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4.04 AVERAGE
4.04 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
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
emotional
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:
Yes
Edit #3
I've been going back and forth on this book for an entire day now. This is my final review of it. I thought I'd end up liking it more than I did. The ending is what really brought down the score for me, because it negates everything that happened in the book prior to that. What purpose did the tournament even have when the books end because of her two stupid friends who took part in the ball? She gave up her identity and her self-preservation skills just for those two? That scene could have happened in the middle of the book and it wouldn't have changed anything. The ending made the entirety of the second half useless: the tournament, her winning it (don't even get me started on that as it wasn't even a fair victory, somehow Sylvia won... Ok, I guess). The first half is extremely slow at the start. Also I have a problem with names in this book, there are too many and similar sounding. There is a lot of exposition in various part, and a lot of lore drop that bored me after a while. I hated that the slowburn ended so quickly. And also I need to add that this book barely brings anything original to the table, it's all recycled tropes and plot: heir of the lost empire, brooding ML, enemies-to-lovers, tournament in three phases, the couple not being able to touch each other... Just because the sauce is different doesn't mean the ingredients aren't the exact same.
I've been going back and forth on this book for an entire day now. This is my final review of it. I thought I'd end up liking it more than I did. The ending is what really brought down the score for me, because it negates everything that happened in the book prior to that. What purpose did the tournament even have when the books end because of her two stupid friends who took part in the ball? She gave up her identity and her self-preservation skills just for those two? That scene could have happened in the middle of the book and it wouldn't have changed anything. The ending made the entirety of the second half useless: the tournament, her winning it (don't even get me started on that as it wasn't even a fair victory, somehow Sylvia won... Ok, I guess). The first half is extremely slow at the start. Also I have a problem with names in this book, there are too many and similar sounding. There is a lot of exposition in various part, and a lot of lore drop that bored me after a while. I hated that the slowburn ended so quickly. And also I need to add that this book barely brings anything original to the table, it's all recycled tropes and plot: heir of the lost empire, brooding ML, enemies-to-lovers, tournament in three phases, the couple not being able to touch each other... Just because the sauce is different doesn't mean the ingredients aren't the exact same.
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
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
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I did the audiobook of this one and it took a while to get into, but once I was locked-in I enjoyed it. There still feels like so much we do not know and I look forward to the second book coming later this year!
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
adventurous
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Roman de fantasy assez classique, mais sympa à lire.
L'inspiration égyptienne rend le récit un peu plus original et il y a un vrai ennemis to lovers est bien écrite. La relation entre les deux personnages a une réelle évolution en débutant par une haine et de la violence, puis par un respect mutuel pour finir par une relation romantique.
Les mystères et complots qui entourent le récit sont plutôt bien écrits et les retournements de situation sont plutôt bien amenés.
La plume n'est pas toujours très fluide et j'ai relevé plusieurs erreurs de traduction, mais cela ne rend pas la lecture désagréable. Le livre n'est pas marquant, mais donne quand même envie de lire la suite et fin de cette saga.
L'inspiration égyptienne rend le récit un peu plus original et il y a un vrai ennemis to lovers est bien écrite. La relation entre les deux personnages a une réelle évolution en débutant par une haine et de la violence, puis par un respect mutuel pour finir par une relation romantique.
Les mystères et complots qui entourent le récit sont plutôt bien écrits et les retournements de situation sont plutôt bien amenés.
La plume n'est pas toujours très fluide et j'ai relevé plusieurs erreurs de traduction, mais cela ne rend pas la lecture désagréable. Le livre n'est pas marquant, mais donne quand même envie de lire la suite et fin de cette saga.
adventurous
dark
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