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4.1 AVERAGE
4.1 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
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:
No
This was kind of like AliExpress ACOTAR. Or Throne of Glass for that matter.
Seriously, the amount of parallels between this book and the aforementioned series is unparalleled.
That being said, I did enjoy this, although the ending absolutely infuriated me. There was no reason for Scarlett to be that dumb.
Seriously, the amount of parallels between this book and the aforementioned series is unparalleled.
That being said, I did enjoy this, although the ending absolutely infuriated me. There was no reason for Scarlett to be that dumb.
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
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
The better part of this book was about her not knowing figuring out the twin-flame thing, instead of strategizing, revealing hidden truths etc. The end was very random, why would you hide yourself through blood magic and then be so dumb as to use all your powers? It's not as if the Court could not have helped Scarlett defeat the night children?
Anyways, despite that still quite entertaining so 3.5
Anyways, despite that still quite entertaining so 3.5
dark
mysterious
reflective
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
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
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
I really loved the continued world building in this book, as well as the development of Sorin and Scarlett’s relationship. Sorin had me kicking my feet blushing SO MANY TIMES, he really is top 5 book boyfriends for me rn 🫣 the ending also was the perfect amount of 🤯 for me, cant wait to dive into the next one!!
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
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:
Complicated
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book suffers from second child syndrome. There's not a lot of plot advancement. Usually for a second book with little plot advancement, that means deeper lore, world, and/or relationship development. While different plot threads emerged in this one and Sorin and Scarlett finally identify their twin flameless, it wasn't wholly satisfying. Also, why was a side character sex scene waaaay hotter than Sorin and Scarlett's first time?!
The storytelling is a lot more tell than show and the pacing was clunky. I don't usually catch onto pacing issues when I listen to audiobooks because of how quickly I consume them, but this one stood out. Chunks of time disappear while several chapters are dedicated to an hour. Scarlett and Eliza were just suddenly bff's and after stubbornly refusing to be in any ruling capacity, Scarlett just upped and decided to accept her role and NO ONE put up ANY resistance? Oh and because of that, she is suddenly a master of her magic.
Despite Scarlett being in the fae realm for the first time, we hardly ever got to see outside of Sorin's bedroom and I found myself waitingwaitingwaiting to return to the mortal world.
Idk if I would've gotten through this book if I actually read it with my eyeballs, but we shall persist. There is interesting groundwork being laid. I just hope the storytelling gets better.
The storytelling is a lot more tell than show and the pacing was clunky. I don't usually catch onto pacing issues when I listen to audiobooks because of how quickly I consume them, but this one stood out. Chunks of time disappear while several chapters are dedicated to an hour. Scarlett and Eliza were just suddenly bff's and after stubbornly refusing to be in any ruling capacity, Scarlett just upped and decided to accept her role and NO ONE put up ANY resistance? Oh and because of that, she is suddenly a master of her magic.
Despite Scarlett being in the fae realm for the first time, we hardly ever got to see outside of Sorin's bedroom and I found myself waitingwaitingwaiting to return to the mortal world.
Idk if I would've gotten through this book if I actually read it with my eyeballs, but we shall persist. There is interesting groundwork being laid. I just hope the storytelling gets better.