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Woven by Gold

Elizabeth Helen

3.95 AVERAGE

medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I love this series so much.
I mean the story is phenomenal. The pacing, the reveals, the secrets, betrayals, world building, character development. All of it is a fucking master class in fantasy.

I’m obsessed.
Whole heartedly and unequivocally obsessed. I love the princes and the uniqueness of the world and their situations. I love their individuality. I love Rosalina’s resolve, intelligence, kindness, love, and understanding.

I mean… this series has everything and more.
This book was so good for setting up and continuing the story. I am beyond excited to continue forward.

I loved Farron’s journey through this book, seeing our little pup become a wolf. Wow. I’m just.. I love him.

Everything we learn about Caspian just keeps me intrigued even more.

I’m dying for Ezryn to reveal himself omg

Kel never fails to infuriate me but I know he has a reason and it makes me love him through my frustration.

And my poor, angel baby Dayton… I CANNOT. When he hurts, I hurt. He is the most loving and understanding man. He is a jealous little prick with a heart of sheer gold that shines through everything he does. I love him endlessly and I want him to be happy and secure with his people.

UGH I LOVED THIS!!!
adventurous emotional medium-paced
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

Too long 
Also accasionally Rosalina pissed me off
emotional mysterious slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I'm not sure how I feel about this book. I enjoyed it but at the same time it felt so slow sometimes and the main big things are so predictable, it doesn't even feel like a big surprise when they are revealed.

They also all need to up their communication skills

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adventurous dark 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

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

I am really enjoying this series but I will say the following things:

It’s fun
This book is definitely inspired by acotar book 2
This is a series and the running plot has been dragged out against its will 🤣 I don’t know if the authors think we’re stupid, wanted to get more books and money out etc…but we’re all very aware of who the mate bonds are and I feel like screaming everytime it’s suggested that it’s not
her
cause it happens too many times for it not to be annoying 😅 
I also think that Cas was
made obviously not evil but pretending to be from the beginning. We all knew it was him who carried her back to the castle. We also all can see that it’s obvious how her mother is the queen of everything. Anyone who doesn’t see that coming I’d be shocked.
I just think each of these books could have been much shorter and it would have made them better tbh 
adventurous dark emotional 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

Initial thoughts:
I really enjoyed this second book of the series. Every moment I could, I read this. The book was spent a lot of time in the Autumn world and it was beautiful. 

Plot & Pacing:
The story was engaging and did not lag at all, it was so hard to put down. This book had its own story that it followed, with a battle scene at the end, there are still a few unanswered questions and it did leave on a cliffhanger which I’m interested to see how this unfolds. 

Characters:
It was wonderful to see Rosalie grow into a stronger character, beautiful and kind Farron has my heart, I’m still rooting to see the Prince of Thorns redemption story, we saw glimpse of a softer side in this story. I love all the princes and looking forward to the next book. 

Writing Style & Structure:
Easy read but with lots of spice in this book. It was written in multiple perspectives which worked. 

Themes & Tone:
Power, betrayal, why choose, romantasy, war. 

Standout Moments:
The below, the scene in the rain, when Rosalie takes an emotional support book to a party and a battlefield (woman after my own heart). 

“Within the depth of knowledge, we find the vastness of out ignorance, and that it is there that wisdom begins to unfold”. 

Personal Impact:
It made me feel all the feelings, reading is so much better than therapy. I still have to know what bargain was made between Kel and Cas.