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3.7 AVERAGE
3.7 AVERAGE
DNF at 37%
Stars: 1/5 if I were to finish it
Booktok did me wrong on this one. I wanted to love this book SOOO bad, but for some reason I just could not get through it to save my life. At this point reading Lightlark was like struggling in quicksand and therefore I decided to DNF it. The idea of the story was great (kinda hunger games-ish), loved it actually .... the book itself .... was just not executed well. I want to think it was because of the writing style. It almost seemed as if she was writing strictly by the thesaurus sitting next to her. There were so many extra words in sentences that had no need to be there and also some sentences themselves did not make sense as to why they were in there. The characters and setting fell flat in my opinion, not much description for either of them. In conclusion, Lightlark was lacking in many places (plot holes, characters, settings, etc.) and the writing ... was ugh.
I will give Alex Aster another chance by reading another book of hers later down the road, but this is just not for me.
Stars: 1/5 if I were to finish it
Booktok did me wrong on this one. I wanted to love this book SOOO bad, but for some reason I just could not get through it to save my life. At this point reading Lightlark was like struggling in quicksand and therefore I decided to DNF it. The idea of the story was great (kinda hunger games-ish), loved it actually .... the book itself .... was just not executed well. I want to think it was because of the writing style. It almost seemed as if she was writing strictly by the thesaurus sitting next to her. There were so many extra words in sentences that had no need to be there and also some sentences themselves did not make sense as to why they were in there. The characters and setting fell flat in my opinion, not much description for either of them. In conclusion, Lightlark was lacking in many places (plot holes, characters, settings, etc.) and the writing ... was ugh.
I will give Alex Aster another chance by reading another book of hers later down the road, but this is just not for me.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
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
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
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
challenging
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
I completely missed the hype on this book, so I was unaware that it was supposed to be completely different.
BUT! I was not disappointed. As a matter of fact, I gave this one an initial 4 stars because I actually really enjoyed the story. The main character gave wildling meets succubus vibes that were to die for. The romantic interests that were polar opposites but somehow both fell for the girl who was voted most likely to die... That was the best kind of cliche. The betrayal and heartbreak that our MC went through was shocking, but also made so much sense.
To find out that her whole story had been one massive spiderweb of deceit, orchestrated by those closest to her, was a gut punch.
I'm thoroughly looking forward to book two and seeing our magical maiden coming into her power.
BUT! I was not disappointed. As a matter of fact, I gave this one an initial 4 stars because I actually really enjoyed the story. The main character gave wildling meets succubus vibes that were to die for. The romantic interests that were polar opposites but somehow both fell for the girl who was voted most likely to die... That was the best kind of cliche. The betrayal and heartbreak that our MC went through was shocking, but also made so much sense.
To find out that her whole story had been one massive spiderweb of deceit, orchestrated by those closest to her, was a gut punch.
I'm thoroughly looking forward to book two and seeing our magical maiden coming into her power.
adventurous
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
2.75 confused stars
Honestly I’m conflicted on how to rate this so I’m just going to dump all my thoughts:
- I did think there were a lot of plot holes and confusing parts but I was somewhat invested in the story so I’ll have to give it that.
- I am a bit disappointed that it was less hunger games and more following a quest to find the one piece.
- I have to say, Celeste did strike me as suspicious from the start… like how does she, a random ruler who has not experienced a single centennial know about this mysterious bond breaker and NO ONE else found or tried it before in the previous 500 years? But she grew on me and I did find her betrayal was pretty sad.
- The chemistry between Grim and Isla seemed forced, although I guess we know why now because of the revelations in the last 5%. Oro seems to me more like a friend… so I honestly don’t see much romance in this
Honestly I’m conflicted on how to rate this so I’m just going to dump all my thoughts:
- I did think there were a lot of plot holes and confusing parts but I was somewhat invested in the story so I’ll have to give it that.
- I am a bit disappointed that it was less hunger games and more following a quest to find the one piece.
- I have to say, Celeste did strike me as suspicious from the start… like how does she, a random ruler who has not experienced a single centennial know about this mysterious bond breaker and NO ONE else found or tried it before in the previous 500 years? But she grew on me and I did find her betrayal was pretty sad.
- The chemistry between Grim and Isla seemed forced, although I guess we know why now because of the revelations in the last 5%. Oro seems to me more like a friend… so I honestly don’t see much romance in this
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
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:
Yes