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3.7 AVERAGE
3.7 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
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:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
જ⁀➴ 3.25 ᯓ★ 🔮has spoilers + mini review
⤷ so fun to read, highly recommend!
" 𝗦𝗵𝗲’𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲. 𝗔𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗙. 𝗙𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘆, 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵, 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗳𝘂𝗹, 𝗮𝗻𝗱, 𝗯𝘆 𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗱𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗙. 𝗙𝘂𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱. "
꒰ঌ my thoughts !! ໒꒱
⤷ i wasn't expecting myself to enjoy this so much! i adored Evie as a character, she was funny and honestly really relatable — if you ignore the fact she's working for a supervillain. i loved kingsley he's adorable, a talking frog? SIGN ME UP!! the villain being so caring towards Evie even though his castle got destroyed he was more worried about if she was okay or not aww. i was gagged by so many plot twists oh my god.
⏔⏔⏔ ꒰ ᧔ෆ᧓ ꒱ ⏔⏔⏔
➵ “𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝘃𝗶𝗹 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀?”
➵ “𝗢𝗳 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵, 𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗵𝗲'𝗱 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱, 𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗻'𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁.”
⤷ so fun to read, highly recommend!
" 𝗦𝗵𝗲’𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲. 𝗔𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗙. 𝗙𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘆, 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵, 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗳𝘂𝗹, 𝗮𝗻𝗱, 𝗯𝘆 𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗱𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗙. 𝗙𝘂𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱. "
꒰ঌ my thoughts !! ໒꒱
⤷ i wasn't expecting myself to enjoy this so much! i adored Evie as a character, she was funny and honestly really relatable — if you ignore the fact she's working for a supervillain. i loved kingsley he's adorable, a talking frog? SIGN ME UP!! the villain being so caring towards Evie even though his castle got destroyed he was more worried about if she was okay or not aww. i was gagged by so many plot twists oh my god.
⏔⏔⏔ ꒰ ᧔ෆ᧓ ꒱ ⏔⏔⏔
➵ “𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝘃𝗶𝗹 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀?”
➵ “𝗢𝗳 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵, 𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗵𝗲'𝗱 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱, 𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗻'𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁.”
Totally get the hate - the writing was atrocious and the world building was non-existent. The main character was the definition of an 'I'm not like other girls' pick me. I also did not understand why one of the love interests was just suddenly in love with her after absolutely no romantic scenes together. And can we please stop pairing 500 year old men with 20 year old women??? All this being said, it was actually quite entertaining and I will be reading the next book lmao.
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I know there has been a lot of mixed feelings on this book.
But I am so proud to say that I THOROUGHLY enjoyed this book!!!!
I’m not much of a fantasy reader but Alex wrote this story perfectly for a reader like me. Not to much to think about or picture in my mind.
I truly felt like I could watch this story from the sidelines, it kept me intrigued it kept me entertained and it kept me curious.
I admire Isla a lot, going through your whole life feeling powerless but then doing everything in your power to stay alive and keep going. It was incredible to go on this adventure!
Before I read this book, all I kept reading was hate on this book.
I found this disgusting.
I would like you to put yourself in this authors shoes; who has put her heart, soul, blood, sweat and tears into every word, sentence, phrase, paragraph, chapter and page. This has been a dream of yours from the time you were young. You found a publisher that was interested and took a chance, because they saw more than just a story, they saw talent, they saw opportunity.
I am so happy I read this book, I immediately put the next one on hold through Libby, because I enjoyed it that much.
Alex, if you ever read or see this, please know I am a HUGE fan and supporter of your books! You’re an incredible writer and I can’t wait to read the rest of this series and see what else you publish!
But I am so proud to say that I THOROUGHLY enjoyed this book!!!!
I’m not much of a fantasy reader but Alex wrote this story perfectly for a reader like me. Not to much to think about or picture in my mind.
I truly felt like I could watch this story from the sidelines, it kept me intrigued it kept me entertained and it kept me curious.
I admire Isla a lot, going through your whole life feeling powerless but then doing everything in your power to stay alive and keep going. It was incredible to go on this adventure!
Before I read this book, all I kept reading was hate on this book.
I found this disgusting.
I would like you to put yourself in this authors shoes; who has put her heart, soul, blood, sweat and tears into every word, sentence, phrase, paragraph, chapter and page. This has been a dream of yours from the time you were young. You found a publisher that was interested and took a chance, because they saw more than just a story, they saw talent, they saw opportunity.
I am so happy I read this book, I immediately put the next one on hold through Libby, because I enjoyed it that much.
Alex, if you ever read or see this, please know I am a HUGE fan and supporter of your books! You’re an incredible writer and I can’t wait to read the rest of this series and see what else you publish!
This certainly isn't the best book -- lots of things that just don't make sense, are very predictable, or come from other YA fantasy novels. That being said, I was in the mood for YA fantasy and this book was very readable! I would probably give my enjoyment of the book 4/5 stars and quality at 2.5/5 stars, so I'm averaging them out to around 3.
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
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
4.5****
Can't wait to read the next one!
This story was so engaging. I loved all the action scenes and how relatable Isla was as a main character. Normally reading stories like this, I can't really relate with how some of the characters feel about other characters, but in this book I felt like I was along for the ride the whole time.
Favorite Quotes:
"The wind spoke of heartbreak, from Wildlings who had made the mistake of falling in love. Of hearts, eaten and torn apart by nails sharp as knives. It told her stories that seemed old as the trees themselves, born of seeds that were rumored to come straight from Lightlark."
"'Don't take another . . . float,' she said, looking down and not seeing any feet." - LOL
"His face was strange, etched and lined in a million ways. With a desperate jolt, he reached farther, only to roar again in pain, the sun splitting his skin in two. Blood pooled below her in a crimson puddle. It's warmth was almost a comfort in the cold."
Can't wait to read the next one!
This story was so engaging. I loved all the action scenes and how relatable Isla was as a main character. Normally reading stories like this, I can't really relate with how some of the characters feel about other characters, but in this book I felt like I was along for the ride the whole time.
Favorite Quotes:
"The wind spoke of heartbreak, from Wildlings who had made the mistake of falling in love. Of hearts, eaten and torn apart by nails sharp as knives. It told her stories that seemed old as the trees themselves, born of seeds that were rumored to come straight from Lightlark."
"'Don't take another . . . float,' she said, looking down and not seeing any feet." - LOL
"His face was strange, etched and lined in a million ways. With a desperate jolt, he reached farther, only to roar again in pain, the sun splitting his skin in two. Blood pooled below her in a crimson puddle. It's warmth was almost a comfort in the cold."