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4.11 AVERAGE
4.11 AVERAGE
3,5✨
Es dreht sich irgendwie alles doch zu sehr in Kreis und erinnert dabei viel zu sehr an ToG.
In Band 1 war es noch okay, weil ich solche Arten von Geschichte mag aber in Band 2 wird es sooooo auffällig. Ich kann nicht mehr. Breche die Reihe an dieser Stelle ab
Es dreht sich irgendwie alles doch zu sehr in Kreis und erinnert dabei viel zu sehr an ToG.
In Band 1 war es noch okay, weil ich solche Arten von Geschichte mag aber in Band 2 wird es sooooo auffällig. Ich kann nicht mehr. Breche die Reihe an dieser Stelle ab
adventurous
dark
emotional
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
4 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
“Rage, Scarlett. Rage and scream and cry and fall apart. You are allowed to feel and do all those things, but you do not stop fighting. You do not give up. You become a bigger storm.”
Lady of Shadows is the second installment in the series and while the action and plot building slows down, the characters shine in this book.
There was more focus on characters' development, fleshing out their relationships, and more important: healing.
This book was generous in giving us the answers for questions we had since book 1.
I'm very interested to see how it all plays out in book 1 after that cliffhanger
“Rage, Scarlett. Rage and scream and cry and fall apart. You are allowed to feel and do all those things, but you do not stop fighting. You do not give up. You become a bigger storm.”
Lady of Shadows is the second installment in the series and while the action and plot building slows down, the characters shine in this book.
There was more focus on characters' development, fleshing out their relationships, and more important: healing.
This book was generous in giving us the answers for questions we had since book 1.
I'm very interested to see how it all plays out in book 1 after that cliffhanger
5++ ⭐️
THE WAY IM LITERALLY SCREAMING AT THIS ENDING HOLY HECK ??!!
The plot thickens and I have never been more intrigued to find out what happens next!!!!!!
THE WAY IM LITERALLY SCREAMING AT THIS ENDING HOLY HECK ??!!
The plot thickens and I have never been more intrigued to find out what happens next!!!!!!
Lots of TofG and ACATAR parallels... still a compelling story but also so much going on..
One line review: Scarlett wants to be like Aelin but with this personality she can hardly be Chaol.
Where do I even start? Do I even WANT to start writing this review? Probably not.
Scarlett is the most insufferable main character I’ve met in months. She is arrogant, infuriating, inconsequential and, on top of all that, acting like a fucking child. We get it, babe. You didn’t want to be a queen. Alright. THEN DON’T BECOME ONE.
She is such a brat. She knows nothing about ruling and the lands she’s supposed to rule over but when someone more experienced ( and with at least one brain cell) is giving her advice she throws tantrums like a baby. She expects Sorin to tell her everything while she keeps secrets from him ALL THE FUCKING TIME and disrespect his personal boundaries. Fucking idiot.
Also, the pacing of this book was so bad. We could get a 20 pages long chapters about Callan reading books or moping because Scarlett rejected him (run dude!!!) but when the main character is making a life altering decision, it literally happens within 3 pages. UGH. No.
The writing??? The amount of times the words “Interesting” or “intriguing” OR (my personal favourite) any variation of “That they are.” were used in dialogues makes my blood boil. I know it’s hard to tell a story not through dialogue but… please stop.
I wish someone told the author that the best place for fanfiction is AO3, not a publishing house. I know that certain tropes and elements will be used repeatedly by hundreds of authors, especially in fantasy, but when you use exactly the same ones as one particular author (maybe two), it becomes a problem. Examples below:
— an Oracle who appears to everyone “wearing” a different face
— Blood Marks (weird Marks no one understands but the main character learns how to DRAW and use them with her blood)
— Inner Circle (I don’t know why people insist on copying characters like Morrigan from ACOTAR when she has literally zero personality. 10 points to Hufflepuff for giving the “edgy, quiet” SPY guy ASH riding ((????)) powers instead of shadows though.)
— Sorin is literally Rowan but without tattoos on his face. I won’t be elaborating on this
— the Keys and the LOCK???? Please be at least a little original
Where do I even start? Do I even WANT to start writing this review? Probably not.
Scarlett is the most insufferable main character I’ve met in months. She is arrogant, infuriating, inconsequential and, on top of all that, acting like a fucking child. We get it, babe. You didn’t want to be a queen. Alright. THEN DON’T BECOME ONE.
She is such a brat. She knows nothing about ruling and the lands she’s supposed to rule over but when someone more experienced ( and with at least one brain cell) is giving her advice she throws tantrums like a baby. She expects Sorin to tell her everything while she keeps secrets from him ALL THE FUCKING TIME and disrespect his personal boundaries. Fucking idiot.
Also, the pacing of this book was so bad. We could get a 20 pages long chapters about Callan reading books or moping because Scarlett rejected him (run dude!!!) but when the main character is making a life altering decision, it literally happens within 3 pages. UGH. No.
The writing??? The amount of times the words “Interesting” or “intriguing” OR (my personal favourite) any variation of “That they are.” were used in dialogues makes my blood boil. I know it’s hard to tell a story not through dialogue but… please stop.
I wish someone told the author that the best place for fanfiction is AO3, not a publishing house. I know that certain tropes and elements will be used repeatedly by hundreds of authors, especially in fantasy, but when you use exactly the same ones as one particular author (maybe two), it becomes a problem. Examples below:
— an Oracle who appears to everyone “wearing” a different face
— Blood Marks (weird Marks no one understands but the main character learns how to DRAW and use them with her blood)
— Inner Circle (I don’t know why people insist on copying characters like Morrigan from ACOTAR when she has literally zero personality. 10 points to Hufflepuff for giving the “edgy, quiet” SPY guy ASH riding ((????)) powers instead of shadows though.)
— Sorin is literally Rowan but without tattoos on his face. I won’t be elaborating on this
— the Keys and the LOCK???? Please be at least a little original
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:
Complicated
I wasn't in the mood for this one when I started it, but it slowly brought me around. It was good and pulled me back into the overall story arc. I'm once again looking forward to the continuation of this story.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
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
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes