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3.49 AVERAGE
3.49 AVERAGE
made it 90% of the way and DNF’d it. boring, not really plot driven, “world building” is a character teaching you everything and it’s too complex for how simple this book is
This book was great from start to finish.
Nemain is a breath of fresh air when it comes to main characters. Finally a FMC who's not 19 years old. She's sassy, but not brooding. She's not helpless, and not "the best assassin that ever lived," either. She's flawed, but not so dumb it makes me want to throw my kindle across the room. S-tier
The plot is tightly woven, consistent, well-paced, and all threads are resolved by the end (except what is clearly purposely left there for the next book).
The writing and dialogue are hilarious. The amount I cackled with glee reading this book...
The only things keeping this book away from 5 stars are:
- There was nothing really profound here. Nothing that made me cry or made me really think. But the setup is there for it, and I'm hoping the later books in the series will get there.
- Spelling and grammar errors. I spotted a half dozen as I read.
Nemain is a breath of fresh air when it comes to main characters. Finally a FMC who's not 19 years old. She's sassy, but not brooding. She's not helpless, and not "the best assassin that ever lived," either. She's flawed, but not so dumb it makes me want to throw my kindle across the room. S-tier
The plot is tightly woven, consistent, well-paced, and all threads are resolved by the end (except what is clearly purposely left there for the next book).
The writing and dialogue are hilarious. The amount I cackled with glee reading this book...
The only things keeping this book away from 5 stars are:
- There was nothing really profound here. Nothing that made me cry or made me really think. But the setup is there for it, and I'm hoping the later books in the series will get there.
- Spelling and grammar errors. I spotted a half dozen as I read.
Maddox Grey is fantastic! I can't put these books down!
adventurous
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
hopeful
mysterious
sad
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:
Complicated
A powerful centuries old fae(?) FMC plagued with fear of her sadistic warlock ex finding her again to torture her until she agrees to join him in a power play to conquer the realms.
A talking “cat” who is more than just a pet. Mysterious family heritage that needs explanation as the FMC was orphaned before learning who or what she is. While trying to avoid capture, she finds that she is on the radar of several people who are unaware of how powerful she really is.
When her hot new were-shifter boyfriend finds out his kitty shifter is in trouble, she reluctantly gave him the choice to walk away or go all in. The price of his silence is lethal. If he talks, he dies. Her true powers are not known by anyone outside her little circle. She has lots of enemies and she doesn’t want to lose him, but if he cannot keep her true magic secret, she will have no choice. It’s her life and her friends and family who will suffer. Regardless of how she feels for him, if he betrays her, it will be the end for him.
This new to me series has action, intrigue, lots of fun magical elements, a powerhouse FMC, romance, questionable attraction to a “sort of” enemy, and a relationship I am afraid to ship as I have a feeling that her attraction to her roommates family member is reciprocated and he’s as dangerous as she is.
A talking “cat” who is more than just a pet. Mysterious family heritage that needs explanation as the FMC was orphaned before learning who or what she is. While trying to avoid capture, she finds that she is on the radar of several people who are unaware of how powerful she really is.
When her hot new were-shifter boyfriend finds out his kitty shifter is in trouble, she reluctantly gave him the choice to walk away or go all in. The price of his silence is lethal. If he talks, he dies. Her true powers are not known by anyone outside her little circle. She has lots of enemies and she doesn’t want to lose him, but if he cannot keep her true magic secret, she will have no choice. It’s her life and her friends and family who will suffer. Regardless of how she feels for him, if he betrays her, it will be the end for him.
This new to me series has action, intrigue, lots of fun magical elements, a powerhouse FMC, romance, questionable attraction to a “sort of” enemy, and a relationship I am afraid to ship as I have a feeling that her attraction to her roommates family member is reciprocated and he’s as dangerous as she is.
Book started off with action and I still hadn't become invested in the main character by chapter 13.
adventurous
dark
emotional
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:
Yes
adventurous
dark
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:
Complicated
I didn’t mind this book too much, I will admit it took a bit of time to actually get into the book as there was a lot of background information and lore to get through. I don’t particularly like how everyone resorts to anger and violence and death - like it makes you really not value life and is quite hypocritical when you are so passionate about the life of your loved ones. I can see the rest of the series being good but I think it’s just your run of the mill average fantasy
Also I feel like they tried so hard to incorporate all of the different species, there could have been more in depth backgrounds of a couple species rather than going into all of the lore and history but not super deeply.
Also I feel like they tried so hard to incorporate all of the different species, there could have been more in depth backgrounds of a couple species rather than going into all of the lore and history but not super deeply.
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
relaxing
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated