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4.22 AVERAGE
4.22 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
a lot happened but at the same time nothing happened? i get it he’s morally grey blah blah blah but cmon give me SOMETHING i wasn’t interested until at least 50% in and then once it picked up we introduced a bunch of plot lines and then the book ended - will be tuned in for the next one but was just expecting something that would have made me root for either characters
dark
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A lot happened, but not a lot happened at all? I found the world building to be confusing and hard to keep up with at times. A lot of this book was just building up the world for the future books with some crazy traumatic events happening sparingly. Also, I really don’t think we learned enough about Mallow’s rise for the people of Bomard to be depicted as downright barbaric. The evilness felt so manufactured. Wish there was more development between the love interests.
I did like the inclusion of the flashbacks, though. Just wish we had more of them with Toven to really develop their relationship.
529 pages
I did like the inclusion of the flashbacks, though. Just wish we had more of them with Toven to really develop their relationship.
529 pages
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Trafficking
Moderate: Rape
Minor: Child death
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
dark
emotional
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I ended up reading this in one day! I know it’s supposed to basically be HP fanfiction, but I’ve never read any of the HP books or seen any of the movies, so I read this as though they were original characters without any other baggage. I really enjoyed the thorough world building and alternating between present and past to illustrate character relationships and story dynamics. I do wish there had been more progression in the relationship between main characters, though I know it’s a trilogy and that’ll likely be coming sooner than later.
I get most of my books from the library and my ultimate rating system is, “would I spend money on this?” In this case I did end up purchasing it because the library hold list was incredibly long and I’ve really enjoyed Julie Soto’s other books, and I don’t regret it.
I get most of my books from the library and my ultimate rating system is, “would I spend money on this?” In this case I did end up purchasing it because the library hold list was incredibly long and I’ve really enjoyed Julie Soto’s other books, and I don’t regret it.