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3.85 AVERAGE
3.85 AVERAGE
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
medium-paced
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
I'm so jealous of all the people who enjoyed this book, truly I am, but I'm just happy I managed to finish it. I'll try and keep the swearing to a minimum, but I fucking hate the main characters, so much. Inez is every main YA female character, headstrong to the point of recklessness, way too trusting, stupidity masked as intelligence, and somehow still lacks a real identity. Whit is every romantasy male lead, a "bad boy", with a mysterious past he refuses to tell anyone about, dangerous but in an "attractive" way, and of course so bigly big that he completely dwarfs the female main character because that's so hot. Spare me. I cannot stress how little chemistry they have, and it thoroughly ruined any enjoyment I got out of the mystery elements and the well-crafted atmosphere, which I do have to give this book credit for, it was very well researched. Also the magic system was confusing, I'm all for a soft magic system but god you have to explain it at least a little bit, or else it just becomes a plot contrivance. In short, this book pissed me the fuck off, because it did have so much potential but just, ruined it.
And now, for the sentences that got such a reaction out of me I had to write them down. (hidden for some spoilers)
"Writ: Bloody Hell." (nothing else is written on the page) You're not fucking funny I scream as they drag me away
"A dark knight with a heart of gold" I'm going to throw up
"The magic makes that kind of transfer depending on the strength of the spell, or if it bloody wants to." HUH how the fuck does this magic system work I just don't get it at all. EXPLAIN
"The moment his mouth covered mine, every thought, every worry fled from my mind." GIRL YOU'VE BEEN LEFT FOR DEAD IN A TOMB STAND THE FUCK UP
Thank you.
Take a shot every time Writ crosses his ankles, you'll have a much more enjoyable time reading this book
And now, for the sentences that got such a reaction out of me I had to write them down. (hidden for some spoilers)
Spoiler
"Writ: Bloody Hell." (nothing else is written on the page) You're not fucking funny I scream as they drag me away
"A dark knight with a heart of gold" I'm going to throw up
"The magic makes that kind of transfer depending on the strength of the spell, or if it bloody wants to." HUH how the fuck does this magic system work I just don't get it at all. EXPLAIN
"The moment his mouth covered mine, every thought, every worry fled from my mind." GIRL YOU'VE BEEN LEFT FOR DEAD IN A TOMB STAND THE FUCK UP
Thank you.
Take a shot every time Writ crosses his ankles, you'll have a much more enjoyable time reading this book
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I was fairly quickly captivated by Inez on her adventure to Egypt. The author does a great job of immersing the reader into late 19th century Cairo. I also loved the magic throughout the story. The up-and-down relationship between Inez and Whit was sometimes irritating, but I like Inez's pluck and her adventuresome spirit. I'll read the second book soon.
I just could not. I read 20 percent and admitted defeat because I hated everyone in the book and was grinding my teeth. I'm so disappointed. The setting has me so hopeful.
This book had a very cool feel to it and good twists and turns but I don’t know that I would recommend it to people because it has a huge cliffhanger at the end and then I decided to read spoilers for the sequel because I was kind of stressed out by the “trust no one” type books and it sounds like the sequel is even more of that and a messy plot.
I was excited for a book about old-school Egyptologists, but this was pretty mid. The enemies to lovers trope seemed kind of forced and without any real chemistry backing it. But the characters were pretty flat, so it’s hard to create chemistry with that.
The book was also pretty slow due to all the “I came to Egypt to find the truth,” “You have to go home” back and forth for the whole book.
The magic in the story didn’t make sense since it wasn’t well explained and just kind of randomly popped up occasionally. It was like the author wrote most of it without any magic and then decided it was needed for one plot point.
I also felt that the author was trying to push a modern agenda about stolen antiquities. That agenda in itself isn’t bad, but the way she went about it didn’t work: it was still about non-Egyptian “saviors” of cultural heritage without a strong Egyptian perspective (even though it is supposed to take place in Egypt).
The book was also pretty slow due to all the “I came to Egypt to find the truth,” “You have to go home” back and forth for the whole book.
The magic in the story didn’t make sense since it wasn’t well explained and just kind of randomly popped up occasionally. It was like the author wrote most of it without any magic and then decided it was needed for one plot point.
I also felt that the author was trying to push a modern agenda about stolen antiquities. That agenda in itself isn’t bad, but the way she went about it didn’t work: it was still about non-Egyptian “saviors” of cultural heritage without a strong Egyptian perspective (even though it is supposed to take place in Egypt).
adventurous
slow-paced