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4.29 AVERAGE
4.29 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
N/A
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
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:
No
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
Big Thanks to Netgalley and the Publisher for the advanced copy! I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own
'A Forgery of Fate' is a novel in the 'Six Crimson Cranes' universe, and this time we follow Tru, a forger of paintings, as is gets in a deal with a half-human half-dragon to be his bride and paint his grandfather, the Old Dragon King.
I do love this universe, and Elizabeth Lim has crafted it with care and love, and it shows on her pages. This time, the story takes us on an underwater adventure, filled with emotional scenes and a slow-burning romance. The characters, especially Tru, were lovable, endearing, and interesting, brave but not on your face brave, as they all seemed to place sense over sensibility, which is something I enjoy with my characters.
Also, the story is quite entertaining, and the second half of the book was filled with action and fast paced scenes. However, the start was rather slow and wasn't as engaging.
Still, I loved the ending.
'A Forgery of Fate' is a novel in the 'Six Crimson Cranes' universe, and this time we follow Tru, a forger of paintings, as is gets in a deal with a half-human half-dragon to be his bride and paint his grandfather, the Old Dragon King.
I do love this universe, and Elizabeth Lim has crafted it with care and love, and it shows on her pages. This time, the story takes us on an underwater adventure, filled with emotional scenes and a slow-burning romance. The characters, especially Tru, were lovable, endearing, and interesting, brave but not on your face brave, as they all seemed to place sense over sensibility, which is something I enjoy with my characters.
Also, the story is quite entertaining, and the second half of the book was filled with action and fast paced scenes. However, the start was rather slow and wasn't as engaging.
Still, I loved the ending.
adventurous
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
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:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
2 stars. DNF'd at 53%/C24. Tandem read with audio and the narrator was great!
This is one that had a premise that hooked me, an excellent start, and then a downward spiral once the transport to the underwater kingdom happened. All the things that gripped me just disappeared and it became pretty bland. The FMC was reckless and snarky when I felt like she wasn't before, the MMC was kind of barely there and didn't really give me the Beast he was supposed to be, and just overall I started to care less and less. It also started to drag.
All in all I wanted to love it but it wasn't for me.
This is one that had a premise that hooked me, an excellent start, and then a downward spiral once the transport to the underwater kingdom happened. All the things that gripped me just disappeared and it became pretty bland. The FMC was reckless and snarky when I felt like she wasn't before, the MMC was kind of barely there and didn't really give me the Beast he was supposed to be, and just overall I started to care less and less. It also started to drag.
All in all I wanted to love it but it wasn't for me.
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
funny
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No