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4.25 AVERAGE
4.25 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
mysterious
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
challenging
emotional
slow-paced
adventurous
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:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I’ll read and love anything Carissa Broadbent writes. She’s my favorite Romantasy writer, hands down. But I was so lost in this book, even though I read all the preceding ones and a recap beforehand. Part of the reason — and I know this is dumb — is that everyone’s name is so similar: Acaeja, Alarus, Asar, Atroxus, and Ashraj. I’m happy to consult a glossary to keep up but, dude. Then, the kingdoms are talked about as if they are people, which is fine except I was constantly confusing the night, death, and shadow houses because they’re similar concepts in my brain and while I was working out if I should remember if this is a building or a person, plot was happening and I had to reread. (Before you think I’m a moron, Broadbent likes to make some of her houses sentient, so this is a legitimate distraction.) Also, Mische is dead, not dead, dead, not dead, and a wraith but not really but kinda and they’re in hell, they aren’t, they are, they aren’t and just tracking WHERE THEY WERE and who was alive was so hard. And it was kinda important to keep track because those were the stakes (seeing if Mische and Asar could find their way back to each other). But the book before this was a “find these artifacts and save the vampires” narrative so I was a little bummed that this book was like “ok now find 3 artifacts and save the UNDERworld.” We could’ve mixed that up a little. I didn’t know why we were saving the underworld. What happens if all the souls escape? Why is Vincent suddenly here, not here, here, not really? If Mische made the world eternally dark in the last book, aren’t we all good because in this world, we care about the vampires? What’re the other wars even about? I’m all for a good Hades and Persephone inspired narrative. I worked my ass of to read book two of daughters of no world having no idea who the fuck Aefe was and it payed off in spades. I can only trust the same will happen with follow up books here. My recommendation? Read with your compendium REAL CLOSE.
adventurous
challenging
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:
Yes
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
challenging
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I don't see myself ever getting sick of Carissa Broadbent's story telling.
This book was an emotional journey. Mische & Asar's story is beautiful and tragic and so many emotions in between.
I've loved seeing their character evolutions.
Something about this book just felt more poetic and emotionally driven than the others. Perhaps because Asar is so studious (is that the right word haha) and Mische is so human (definitely the right word).
I can't wait to read books 5 & 6! I'm ready to see how CB wraps up this world's story. But also I'm dreading it being over.
Slight spoiler, perhaps, regarding reading order.:
There are plenty of cameos in this book. If you haven't read the novellas since around book 2, I would recommend reading them again before jumping into "Fallen". I haven't read them in over a year personally and I found myself trying to remember Vale/Lilith & Atrius/Sylina's stories. This doesn't have anything to do with Carissa's storytelling. If you haven't read them, you will be fine. I just have read those stories so I felt like I was missing Easter eggs. Characters from the first duology do pop up in this book as well, and I don't just mean Oraya & Raihn.
This book was an emotional journey. Mische & Asar's story is beautiful and tragic and so many emotions in between.
I've loved seeing their character evolutions.
Something about this book just felt more poetic and emotionally driven than the others. Perhaps because Asar is so studious (is that the right word haha) and Mische is so human (definitely the right word).
I can't wait to read books 5 & 6! I'm ready to see how CB wraps up this world's story. But also I'm dreading it being over.
Slight spoiler, perhaps, regarding reading order.:
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
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