out of this.
nicki_has_thoughts's review against another edition
adventurous
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
4.5
kindlekatiies's review against another edition
5.0
You know that moment when you pick up a book and within the first 30 pages, you already know it's going to be a favorite and you're going to end up binge reading the whole series in roughly a month?
Cause same.
Tahir's writing captives you within seconds and throws you into the world of Laia and Elias within in minutes. And yes, I would 110% die for both of them. End of story.
Cause same.
Tahir's writing captives you within seconds and throws you into the world of Laia and Elias within in minutes. And yes, I would 110% die for both of them. End of story.
emilye3's review against another edition
5.0
4.5
So good! I’m happy I finally got to this book. It’s been sitting on my shelf for years and I ended up getting the whole series and I loved this book! Onto the next one!
So good! I’m happy I finally got to this book. It’s been sitting on my shelf for years and I ended up getting the whole series and I loved this book! Onto the next one!
erica_reads_everything's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
This was boring and extremely slow. I will not be continuing the series and I'm a little sorry that I didn't DNF it.