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4.02 AVERAGE
4.02 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
this review is filled with spoilers, and disappointment.
i really loved the first book, it was just perfect for me but i honestly think reading this book has ruined it completely for me. i felt like i was reading a totally different book? the plot twists just seemed to change everything in the book, i enjoy a good plot twist but i think i broke my neck from this one.
it was also overly sexual from the start, i didn’t expect to see that since the first book didn’t have any overly sexual passages or scenes. i don’t read smut, that’s my preference but it was really disappointing seeing this great story turned into something i couldn’t enjoy. like every second page had some sexual thought or act being committed, and it was annoying as hell because the main reason she went to the underworld was because she wanted to figure out who murdered her sister… i’m not shaming anyone for scratching an itch however she totally forgot about her sister.
all the clues about her sister were also given to her??? she didn’t really do any work on that part. i was so frustrated that this seemed to be put on the back burner, like how could she keep forgetting the only reason she was in hell??? her sister had physically show up for her to realise why she couldn’t solve the mystery. i mean she couldn’t solve it cause she was too busy thinking about fucking wrath or too busy describing every single piece of clothing.
then there’s the issue of the training that takes place between emilia and wrath, this made me want to rip the book in fucking half like the character of wrath is ruined because of this book. wrath mentions many times in the book how he respects consent and how there’s always a choice, etc.
where was his respect for consent when he used his power to make emilia strip to her underwear in front of him??? if he wanted to show her how powerful a prince’s power could be, couldn’t he have made her act like a dog and bark at him??? couldn’t he have done something other than having her strip against her will???
THEN THERE’S THE GLUTTONY TRAINING SCENE. emilia is drunk, he’s using the power of gluttony on her and things turn sexual, she says she is instantly sober and aware of the choices she’s making. i’ve been in a lot more intoxicated states than emilia was said to be, you do not fucking sober up like that. yes, she does say to wrath to seduce her which is consent in a way however there is one major fatal flaw: he used his powers on her to get her into that state of intoxication, think of a man supplying you with drinks all night until you can barely string a thought together. he was completely sober while she wasn’t.
it really fucking pisses me off when authors, especially women, introduce this into their story and it’s been done before. sarah j maas had a similar scene with feyre being drunk and rhysand taking advantage while under the mountain.
i don’t think this should be considered romance at all, the relationship is mostly sexual like you can’t call that romance.
but to be honest i reached the last chapter and was still thinking: what the fuck is going on? it just wasn’t anything i was expecting, i had hoped we would have gotten to see more the houses and more insight into how the underworld worked, there was so much potential for this and i’m sad to say it fucking did not pass the vibe check at all.
i really loved the first book, it was just perfect for me but i honestly think reading this book has ruined it completely for me. i felt like i was reading a totally different book? the plot twists just seemed to change everything in the book, i enjoy a good plot twist but i think i broke my neck from this one.
it was also overly sexual from the start, i didn’t expect to see that since the first book didn’t have any overly sexual passages or scenes. i don’t read smut, that’s my preference but it was really disappointing seeing this great story turned into something i couldn’t enjoy. like every second page had some sexual thought or act being committed, and it was annoying as hell because the main reason she went to the underworld was because she wanted to figure out who murdered her sister… i’m not shaming anyone for scratching an itch however she totally forgot about her sister.
all the clues about her sister were also given to her??? she didn’t really do any work on that part. i was so frustrated that this seemed to be put on the back burner, like how could she keep forgetting the only reason she was in hell??? her sister had physically show up for her to realise why she couldn’t solve the mystery. i mean she couldn’t solve it cause she was too busy thinking about fucking wrath or too busy describing every single piece of clothing.
then there’s the issue of the training that takes place between emilia and wrath, this made me want to rip the book in fucking half like the character of wrath is ruined because of this book. wrath mentions many times in the book how he respects consent and how there’s always a choice, etc.
where was his respect for consent when he used his power to make emilia strip to her underwear in front of him??? if he wanted to show her how powerful a prince’s power could be, couldn’t he have made her act like a dog and bark at him??? couldn’t he have done something other than having her strip against her will???
THEN THERE’S THE GLUTTONY TRAINING SCENE. emilia is drunk, he’s using the power of gluttony on her and things turn sexual, she says she is instantly sober and aware of the choices she’s making. i’ve been in a lot more intoxicated states than emilia was said to be, you do not fucking sober up like that. yes, she does say to wrath to seduce her which is consent in a way however there is one major fatal flaw: he used his powers on her to get her into that state of intoxication, think of a man supplying you with drinks all night until you can barely string a thought together. he was completely sober while she wasn’t.
it really fucking pisses me off when authors, especially women, introduce this into their story and it’s been done before. sarah j maas had a similar scene with feyre being drunk and rhysand taking advantage while under the mountain.
i don’t think this should be considered romance at all, the relationship is mostly sexual like you can’t call that romance.
but to be honest i reached the last chapter and was still thinking: what the fuck is going on? it just wasn’t anything i was expecting, i had hoped we would have gotten to see more the houses and more insight into how the underworld worked, there was so much potential for this and i’m sad to say it fucking did not pass the vibe check at all.
I'm just gonna say I need the next one like today!!! ❤️❤️❤️
I liked this book SO MUCH more than the first book. The MC is finally starting to find her own voice, though she’s timid and second guessing many of her decisions. The world-building is super interesting, bringing lore from fairytales and myths to reality and sort of humanizing them, while also adding it’s own unique elements. Similar to ACOTAR in the way that the first book doesn’t do too much other than setting up the rest of the series, but it had me hooked. It’s very well-written and progresses well.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
4.5. i’m so glad i finally picked this up& gave it a chance after i heavily disliked kotw because this was 10x better. that plot twist has me running to kotf so fast. criminal but intriguing ending. the hell setting of this was also sm better and fitting w the plot.
i can’t say i was that intrigued about the plot until the ending when it rly picked up, but the tension between wrath& emilia kept me going until then as this one was mostly more romance driven. i did feel like there were a lot of plot holes that confused me throughout, but in the end it came together and i was turning those pages SO FAST needing to know everything. wrath
i can’t say i was that intrigued about the plot until the ending when it rly picked up, but the tension between wrath& emilia kept me going until then as this one was mostly more romance driven. i did feel like there were a lot of plot holes that confused me throughout, but in the end it came together and i was turning those pages SO FAST needing to know everything. wrath
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes