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3.83 AVERAGE
3.83 AVERAGE
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
funny
mysterious
tense
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:
No
DNF 53%
While the non-romance elements were fine, I just could not get into the romance parts.
While the non-romance elements were fine, I just could not get into the romance parts.
I actually really like this book despite points I found to be a bit deceiving.
If you are looking for heavy world builing like Throne of Glass, this might not be for you. The book focuses widely more on emotions and feelings and the discovery of oneself (as far as I've got which is book 1).
I think you get into the action too fast. I like a good introduction which this book did not have.
The promised enemies to lovers is way too fast to be enjoyed as such.
But I've been enjoying my reading, I stayed up late to read it and I took ot everywhere in order to read a page or two when I could ! I can't wait for the next one !
If you are looking for heavy world builing like Throne of Glass, this might not be for you. The book focuses widely more on emotions and feelings and the discovery of oneself (as far as I've got which is book 1).
I think you get into the action too fast. I like a good introduction which this book did not have.
The promised enemies to lovers is way too fast to be enjoyed as such.
But I've been enjoying my reading, I stayed up late to read it and I took ot everywhere in order to read a page or two when I could ! I can't wait for the next one !
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
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
challenging
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
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I had a really hard time with this one because I had (internally) hyped it up so much. I've had this on the shelf for a while but I knew the names of the rest of the books in the series and I felt like the premise was similar to a book I've been trying to write for years. So I guess since this felt like an similar attempt at my book in the flesh, I really wanted it to work out.
It didn't. There is a lot I could say about why this doesn't work, but it boils down to 1) contrived romance, 2) a generic chosen one, and 3) just boring.
Instalove
The protagonist, Vhalla, is primarily pursued by the Crown Prince (of course) Aldrik. There is a weird hint of a Phantom-Christine relationship through letters in the beginning, but after they meet, it's so aggressively shoved down our throats how much they're into each other. Just, out of nowhere. They've written some letters to each other and as soon as they physically meet, they're all over each other. Despite Vhalla of course being so naive and pure and inexperienced.
And of course there is another man to create a love triangle. That potential relationship is even worse because it attempts to build on a childhood friendship that we have no real concept 0f or evidence for. This one dimensional childhood friend randomly starts trying to shoot his shot and she's receptive to it, but the reader is left like: ??????? The tension between both men over her is so laughable too.
Generic Chosen One
Vhalla lacks a personality. She is a cardboard cut-out of a super special chosen one with super rare latent magical ability. Her motivations throughout the book don't exist beyond reacting to what other people do. Another character does x, Vhalla responds with y.
She is written so shallowly that I couldn't tell you a single thing about her except she is a workaholic that really likes gloves. Her existence is defined purely by the others that interact with her.
Just Boring
A good chunk, maybe 40%, is I guess supposed to be building the love triangle. It also consists of Vhalla waffling back and forth on whether to embrace her super special rare magic or have it eradicated from her. That's basically it. You could only read that one sentence and still have a good understanding of the plot.
At some point there is this out of nowhere rebel attack on the city and of course she is involved, as well as both her potential suitors. The love triangle is resolved here, and the next level of "tension" is added with Vhalla being accused of a crime.
The specifics of that piece are ridiculous, I won't spoil them here but just know the whole situation could have EASILY been resolved by MULTIPLE people at any point...but then we wouldn't have anything to do for the rest of the book.
This was so extremely disappointing. I will not continue this series.
I had a really hard time with this one because I had (internally) hyped it up so much. I've had this on the shelf for a while but I knew the names of the rest of the books in the series and I felt like the premise was similar to a book I've been trying to write for years. So I guess since this felt like an similar attempt at my book in the flesh, I really wanted it to work out.
It didn't. There is a lot I could say about why this doesn't work, but it boils down to 1) contrived romance, 2) a generic chosen one, and 3) just boring.
Instalove
The protagonist, Vhalla, is primarily pursued by the Crown Prince (of course) Aldrik. There is a weird hint of a Phantom-Christine relationship through letters in the beginning, but after they meet, it's so aggressively shoved down our throats how much they're into each other. Just, out of nowhere. They've written some letters to each other and as soon as they physically meet, they're all over each other. Despite Vhalla of course being so naive and pure and inexperienced.
And of course there is another man to create a love triangle. That potential relationship is even worse because it attempts to build on a childhood friendship that we have no real concept 0f or evidence for. This one dimensional childhood friend randomly starts trying to shoot his shot and she's receptive to it, but the reader is left like: ??????? The tension between both men over her is so laughable too.
Generic Chosen One
Vhalla lacks a personality. She is a cardboard cut-out of a super special chosen one with super rare latent magical ability. Her motivations throughout the book don't exist beyond reacting to what other people do. Another character does x, Vhalla responds with y.
She is written so shallowly that I couldn't tell you a single thing about her except she is a workaholic that really likes gloves. Her existence is defined purely by the others that interact with her.
Just Boring
A good chunk, maybe 40%, is I guess supposed to be building the love triangle. It also consists of Vhalla waffling back and forth on whether to embrace her super special rare magic or have it eradicated from her. That's basically it. You could only read that one sentence and still have a good understanding of the plot.
At some point there is this out of nowhere rebel attack on the city and of course she is involved, as well as both her potential suitors. The love triangle is resolved here, and the next level of "tension" is added with Vhalla being accused of a crime.
The specifics of that piece are ridiculous, I won't spoil them here but just know the whole situation could have EASILY been resolved by MULTIPLE people at any point...but then we wouldn't have anything to do for the rest of the book.
This was so extremely disappointing. I will not continue this series.
Enjoyment: 3
First Impression: 3.5
Plot: 1
Setting: 2
Character: 3
Pacing: 2
Ending: 3
Final Rating: 2.5
First Impression: 3.5
Plot: 1
Setting: 2
Character: 3
Pacing: 2
Ending: 3
Final Rating: 2.5
reading this rn and there were times were the characters annoyed me tbh but the main character sometimes just really gets on my nerves bc of how she reacts to certain things
edit :ofc they have matching clothes
edit :ofc they have matching clothes
Feels like a rough sketch of a story , its interesting enough but filled with cliches and the story doesn't really have much girth to it. The things are not explained clearly either. The last airbender windwalker seems to gain no respect of the people for her work or her usefullness and the whole book is about her being conscripted and hated for being that. Do people not think that hating someone and abusing them will not make them look kindly back on them ?