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dark
mysterious
tense
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:
Yes
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Death of parent, Murder
SOOOOOO...I have so many mixed feelings. I loved it at first. Gray was hot, Willow is a thiccc bad ass, and the magic system is AMAZING. Towards the middle, I really didn't like Gray anymore. I get his schtick and usually I'm down for that kind of character but he gave me the ick fast. Some of the cringe stuff he said gave me Zade Meadows vibes and, while I know many of y'all like him, I can't stand that character. The twist at the end was interesting, if not a little predictable, and I think it set up the next book to be really interesting. I found myself wanting to be over at 80% but then wanting to read the next one when it was done.
My main complaint is the reason I even read it in the first place: the spice. For me, 3/5 spice, which is my preference. My issue is it seemed like it was just put in for the sake of being there. It didn't really add anything other than a chance to slap smut in the book and I honestly think it took away from it. Like I said the story was REALLY good and the magic system was probably one of my favorites ever. I found myself wishing for more of that and less seemingly pointless sex.
It was decent, I'll be checking out the next one.
My main complaint is the reason I even read it in the first place: the spice. For me, 3/5 spice, which is my preference. My issue is it seemed like it was just put in for the sake of being there. It didn't really add anything other than a chance to slap smut in the book and I honestly think it took away from it. Like I said the story was REALLY good and the magic system was probably one of my favorites ever. I found myself wishing for more of that and less seemingly pointless sex.
It was decent, I'll be checking out the next one.
I love the idea of this book, I just wish there was more world building. More development of the other characters outside of the main ones.
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Somewhat confused at the start of the book about what this was actually about. The ending set the second one up to be potentially pretty interesting