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4.14 AVERAGE
4.14 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
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:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
funny
sad
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
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
3/5
Many of the reveals in this novel were fantastic, and this remains one of my favorite magic systems and worlds, however, I struggled through the first 60% of this because I wasn't into El and Orion's angsty situation. And while I'm not mad at the ending, it also wasn't everything I'd hoped it to be.
Many of the reveals in this novel were fantastic, and this remains one of my favorite magic systems and worlds, however, I struggled through the first 60% of this because I wasn't into El and Orion's angsty situation. And while I'm not mad at the ending, it also wasn't everything I'd hoped it to be.
adventurous
dark
emotional
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
Orion and El should have been allowed to stay together for always at the end instead of him becoming a glorified security guard and being apart from her for most of the year, and I'm really irked about that, but romance has always been Novik's weak point and otherwise this book was spectacular and satisfying and rich and made me cry so much that my cat got really concerned.
EDIT: I can't stop thinking about this. Orion's ending is so bleak, like a punishment. The boy has never been free for a single moment of his life so in the end he gets... chained to the school as a forever guard? He doesn't get to go off and live and learn who he is or what he likes outside of being a manufactured killing machine? This goes beyond Novik not being good at romance novels and is just unnecessarily miserable.
EDIT: I can't stop thinking about this. Orion's ending is so bleak, like a punishment. The boy has never been free for a single moment of his life so in the end he gets... chained to the school as a forever guard? He doesn't get to go off and live and learn who he is or what he likes outside of being a manufactured killing machine? This goes beyond Novik not being good at romance novels and is just unnecessarily miserable.
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Amazing close to the series. Continues the strengths of the previous books—the voice of the MC, the exploration of the world— and builds on them. It’s like being strapped to the world’s most clever rollercoaster. Can’t wait to read more from this author!
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
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:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
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