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amelia77's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
elladk's review against another edition
4.0
WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT PLOTTWIST? I actually gaped at the final pages for 5 minutes with utter shock.
thesnflowxrs's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
tense
slow-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? No
5.0
tmsl13's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
rift1zen's review against another edition
4.0
J'ai beaucoup aimé, le main character était badass et on s'attache vite à tout le monde. C'était un slowwwburn comme je les aimes accompagné d'une histoire hyper intéressante, donc on s'ennuie pas. Relation qui change de l'habituel entre Kiva et Jaren (he fell first and harder j'adore) c'est un supportive bf. Le plot m'a tellement choqué c'était génial. Le seul "bémol" ce serait le type de fantaisie dont j'ai pas l'habitude, c'est pas exactement mon type d'univers favoris mais j'ai quand meme accroché.
Trope: grumpy x sunshine; he fell first and harder; slow burn; dark past; afraid to commit
Trope: grumpy x sunshine; he fell first and harder; slow burn; dark past; afraid to commit
floslibrary's review against another edition
5.0
4,75⭐️
easily the best book i’ve read so far this year.
the ending ?!??! OH MY GODDD
i need to read the second book rn
easily the best book i’ve read so far this year.
the ending ?!??! OH MY GODDD
i need to read the second book rn
salem99's review against another edition
challenging
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Interesting concept and I was excited to start reading it, but honestly this was a flop to me. Elemental magic and trials are usually things I love in books, but this one just did not hit for me.
the trials weren't exciting because they were all things that were pretty impossible and were only accomplished through luck and no skill of her own. I enjoyed her having magic healing powers at the end, but her being the rebel princess pissed me off, because where was the foreshadowing???? Not everyone needs to be a rebel princess to a lost kingdom, I liked her better as just a random girl who suffered to shitty circumstances.
I also felt like her internal monologue was so extensive in the middle of conversations. I would forget what the actual conversation about because shes been thinking for like 4 pages. It's giving Joe from "You".
Final beef: lots of examples of telling instead of showing.
I also felt like her internal monologue was so extensive in the middle of conversations. I would forget what the actual conversation about because shes been thinking for like 4 pages. It's giving Joe from "You".
Final beef: lots of examples of telling instead of showing.
l1l1thmaes_'s review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
It would’ve been a five star if not for the ending because what the fuck. The plot line was gorgeous and I love the building, the writing was very well done and I love the characters. I want to say that Kiva was one of my favorites, but you cannot betray my boy like that.