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4.07 AVERAGE
4.07 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
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:
No
You already consume my every waking thought. Must you consume my dreams as well?
I have to admit I was slightly disappointed. Perhaps my expectations were too high? I will continue the series and see how things go.
❤️ Interesting worldbuilding and lore
❤️ TRUE enemies to lovers
❤️ Cliffhanger ending
❤️ Trauma and mental health rep
❌ Annoying FMC
❌ Choppy writing
❌ Too long (dragging, repetitions, and useless descriptions)
Trigger warnings: lots of violence, blood and gore, death and grief, murder, torture, war, injury detail, emotional and physical abuse, toxic relationship, PTSD, fire and fire injury, kidnapping and confinement, sexual assault, etc.
Plot:
To save her dying sister, Dianna gave up her own life. Now an immortal and lethal creature of the night, she must follow her master Kaden’s every order, losing the last shreds of her humanity with each kill. When a member of a powerful celestial order dies and she is believed to be the murderer, the god-king Samkiel comes back after years of hiding. But while they are sworn enemies, Dianna and Samkiel have a common goal: to save the world by finding the mysterious book of Azrael before Kaden.
Okaaaaay, the worldbuilding in this book was honestly epic. There were many different worlds and places and characters and types of creatures, but it never felt “too much” or confusing, and there were no tedious info dumps. The book started very plot-driven, but then the romance took over and it started dragging before picking up again. The plot was riveting, and I didn’t expect some of the plot twists. And while I expected the book to end the way it did, I still thought the big finale was well done, and it made me want to keep on reading.
However, there were things that didn’t make sense to me, starting with how Dianna and Samkiel fell for every. single. trap. possible. Aren’t they supposed to be superpowered, ancient beings? And since they can smell fear and arousal (among other things), how could they never tell when their enemies were close by?
Characters:
I thought Dianna was quite the brat. Meanwhile, Samkiel was a real cinnamon roll. I loved how he was superpowered and strong, but also vulnerable. I also absolutely loved most of the secondary characters, good guys and villains alike.
I enjoyed the enemies-to-lovers romance (“mortal enemies with benefits” lololol) and how Dianna and Samkiel helped each other heal, but I have to admit I expected more spice. (That was one slooooooooooow burn.)
Writing:
I don’t think the writing was bad, but I wasn’t impressed either. Some parts were great, while others were choppy and filled with anacolutha and zeugma. (More thorough editing could have fixed most of these.) I also felt like there was too much banter, too many snarky comments, too many clothing descriptions, too many repetitions (e.g., characters described the same way over and over, repeatedly “telling” emotions instead of “showing” them). Remove all that and the book could have been a good 100 pages shorter…
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I have to admit I was slightly disappointed. Perhaps my expectations were too high? I will continue the series and see how things go.
❤️ Interesting worldbuilding and lore
❤️ TRUE enemies to lovers
❤️ Cliffhanger ending
❤️ Trauma and mental health rep
❌ Annoying FMC
❌ Choppy writing
❌ Too long (dragging, repetitions, and useless descriptions)
Trigger warnings: lots of violence, blood and gore, death and grief, murder, torture, war, injury detail, emotional and physical abuse, toxic relationship, PTSD, fire and fire injury, kidnapping and confinement, sexual assault, etc.
Plot:
To save her dying sister, Dianna gave up her own life. Now an immortal and lethal creature of the night, she must follow her master Kaden’s every order, losing the last shreds of her humanity with each kill. When a member of a powerful celestial order dies and she is believed to be the murderer, the god-king Samkiel comes back after years of hiding. But while they are sworn enemies, Dianna and Samkiel have a common goal: to save the world by finding the mysterious book of Azrael before Kaden.
Okaaaaay, the worldbuilding in this book was honestly epic. There were many different worlds and places and characters and types of creatures, but it never felt “too much” or confusing, and there were no tedious info dumps. The book started very plot-driven, but then the romance took over and it started dragging before picking up again. The plot was riveting, and I didn’t expect some of the plot twists. And while I expected the book to end the way it did, I still thought the big finale was well done, and it made me want to keep on reading.
However, there were things that didn’t make sense to me, starting with how Dianna and Samkiel fell for every. single. trap. possible. Aren’t they supposed to be superpowered, ancient beings? And since they can smell fear and arousal (among other things), how could they never tell when their enemies were close by?
Characters:
I thought Dianna was quite the brat. Meanwhile, Samkiel was a real cinnamon roll. I loved how he was superpowered and strong, but also vulnerable. I also absolutely loved most of the secondary characters, good guys and villains alike.
I enjoyed the enemies-to-lovers romance (“mortal enemies with benefits” lololol) and how Dianna and Samkiel helped each other heal, but I have to admit I expected more spice. (That was one slooooooooooow burn.)
Writing:
I don’t think the writing was bad, but I wasn’t impressed either. Some parts were great, while others were choppy and filled with anacolutha and zeugma. (More thorough editing could have fixed most of these.) I also felt like there was too much banter, too many snarky comments, too many clothing descriptions, too many repetitions (e.g., characters described the same way over and over, repeatedly “telling” emotions instead of “showing” them). Remove all that and the book could have been a good 100 pages shorter…
Follow me on Instagram: @bibi.reads.writes
This had everything I crave in a romantasy book: a true enemies-to-lovers story, dramatic conflict, gut-wrenching sadness (yes, the ending did make me tear up), a filthy-mouthed protagonist and just the right amount of spice. And the MMC has nightmares? Fellow romantasy readers, you know what that means.
I absolutely loved it and can’t wait for the rest of the series. 4.5 stars only because it took me a bit to get into the story, but once I did? I was hooked.
I absolutely loved it and can’t wait for the rest of the series. 4.5 stars only because it took me a bit to get into the story, but once I did? I was hooked.
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-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
A different type of romantasy focused on Gods and Monsters, not fae! It's definitely an intriguing and unique storyline where your initial thoughts on who you want to support are not quite right. Liam and Dianna have great chemistry. Dianna is a strong character who will do anything to keep her sister safe. Liam is struggling with his past and how that connects to his future. They start as enemies working together to further each of their individual goals, but as time goes by, they realize there is more to their relationship than just working together
adventurous
dark
funny
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:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
slow-paced
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
fast-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