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The Damned

Renée Ahdieh

3.71 AVERAGE

adventurous reflective tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Eh. Ultimately disappointing.
adventurous dark mysterious 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: Yes

i’m in a reading slump so it didn’t stimulate me enough, it was not as good as the first book, i honestly would have rated it higher if I weren’t in a slump but…

3,5*

This series is just my cup of tea. This book is very different from the first one—less mysterious vampire more standard YA paranormal fey. With that being said, I still REALLY enjoyed it. I love the setting of this series and the whole premise.

For some reason in my head this was only a duology, so imagine my shock upon reading the last few chapters. I was ELATED to discover that there will be another book in this series. The twists are groundbreaking. The characters and atmosphere are exceptional. I just love it.
dark mysterious tense medium-paced
adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

It had been awhile since I read The Beautiful so it took me a little while to understand what was going on, but I liked how this went.
I liked Bastien beenin broody and aloof, and how Celine knew she wanted to find out what happened to her and didn't blindly trust what everyone was sayin (like in most fantasy).
Also plot twist, difficult perspectives and finding out more about the Vale.

I loved this book so much!
The only reason it’s 4 stars is because it was a little slow in the beginning but then it picked up!
I love how in this book each chapter gets their own separate chapter so you can see what’s going on from multiple points of view. Celine and Basiten are amazing together.
I love the whole essence of this book vampries, werewolves, fae, and it’s in New Orleans !
Can’t wait for the next one !