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3.76 AVERAGE
3.76 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-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
adventurous
dark
hopeful
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:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-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
adventurous
challenging
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I have mixed feelings. The overall story wasn't bad, but to me, it lacked depth and failed to engage me in the story. You really only get insight into Kierse. All the other characters didn't feel fully developed. The side characters felt pointless to the story (Torra being the main one) and didn't lead much to character growth. I was hoping for more from Graves. I didn't mind the mysteriousness of him in the beginning, but by 3/4 of the way in, there was minimal depth to him. This made his character feel lacking, especially when they both get involved. There is a claim of feelings and something more, but it didn't come across that way, which left the whole interaction (relationship?) lacking. I also felt the repetitiveness of how the war started, along with the useless information (such as the trains she took to where/among others) felt pointless and distracting.
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Violence, Blood, Medical content
Minor: Vomit, Kidnapping
Interesting story with compelling characters. Has a little bit of A Discovery of Witches feel to me? Wonder where they will go next
"To the girls who fell in love with the library before the beast"
I really enjoyed this slightly retelling of Beauty and the Beast. A great world filled with monsters and how the society is "navigating" that.
I do feel like the narration fell short on the characters. I didn't love them or hate them, they just existed in the story.
The age gap trope is getting old, and I wish that more authors are doing something different with these storytelling's.
I will be reading the next book when it comes out in 2025. I'm not dying for it and will more than likely wait for it to be on Kindle Unlimited or in my library.
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:
No