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3.21 AVERAGE
3.21 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-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:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
informative
mysterious
fast-paced
unique and lyrical
A fun and unique story with lyrical prose. Part fairy tale part mystery and very Worth reading.
4.5 stars rounded up.
A fun and unique story with lyrical prose. Part fairy tale part mystery and very Worth reading.
4.5 stars rounded up.
Spooky fantasy about Rhea, who's having weird dreams within dreams. It was interesting to see how the three different plotlines came together, and I found I had to re-read some sections for it to make sense. But there was fascinating world building.
I would give this more of a 3.5 stars. It was good, beautifully written and an engaging plot. I get what people have been saying on here about the plot being hard to follow but I didn’t find it so. There is no differentiation between dream and reality and that is on purpose and makes sense in the end. The touch of romance wasn’t overwhelming and I liked how it touches on anxiety and PTSD which doesn’t happen a lot in fantasy novels which, usually, have a lot of battles and death in them. My only complaint is that the world building was on the weaker side and there were some really long sentences, like, REALLY long, and it made it harder to read at times. Overall good but not overwhelmingly good.
Written with a Gothic sensibility and lush and formal language, this book is like a lovechild of The Virgin Suicides, Hans Christian Anderson, and every banal YA about Girls With Powers who are also, unfortunately, not very intelligent. Characters are described to the nth degree, everyone is Mysterious and Dark, dreaming is waking and waking is dreaming and visions are reality and reality is---who cares? I suppose this was intended to be "darkly beautiful" with intrigue and secrets at every turn, full of magical animals and magical people and non-magical people and some kind of ideas of what is Just and Fair, but it's a hot, boring mess.
3.5 Stars
Really cool concept with this book!
I wish it was executed just a little bit better honestly.
The dialogue was cringe af, half the time I was sitting there just rereading it out loud and laughing to myself because no normal human being speaks like this.
The romance is completely forced and I felt no connection at all between the two characters. The only reason they “love” eachother is because the story needs it....BLEH
Another thing, I really wish we spent more time in the second half. The first half was nice towards the end but it was beginning to really drag on and the whole book did take a while to start up.
Also: all the sisters names start with r’s: Rhea, Rose, Raveena, and Rena? (Sorry im blanking on the last name but this just further proves my point)
Its too confusing! I didn’t know which one was which!
Cool things!!
Making the connections in the second half with info from the first is the best feeling, btw I predicted the story right which doesn’t happen that often because I’m stupid HA
The descriptions for the Witch?? Like beautiful amazing perfect??
The magical world is soooo cool (but again, I wish it was seen and explained more)
This is one of those books you should go back and reread with all the info in mind, and see everything you missed. Sadly, my TBR pile is too big, so I won’t be doing that any time soon.
PS: Guillermo Del Toro can you make a movie based on this concept please?
Really cool concept with this book!
I wish it was executed just a little bit better honestly.
The dialogue was cringe af, half the time I was sitting there just rereading it out loud and laughing to myself because no normal human being speaks like this.
The romance is completely forced and I felt no connection at all between the two characters. The only reason they “love” eachother is because the story needs it....BLEH
Another thing, I really wish we spent more time in the second half. The first half was nice towards the end but it was beginning to really drag on and the whole book did take a while to start up.
Also: all the sisters names start with r’s: Rhea, Rose, Raveena, and Rena? (Sorry im blanking on the last name but this just further proves my point)
Its too confusing! I didn’t know which one was which!
Cool things!!
Making the connections in the second half with info from the first is the best feeling, btw I predicted the story right which doesn’t happen that often because I’m stupid HA
The descriptions for the Witch?? Like beautiful amazing perfect??
The magical world is soooo cool (but again, I wish it was seen and explained more)
This is one of those books you should go back and reread with all the info in mind, and see everything you missed. Sadly, my TBR pile is too big, so I won’t be doing that any time soon.
PS: Guillermo Del Toro can you make a movie based on this concept please?
I really liked how this book started out, but where it lost me was when part 2 started. The first part felt so magical, dark, and otherworldly and sadly we lost all of that in part 2. It then turned into a typical YA fantasy story and it was just so jarringly different and out of place from the first 180 pages.
I did like the overall story though, and thought the cast of characters were a fun bunch to go on an adventure with. The magic system was neat and the world was very interesting with the mix of humans, magic users, and mythical creatures all occupying the same world.
I hope when this author goes to write her next book, she leans into her beautiful storytelling that she started out with in this book. It reminded me a lot of Anna-Marie McLemores' style and I love it!
I did like the overall story though, and thought the cast of characters were a fun bunch to go on an adventure with. The magic system was neat and the world was very interesting with the mix of humans, magic users, and mythical creatures all occupying the same world.
I hope when this author goes to write her next book, she leans into her beautiful storytelling that she started out with in this book. It reminded me a lot of Anna-Marie McLemores' style and I love it!
This novel was beautiful. I didn't find the purple prose to be " too much" and I didn't find the story to be too confusing or hard to follow. It was so atmospheric and stunning, I wish there were going to be more installments from this world.