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4.02 AVERAGE
4.02 AVERAGE
So happy I stuck with this series! Leagues above the first book and full of turns I never expected!
going to regret staying up late to finish this in the morning, but!!! solid second book here. can't wait to read book 3 and figure out some stuff. there are a couple reveals in here that didn't hit as hard for me since i read throne of the fallen first but!!! good fun real nonetheless. i loved the tension between wrath and emilia throughout the whole book, chefs kiss
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I truly gave it a fair shot, but I ended up putting the second book down halfway through. Life is too short and there are too many good books out there to waste time suffering through one that just doesn’t deliver.
The main character, Emilia, is insufferable. Immature, shallow, and constantly jumping to wrong conclusions instead of communicating like a rational adult. Her motivation feels completely unconvincing. There’s no real sense of loss, grief, or any complex emotion. Everything is surface-level: the motivations, the inner monologues, the goals.
The side characters are also very flat and lack any real depth. Wrath is the only well-written character and the only bright spot in the series, but even he isn’t enough to carry the story. It's unclear what he sees in someone as frustrating and childish as Emilia—an 18-year-old girl with little substance, paired with a dark prince who's centuries old, wise, and experienced. Aside from the obvious trope of youth and beauty, the connection between them just doesn’t make sense.
And as for the “spicy” parts? Not particularly spicy. Not sweeping, not emotional, not even all that exciting. Just… bland.
The main character, Emilia, is insufferable. Immature, shallow, and constantly jumping to wrong conclusions instead of communicating like a rational adult. Her motivation feels completely unconvincing. There’s no real sense of loss, grief, or any complex emotion. Everything is surface-level: the motivations, the inner monologues, the goals.
The side characters are also very flat and lack any real depth. Wrath is the only well-written character and the only bright spot in the series, but even he isn’t enough to carry the story. It's unclear what he sees in someone as frustrating and childish as Emilia—an 18-year-old girl with little substance, paired with a dark prince who's centuries old, wise, and experienced. Aside from the obvious trope of youth and beauty, the connection between them just doesn’t make sense.
And as for the “spicy” parts? Not particularly spicy. Not sweeping, not emotional, not even all that exciting. Just… bland.
Changing the setting of this book to the seven circles of hell was very cool, and I really enjoyed meeting all of the brothers and seeing them interact in their own world. Plus the tension between Emilia and Wrath is still building deliciously. However, I felt like book one did such a good job of leaving lots of doors open with question to find out, and book two did not answer really any of them. In fact, it just really opened more doors. For as far is we now are into the series, I’m feeling like the world rules and cheeses/prophecies, etc. are kind of unorganized and too hard to follow. I will admit I did not see that plot twist coming at the end though !
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
3.75⭐️
This definitely wasn’t the best plot ever which dragged my rating down since it got boring sometimes but I still had an amazing time so it’s definitely on the upper side of three stars
This definitely wasn’t the best plot ever which dragged my rating down since it got boring sometimes but I still had an amazing time so it’s definitely on the upper side of three stars
adventurous
mysterious
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:
No