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3.41 AVERAGE
3.41 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I started this book last month and needed to set the book down.
However, I ended up enjoying this book! Mostly.
The parts that worked well really worked! This is such an interesting introspection of identity, which I greatly enjoyed! The banter and two supporting characters were my favourite parts.
However, at times I found the book dragged. Not enough to put down the book, but enough to make me sigh multiple times.
Overall a romantasy I enjoyed!
However, I ended up enjoying this book! Mostly.
The parts that worked well really worked! This is such an interesting introspection of identity, which I greatly enjoyed! The banter and two supporting characters were my favourite parts.
However, at times I found the book dragged. Not enough to put down the book, but enough to make me sigh multiple times.
Overall a romantasy I enjoyed!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence
Minor: Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual violence
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
slow-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
I was excited to read this as the first OwlCrate Romantasy subscription box and ended up starting (and finishing) with the audiobook. I was disappointed, unfortunately. The MCs are stuck in a labyrinth with only partial memories and have to learn to work together against various challenges to defeat the maze. However, it felt disjointed and repetitive. I could not connect with the storyline or the characters. I felt like the challenges lacked a common thread, the rules of the world/memory loss/labyrinth were muddled, and there was a lack of logic to when the MCs worked together and when they did not. I can appreciate the uniqueness of the story's approach, but ultimately it did not work for me.
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
No
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I'm giving this book a solid 3.75 stars out of five. I was invested in putting together the pieces of Sadare and Daesra' past. The chemistry between the characters is there but I was wanting more as the story progressed. The final third of this book captured me the most, you get a chance to find out the truth and the FMC's inner monolog is something you don't want to miss. Poglie was a cute and entertaining addition to the story.
The ending was not at all what I was expecting, it was perfect for what the MC's have gone through. The twist that led to the ending, was not one I saw coming at all.
I don't think this writing style fits with what I enjoy, it felt a bit clunky and repetitive at times. To me it was a great premise with a slight lack of execution.
The ending was not at all what I was expecting, it was perfect for what the MC's have gone through. The twist that led to the ending, was not one I saw coming at all.
I don't think this writing style fits with what I enjoy, it felt a bit clunky and repetitive at times. To me it was a great premise with a slight lack of execution.
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I am not surprised by some of the comments for this book. May took a risk in deciding to convey the story in the way she did, especially because the narrative is so disjointed and slightly repetitive.
I mean I get why—we learn in time with the MCs (wink)—“both” of which have issues with their memory. It’s character-dense, in the sense that not much happens externally, but more internally. Plus, unreliable narrators tend not to mesh well with the average reader (imo)
I do think many readers were confused (rightfully) until the very end. I didn’t mind being confused as I do think there is pay off and it only drove me to continue reading, but I will say that I am still a bit caught up on the FMC’s backstory. I think it would have helped with the flashbacks to establish who she was (I honestly thought she was a priestess caught up on some daemon dick) towards the beginning of the book rather than the end. I feel like we don’t know her at all (which is ironic considering what we know at the end).
For me, I just think this is one of those books that gets better once you re-read it.
I mean I get why—we learn in time with the MCs (wink)—“both” of which have issues with their memory. It’s character-dense, in the sense that not much happens externally, but more internally. Plus, unreliable narrators tend not to mesh well with the average reader (imo)
I do think many readers were confused (rightfully) until the very end. I didn’t mind being confused as I do think there is pay off and it only drove me to continue reading, but I will say that I am still a bit caught up on the FMC’s backstory. I think it would have helped with the flashbacks to establish who she was (I honestly thought she was a priestess caught up on some daemon dick) towards the beginning of the book rather than the end. I feel like we don’t know her at all (which is ironic considering what we know at the end).
For me, I just think this is one of those books that gets better once you re-read it.
adventurous
dark
I fell prey to a pretty book on this one and it is very difficult to rate. The majority of the book was rather boring. It takes place in a labyrinth so they spend the whole book trying to escape and it’s just very redundant. However, I was too invested on figuring out how it was going to end to give up on it. And the pug creature is my spirit animal. LOVE him! There was also a big twist at the end that I never would have guessed. I don’t know how I feel about the twist but it does get bonus points in my book for the shock factor and conflicting feelings I have towards it. I switched to the audio and I will say that I really liked the narration and would recommend the audio if you did choose to go on this little wacky adventure! Still undecided if I will continue the series because I can’t say that I love it but I could see myself picking it back up just to see where it goes…