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3.66 AVERAGE
3.66 AVERAGE
Mmm .... ok. This was readable. Nothing special but not so bad I didn't want to finish it. Waited until the last 10% of the book for the book tok quote that hooked me into downloading it haha
adventurous
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Ugh. Why was this book so short. I finished in a few hours. I needed more of this. It all felt so rushed! Like all the good parts in 1 book. I need more.....please tell me his sister story is coming........And they will be in it too.
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:
Yes
I loved this one so much! You could really feel how Ryker and Brynleigh were feeling during all the intense parts. I swear though.. the chapter from Jelisette's pov ALMOST made me feel sorry for her (okay I do feel sorry a little bit
It was a cute duology. The ‘morally grey’ FMC wasn’t as grey as I would’ve liked her to be. It was a romance with a fantasy element thrown in but with a read.
I started the series for an amazing publicist selling me based of a few sentences... book 1 was okayyyyyish, but really did not deliver what I expected and 2 was just.. sorry nope, and I skipped from chapter 3 to the end part that had why I started and yea... I'm glad I did
A Heart of Desire and Deceit picks-up exactly where A Game of Love of Betrayal left readers after Ryker learns of Brynleigh’s plans to kill him on their wedding night. Brynleigh has been imprisoned and tortured and Ryker struggles between his love for his wife whilst also knowing she is not the woman he thought that she was. How can Brynleigh and Ryker possibly get past this? And will they be able to put an end to the terrorist group known as the Black Night?
I had some issues with A Game of Love and Betrayal but overall found it a fun, candy-type read so I was looking forward to picking-up the second half of this duology and seeing where the story went next. I am not sure if it was just that I didn’t have the capacity to really get stuck into this story or if this latter half didn’t match up the same but it felt as though this book moved quite slowly and it took me ages to get through it. I am inclined to think it was the former rather than the latter as I thought the writing was much tighter and the plot moved at a good pace. The character quirks that annoyed me so much in the first book were almost completely absent in this book.
Something that I can’t quite put my finger on was missing from the story. I think I wanted to see a bit more of Brynleigh and Ryker just getting to be happy together but I know that isn’t really the standard in the genre. I think I would have also liked a little bit more explanation of how their futures looked together because the lore around vampire and fae lifespans didn’t feel fully explained? I think it is a tricky balance because when you have written a lot of books in the same world, you probably take for granted that the lore is established but it didn’t feel too solid to me?
A solid book and a fun time.
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced