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nettles's review
4.0
This book was a little too slow and serious for me, but the imagery was beautiful and I loved the idea of these characters.
alwaysbooking's review
5.0
5 Do you fear the dark stars!!!
That cover though... do you really need to know more about the book besides the cover? Okay about the book, a world where a witch creates siren tree daughters, there is a soul eater, and a wonderful young man named Owen just trying to survive with his family.
Owen was a delight as a character, he was so hopeful throughout the whole book. His family was so close and loving it was completely opposite of Seren that he couldn't quite understand why she couldn't stand up to her mom. While he did have to harden quite a bit towards the end of the book he still had quite a big heart towards everyone in the book, no matter what they had previously done to him. Owen seemed to be able to befriend even the most unlikely person. Seren on the other hand while very unpredictable in the beginning was probably my favorite character. She had a lot more to unpack character wise. She really has to believe in herself otherwise she may not overcome what has to be done. I adored her meetings with Owen all of them really because it was like she was always learning something new. Don't get me wrong this book isn't all romance and fancy there is bloodshed and war, and political plots going on. It's a lot in a small package and I loved every minute of it.
That cover though... do you really need to know more about the book besides the cover? Okay about the book, a world where a witch creates siren tree daughters, there is a soul eater, and a wonderful young man named Owen just trying to survive with his family.
Owen was a delight as a character, he was so hopeful throughout the whole book. His family was so close and loving it was completely opposite of Seren that he couldn't quite understand why she couldn't stand up to her mom. While he did have to harden quite a bit towards the end of the book he still had quite a big heart towards everyone in the book, no matter what they had previously done to him. Owen seemed to be able to befriend even the most unlikely person. Seren on the other hand while very unpredictable in the beginning was probably my favorite character. She had a lot more to unpack character wise. She really has to believe in herself otherwise she may not overcome what has to be done. I adored her meetings with Owen all of them really because it was like she was always learning something new. Don't get me wrong this book isn't all romance and fancy there is bloodshed and war, and political plots going on. It's a lot in a small package and I loved every minute of it.
joey1914's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
wolves_and_circuses's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
barbtetnis's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 Interesting idea. Engaging writing. But the pacing started to drag and I found I was speed reading to get through to the end.
shameem7's review against another edition
dark
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
jessethereader's review
3.0
This was definitely not what I was expecting it to be. I did really love the fact that it fell into dark fairytale territory, but the romance completely smothered this book. I wouldn't have minded the romance element had it just been one of the many layers of the story, but it overtakes the everything and makes it the main focus causing all the interesting bits to be covered up.
its_machardy's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75