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3.9 AVERAGE
3.9 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Just cannot get into this book. I cannot see how the two main characters could at all come back from this beginning. I don’t love the normalization of captor did something nice for me by giving me socks. I feel like I can predict where this is going and am just not interested.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
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
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
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
Pacing: 3/5
Engagement: 3/5
Originality: 3/5
Dialogue: 4/5
Imagery: 5/5
Lore: 4/5
Characters: 4/5
OVERALL: 4/5
Fans of ACOTAR and Avatar: The Last Airbender will enjoy this new series! I was hooked after approximately 33% of the way through. Can't wait to see how the story progresses!
Engagement: 3/5
Originality: 3/5
Dialogue: 4/5
Imagery: 5/5
Lore: 4/5
Characters: 4/5
OVERALL: 4/5
Fans of ACOTAR and Avatar: The Last Airbender will enjoy this new series! I was hooked after approximately 33% of the way through. Can't wait to see how the story progresses!
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
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
adventurous
dark
emotional
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:
No
adventurous
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
this story was kinda bland and unoriginal. I don't get why Penn was so cruel to Rhya in the beginning if he knew right away that she was a Remnant and someone he was searching for in order to save the world/fulfill the prophecy, but then completely switched up later and became very overprotective of her. The whole "i love you but i have to maintain control of my emotions and powers so i can't show you i love you" trope is really annoying (and reminds me of Xaden & Violet in Fourth Wing). After the entire push and pull, we don't get much development in their relationship until the very end when they almost hook up (but still no clear resolution over the emotion dilemma). Rhya is also annoying as the FL because her first instinct whenever she faces any kind of confrontation or difficult situation is to run away, and then Penn has to chase her down. I'm disappointed that throughout the entire book, we conclude with still no clear understanding or explanation of what the blight is, why the earth and air kingdom fell so quickly, and what sparked and fuels the conflict between the humans and faes. I can see that the author is probably setting up a love triangle/alternative romantic plot between Rhya and Soren, so I am still intrigued enough to read the sequel when it comes out to see how that develops and hopefully get more worldbuilding. Because the writing style is decent and still engaging to read, I think this is just an average, but not great, romantasy book.
adventurous
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes