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4.26 AVERAGE
4.26 AVERAGE
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Off the back of finishing Onyx Storm, I need more Romantasy to fill the void. This did not disappoint.
Thoroughly loved the amount of fantasy, the world building and unique take on Faes. Spicy scenes were excellent, all be it a bit familiar. And we had lots of plot twists to keep us guessing. Overall, it was better written then most romantasies I've recently written *cough* Iron Flame *cough*.
A couple of things let it down:
1. The female characters were poorly written, even Saeris felt like she went from badass their to a wet blanket in the space of a chapter.
2. Magic without a cost pisses me off, even if it's just energy, there should be something.
3. One plot line too many. I'm all for layering plots, but then it needs high-fantasy tier writing to slot it all together, and this is not that.
Despite that, 10/10 vibes and I'm eagerly waiting for more!
Thoroughly loved the amount of fantasy, the world building and unique take on Faes. Spicy scenes were excellent, all be it a bit familiar. And we had lots of plot twists to keep us guessing. Overall, it was better written then most romantasies I've recently written *cough* Iron Flame *cough*.
A couple of things let it down:
1. The female characters were poorly written, even Saeris felt like she went from badass their to a wet blanket in the space of a chapter.
2. Magic without a cost pisses me off, even if it's just energy, there should be something.
3. One plot line too many. I'm all for layering plots, but then it needs high-fantasy tier writing to slot it all together, and this is not that.
Despite that, 10/10 vibes and I'm eagerly waiting for more!
I mean it when I say, I truly did not think any book would beat out 'When the Moon Hatched' as my favorite book of the year. That is until I read Quicksilver. I understand all the hype now. Some parts could use a little editing, but I felt that as a whole, the story and its characters flowed very well together and it was easy to follow the plot. I also loved that the world-building got more intense as the book went on. It wasn't an info dump of information that I think a lot of fantasy books tend to do when during the first book. I loved everything about Saeris Fane. She's such a kickass FMC. I have high hopes for what she brings to the rest of the series. NOW, let's talk about Kingfisher. GOOD LORD THAT MAN. All the feels. Love him. I'm obsessed. I'm so excited for the next book. It can't come soon enough. I have some burning questions.
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
OH I AM OBSESSED!! this is *top tier* romantasy, everything about this from start to finish was perfection and i could not put it down. love that we didn’t end on a crazy cliffhanger, and kingfisher is a top 10 book boyfriend for sure
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
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:
Complicated
I loved it. Despite the cold climate of this book taking place in, the characters warmed my heart. The story had magic, an emo shadow daddy, a stubborn FMC, vampires, enemies to lovers, and a cute little fox. What more could you want? I hope Onyx is okay. November 18th can’t come soon enough.
adventurous
dark
emotional
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
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
medium-paced
I see what this book was trying to do, but in my opinion, other books have done it better. I feel there was a disconnect between the first interaction with Fisher and Saeris and the proceeding interactions. The story felt disjointed in some places and not as ironed out as it should have been. It was almost like the story had so much going on but also, nothing at all. Nothing was explained and other things were over explained. However, I liked the characters enough and the intrigue of the storyline to continue, but I can’t give this one more than 3.5 stars. It needs a great editor with better story flow and it could be an amazing 6star.
adventurous
dark
emotional
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
mysterious
tense
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:
No