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3.52 AVERAGE
3.52 AVERAGE
adventurous
hopeful
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
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is such a fun book. I'm giving it 4 stars because it's INCREDIBLY trope-heavy and groan-worthy cheesy at some points (obvious references to current pop culture stories and movies, dialogue exchanges that were straight out of an AO3 fanfic from 2015...), but it's written and edited well and it's very easy to lose yourself in the story (until one of those aforementioned Uber Cheese moments happen, which snaps you out of it instantly).
I'm not a fan of the 'non-curse words that have been turned into curse words for this universe' trope, but it was cute for this use.
I'm not a fan of the 'non-curse words that have been turned into curse words for this universe' trope, but it was cute for this use.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Physical abuse
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, War
Minor: Child death, Alcohol
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The world building was great but I found the characters annoying and tropey. The descriptive language was often corny and the characters’ reactions wildly over the top. The enemies to movies slow burn was clunky and unsatisfying, mostly because I couldn’t figure out what they possibly saw in each other.
adventurous
funny
tense
medium-paced
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This book is so extremely boring and the lack of character building is so frustrating. I really wanted to like this but the author made it impossible to really want to finish or look forward to more. Between all the arguments and bad decisions with the characters i was always left feeling angry and had a hard time wanting to read it
adventurous
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
sad
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
After the beautiful cover, I expected an amazing, steampunk romance with a great world. The inside was... disappointing.
It read like [b:The Quest to the Uncharted Lands|25081301|The Quest to the Uncharted Lands (World of Solace, #3)|Jaleigh Johnson|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1495919270l/25081301._SX50_.jpg|44767870] for older readers. The same steampunk styled world. A flying ship that needs to be saved. Exploring foreign people.
And, it was ok. But - the arguing. Kase and Hallie just couldn't get over it. And once they finally got along, Kase found someone else to argue with.
The world was well built, but confusing. There was Hallie, an expert at ancient civilizations. Which basically meant she could speak and read their language. Since she knew nothing else about them. And even once Hallie starting piecing everything together, I never quite understood it all.
And then it just ended. After switching to an unrelated place and time for the epilogue and featuring yet another pointless argument.
So, blame it on the beautiful cover if you'd like and the high hopes it gave me. Either way, this was disappointing.
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Content:
Violence, deaths, nearly losing limbs.
Language, mostly made up and use of blasted as a curse. But it was constant.
Swearing on different gods, and vague references to their religious practices (which somehow relate to magic) and souls.
Kisses and romantic tension, offscreen pregnancy out of wedlock.
The Cerl army soldiers are identified by tattoos on their bodies.
It read like [b:The Quest to the Uncharted Lands|25081301|The Quest to the Uncharted Lands (World of Solace, #3)|Jaleigh Johnson|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1495919270l/25081301._SX50_.jpg|44767870] for older readers. The same steampunk styled world. A flying ship that needs to be saved. Exploring foreign people.
And, it was ok. But - the arguing. Kase and Hallie just couldn't get over it. And once they finally got along, Kase found someone else to argue with.
The world was well built, but confusing. There was Hallie, an expert at ancient civilizations. Which basically meant she could speak and read their language. Since she knew nothing else about them. And even once
Spoiler
they met these mysterious people andAnd then it just ended. After switching to an unrelated place and time for the epilogue and featuring yet another pointless argument.
So, blame it on the beautiful cover if you'd like and the high hopes it gave me. Either way, this was disappointing.
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Content:
Violence, deaths, nearly losing limbs.
Language, mostly made up and use of blasted as a curse. But it was constant.
Swearing on different gods, and vague references to their religious practices (which somehow relate to magic) and souls.
Spoiler
An Essence is some person with a magical ability, and though he's been dead for centuries, he somehow comes back and takes control of Kase's friend's body.Kisses and romantic tension, offscreen pregnancy out of wedlock.
The Cerl army soldiers are identified by tattoos on their bodies.