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3.25 AVERAGE
3.25 AVERAGE
emotional
mysterious
medium-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
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
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
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
I'll be honest this definitely felt like it had less substance than the first book and had no idea what was going on with the plot. However for some reason I couldn't stop reading ? I don't know, I objectively know it's not great but here we are finished and most likely going to finish the series when the last book is released next year
I just don’t like the characters very much. Both are very Daenerys season 8
I went from loving book one to DNFing book two because:
In the first book, I hated the reveal that Isolde is Yesenia reincarnated (for lack of a better word) and in this book, obviously it’s a regular part of Isolde’s character, but no I have to constantly be confronted with it while still hating it.
I think it’s cool that many of the side characters are queer, but I never really felt connected to them, and that continued to be true in this installment.
I loved Adrian and Isolde’s relationship in the previous book, but here Adrian kept scolding her. It was PMO and Isolde was just kind of… blah. She was almost comically girl-boss in the previous book, but now seems to have lost her bloodthirsty spark. Also, now “Yesenia” is a factor in their relationship, and as previously stated, I hate that.
But mostly, I’m just bored. Bored, bored, bored. I’m not even a tiny bit curious on how the series ends, so why continue? If this had been a duology, I think I would have pushed through, but knowing there’s a confirmed third book and most likely five in the series? No thank you. It’s not like St. Clair has a good track record with me.
In the first book, I hated the reveal that Isolde is Yesenia reincarnated (for lack of a better word) and in this book, obviously it’s a regular part of Isolde’s character, but no I have to constantly be confronted with it while still hating it.
I think it’s cool that many of the side characters are queer, but I never really felt connected to them, and that continued to be true in this installment.
I loved Adrian and Isolde’s relationship in the previous book, but here Adrian kept scolding her. It was PMO and Isolde was just kind of… blah. She was almost comically girl-boss in the previous book, but now seems to have lost her bloodthirsty spark. Also, now “Yesenia” is a factor in their relationship, and as previously stated, I hate that.
But mostly, I’m just bored. Bored, bored, bored. I’m not even a tiny bit curious on how the series ends, so why continue? If this had been a duology, I think I would have pushed through, but knowing there’s a confirmed third book and most likely five in the series? No thank you. It’s not like St. Clair has a good track record with me.
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
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:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Murder, War
slow-paced
This book felt very long. I was so excited to read this after reading the first book and was very disappointed. This book was very boring and felt very repetitive.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Up until the last like 100 pages this book is truly Adrian and Isolde fight and fuck matches. I’m gonna lock them in a padded room and make them talk it out like adults. But I loved it.
-spoilers-
(Notes for myself for future reference lol)
Isolde: (previously yesenia) gotta bitten by an aufhocker and turned into this spirit-hybrid-wolf thing, also gotten turned into a vampire, also has figured out some magic elements since the first book. We learn that when she was Yesenia, she was with child before death. She never told Adrian.
Adrian: is Dis’ incarnate, dis can control him which causes him to do insane things like attack Isolde, dis’ possession is causing headaches and other side effects and everyone is concerned he will be lost to Dis. Isolde learns that Adrian is hoping that with her power, and her centuries old spell book “the book of dis” that she can somehow free Adrian of Dis.
Solaris: new character, claims to also be of Dis, has a magical hand, witch Hunter, but divulges to Isolde he only hunts for witches to free him of Dis’ grasp. He resurrected a mortal who died from the blood mist, the human came back as a monster and killed his entire family, because of this, Isolde and Adrian took his non magical hand
Sorin: bitter with his partner Daroc for turning him into a vampire against his will. Is a tracker and a falcon shifter. Was picked to train Isolde on shifting into her Aufhocker form. Ends up being a traitor. When werewolves attacked, he fought them off but then impaled Isolde on his sword, stating that she must end Adrian or the world all end. (This forced Adrian’s hand at turning Isolde into a vampire) sorin ran after that.
Ana: Adrian’s cousin, meant to guard Yesenia’s spell books, divulged to Isolde the secret spell book room in the red castle. At the end, we realize that Ravena is actually Ana. Ana is wanting Isolde to seek revenge on men for what the did to her in her first life.
-spoilers-
(Notes for myself for future reference lol)
Isolde: (previously yesenia) gotta bitten by an aufhocker and turned into this spirit-hybrid-wolf thing, also gotten turned into a vampire, also has figured out some magic elements since the first book. We learn that when she was Yesenia, she was with child before death. She never told Adrian.
Adrian: is Dis’ incarnate, dis can control him which causes him to do insane things like attack Isolde, dis’ possession is causing headaches and other side effects and everyone is concerned he will be lost to Dis. Isolde learns that Adrian is hoping that with her power, and her centuries old spell book “the book of dis” that she can somehow free Adrian of Dis.
Solaris: new character, claims to also be of Dis, has a magical hand, witch Hunter, but divulges to Isolde he only hunts for witches to free him of Dis’ grasp. He resurrected a mortal who died from the blood mist, the human came back as a monster and killed his entire family, because of this, Isolde and Adrian took his non magical hand
Sorin: bitter with his partner Daroc for turning him into a vampire against his will. Is a tracker and a falcon shifter. Was picked to train Isolde on shifting into her Aufhocker form. Ends up being a traitor. When werewolves attacked, he fought them off but then impaled Isolde on his sword, stating that she must end Adrian or the world all end. (This forced Adrian’s hand at turning Isolde into a vampire) sorin ran after that.
Ana: Adrian’s cousin, meant to guard Yesenia’s spell books, divulged to Isolde the secret spell book room in the red castle. At the end, we realize that Ravena is actually Ana. Ana is wanting Isolde to seek revenge on men for what the did to her in her first life.