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4.26 AVERAGE
4.26 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
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
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Diverse cast of characters:
No
adventurous
dark
hopeful
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
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
challenging
emotional
hopeful
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:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Loveable characters:
Yes
adventurous
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
funny
medium-paced
Loveable characters:
Yes
I really struggled to get through the first 75% of this book. I found that this book was a mix of Fourth Wing x Red Queen x Cruel Prince x Serpent & the Wings of Night etc etc - it seemed that the author pulled all of the ideas from different books and wrote a fanfiction. Some of the word choices were also interesting - a few times I sat there questioning whether or not the sentences made any sense (they didn’t) and it seemed like the author just went on thesaurus and picked the first word she saw, whether or not it made sense (example: “his heart was racing, the space between beats barely negligible” which is contradictory. What would have made more sense would have been “barely noticeable” or “nearly nonexistent.”)
What also got on my nerves was “my mouth sweat” “it made my mouth sweat.” Yes, it’s grammatically correct, but would you not say “made my mouth water” or “salivate?” And this phrase was used too many times in the first part of the book. At around 20% in the book, Kingfisher (I could not stand reading his name so often in this book - everybody else has these “normal” Fae names and he’s KINGFISHER? No) said “I’ll give you the Cliffnotes” how would he know about Cliffnotes? Why is this part of this fantasy world? Really took me out of the story.
Another thing I found with the writing style was that the author told us instead of showing us what was happening. Around the end, the author summarised what had just happened 1-2 pages ago - why was this necessary, we just read what happened? I don’t need to be told what I’ve just read? Very odd. Also, why did we have to use the word “fuck” so many times? Hello??
I will say, I did like Carrion’s character quite a bit. He’s the comic relief, and wow, did I need a comic relief in this book because the rest of it was boring and flat. And onyx - although where did he go in the 2nd half of the book? He was barely mentioned, almost as if the author forgot about him, and remembered him fleetingly to add him in for a sentence.
I will admit, I did find the last 100 pages very interesting, however, that’s because I’ve read the books it was clearly based on. A reminder that this book is 600 pages - and I didn’t enjoy the first 500. I could continue to criticise but I really don’t want to give this book any more thought. However, will I be reading the 2nd? Probably. Hopefully the critique from other reviews will help the author improve for the next book, and it will be more enjoyable to read.
What also got on my nerves was “my mouth sweat” “it made my mouth sweat.” Yes, it’s grammatically correct, but would you not say “made my mouth water” or “salivate?” And this phrase was used too many times in the first part of the book. At around 20% in the book, Kingfisher (I could not stand reading his name so often in this book - everybody else has these “normal” Fae names and he’s KINGFISHER? No) said “I’ll give you the Cliffnotes” how would he know about Cliffnotes? Why is this part of this fantasy world? Really took me out of the story.
Another thing I found with the writing style was that the author told us instead of showing us what was happening. Around the end, the author summarised what had just happened 1-2 pages ago - why was this necessary, we just read what happened? I don’t need to be told what I’ve just read? Very odd. Also, why did we have to use the word “fuck” so many times? Hello??
I will say, I did like Carrion’s character quite a bit. He’s the comic relief, and wow, did I need a comic relief in this book because the rest of it was boring and flat. And onyx - although where did he go in the 2nd half of the book? He was barely mentioned, almost as if the author forgot about him, and remembered him fleetingly to add him in for a sentence.
I will admit, I did find the last 100 pages very interesting, however, that’s because I’ve read the books it was clearly based on. A reminder that this book is 600 pages - and I didn’t enjoy the first 500. I could continue to criticise but I really don’t want to give this book any more thought. However, will I be reading the 2nd? Probably. Hopefully the critique from other reviews will help the author improve for the next book, and it will be more enjoyable to read.