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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
That cliffhanger! This was a sloooooowww burn. Lots of banter and tension made for a very good fantasy with dragons, knotting, mates, kings and evil priests.
adventurous
dark
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Did not realize it’s an omegaverse story.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
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
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Physical abuse
Minor: War
I really, <i>really</i> tried to power through this. I made it 44% through and in that 44%.......... of wading through murky water trying to find a hint of a plot point. Just a sliver of development.
The first 5% of the book was the most interesting. Isavelle ran away and got saved by Zabriel (twice). And that was good! But then, just nothing. The plot had a fade to black moment and never made an appearance again.
Nothing happened to significantly further Isavelle and Zabriel's relationship. He purposely kept her in the dark about who he was, how him and her weren't human, how alphas, betas and omegas work. And when he <i>does</i> give her some sort of reasoning as to why things are happening the way they are (like him giving her a nice room, or why he isn't going to let her leave the castle) she demurs and straight up doesn't seem to be hearing what he's saying. She comes up with reasons why none of this can be true.
And all that <i>could</i> have been excellent plot points had the plot not been as dull as a dead lightbulb. There was no exploration into Isavelle's trauma, no deep dive into her self image, there was no critical thinking on Zabriel's part about <i>why</i> Isavelle and all the rescued woman feel and act the way they do (terrified), there was no sufficient background given about Zabriel or the dragons at all.
And to top it all off. Some of the scenes and dialogue just seemed so pointless to whatever climax of the plot we were heading towards - not that I could foresee any climax coming. A children's carousel had more drive than this story.
I wanted to like this so bad. I'm so disappointed. Dragons? Fated mates? Alpha/omegas? Fantasy? A daring rescue?! Yes! That's what I love! I so wish I had liked this! But it got to the point where I was almost halfway through and still had over 8 hours to go and I just couldn't.
Ugh, oh well, rant over. I'm glad other people loved it more than me.
The first 5% of the book was the most interesting. Isavelle ran away and got saved by Zabriel (twice). And that was good! But then, just nothing. The plot had a fade to black moment and never made an appearance again.
Nothing happened to significantly further Isavelle and Zabriel's relationship. He purposely kept her in the dark about who he was, how him and her weren't human, how alphas, betas and omegas work. And when he <i>does</i> give her some sort of reasoning as to why things are happening the way they are (like him giving her a nice room, or why he isn't going to let her leave the castle) she demurs and straight up doesn't seem to be hearing what he's saying. She comes up with reasons why none of this can be true.
And all that <i>could</i> have been excellent plot points had the plot not been as dull as a dead lightbulb. There was no exploration into Isavelle's trauma, no deep dive into her self image, there was no critical thinking on Zabriel's part about <i>why</i> Isavelle and all the rescued woman feel and act the way they do (terrified), there was no sufficient background given about Zabriel or the dragons at all.
And to top it all off. Some of the scenes and dialogue just seemed so pointless to whatever climax of the plot we were heading towards - not that I could foresee any climax coming. A children's carousel had more drive than this story.
I wanted to like this so bad. I'm so disappointed. Dragons? Fated mates? Alpha/omegas? Fantasy? A daring rescue?! Yes! That's what I love! I so wish I had liked this! But it got to the point where I was almost halfway through and still had over 8 hours to go and I just couldn't.
Ugh, oh well, rant over. I'm glad other people loved it more than me.
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The plot idea is interesting and had a ton of potential. I dont personally like slow burns, but if you do this book is for you. It felt like it took the entire book for the FMC to show interest in the MC which wasn't for me.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
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:
No
This was good. I want so much more. Love the detail and the characters. Great story.