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3.59 AVERAGE
3.59 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I think I found a hidden gem book, because why aren't people reading this more?! Like why isn't it viral?
This is a litfic and it reminds me a bit of If We Were Villains and I LOVED that book.
The vibes of this book was just immaculate and I feel like that plays a vital role in whether I like the book or not. It was so witchy and spooky, which is not appropriate for the summer at all! But it got me out of a slump so I'm forever grateful I got to experience this book.
The story was just amazing, really showing off about female friendship and who you can and cannot trust and how the human mind works so differently for others in a magical, creepy way. It's so lyrical, but not to the point where it gets boring, it keeps you on your toes. And just the way love and friendship was portrayed in this book made it so emotional.
I loved both Felicity and Ellis, they were both so similar and honestly really cute together. I loved that this was a female based book and I don't even remember a man being mentioned ONCE in this book which is amazing!
Honestly the ending was really heartbreaking for me for some weird reason, I don't know why but my heart was aching. You know when you read a good book and your heart aches that it's over, yeah that's how I feel right now finishing this book.
I can just say that this book needs to be hyped up more and get the recognition it deserves.
Overall I give it a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ and I hope everyone gets a chance to read this book.
"Ex Scientia Ultio
From knowledge comes vengeance."
"When I read books, the boundary between my world and others shifted. I could imagine other realities. I envisioned the tales so clearly that it was as if I lived them."
I was immersed in this from the start. Lee's dark academia backdrop and unreliable narrator serves as the hook in and of itself. Hooked, I dove deep into this book with the understanding that Ellis would eventually be part of the problem or the solution. As the pages turned, the characters felt stagnant. The setting and mysterious death of Felicity's girlfriend kept me going, but there didn't seem to be a real conflict until the very end, which is also very quickly resolved. In hindsight, the foreshadowing was there but poorly done, in my opinion. All in all, 3/5 stars was a generous rating for me mostly based on the solid portrayal of dark academia through the setting descriptions.
dark
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I wanted to like this book. I really did. But it was so slow. The first 70 pages could have been completely removed. The plot was… boring and slow. Not much happened. We spent 90% of the book doing absolutely nothing. I understand WHY - the last 10% explains it. But that doesn’t make it any less boring.
There were also some ridiculous inconsistencies and the way that a girl not taking her medication in order to push the “spooky/paranormal” side of the plot along was used, didn’t sit well with me.
If I could sum this up in one sentence, I’d say, “Think Verity but YA and just as terrible”.
There were also some ridiculous inconsistencies and the way that a girl not taking her medication in order to push the “spooky/paranormal” side of the plot along was used, didn’t sit well with me.
If I could sum this up in one sentence, I’d say, “Think Verity but YA and just as terrible”.
:( too triggering for me to continue. I highly recommend as a sapphic dark academia story, but now just isnt the right time for me to delve any further into this. No hate to this book at all! I was thoroughly enjoying the story and have nothing negative to say based on the first 50%. Hit too close to home for me but that’s not the book’s fault at all!
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Writing was good and plot was exciting… I don’t know if I uh, particularly *liked* the main character but I don’t think you’re supposed to
“The question isn't whether magic is real. It's whether I can touch it without being consumed by it.”
4 stars. Dark academia? Meh, not my favorite thing. I don't gravitate towards it normally. But lesbian dark academia? Yes, please. Inject that shit into my veins right now thank you. This was so good and I’m mad that it’s a stand alone. I need more.
The writing is seriously so good. Lee is a new to me author and I definitely will be picking up more of her work. It’s atmospheric and gives off this eery vibe throughout the entire thing. I loved that the heroine, Felicity, is kind of an unreliable narrator. She doesn’t trust her own memory on what happened the night her ex girlfriend died. She’s a very interesting character and I liked being in her head.
There are so many twists and reveals in this and they all left my head spinning. I loved it. It was engaging and I think to say any more about it will spoil it. I recommend it and I think it’s best going in knowing as little about it as possible.
4 stars. Dark academia? Meh, not my favorite thing. I don't gravitate towards it normally. But lesbian dark academia? Yes, please. Inject that shit into my veins right now thank you. This was so good and I’m mad that it’s a stand alone. I need more.
The writing is seriously so good. Lee is a new to me author and I definitely will be picking up more of her work. It’s atmospheric and gives off this eery vibe throughout the entire thing. I loved that the heroine, Felicity, is kind of an unreliable narrator. She doesn’t trust her own memory on what happened the night her ex girlfriend died. She’s a very interesting character and I liked being in her head.
There are so many twists and reveals in this and they all left my head spinning. I loved it. It was engaging and I think to say any more about it will spoil it. I recommend it and I think it’s best going in knowing as little about it as possible.
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated