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3.75 AVERAGE
3.75 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
I listened to this while packing to move, so I definitely missed some parts that were probably important. However, I did enjoy the story and mystery solving! The slow burn was SLOW though, but so rewarding!
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug use, Violence, Kidnapping
Moderate: Animal death
4.5 stars - Darkly Addictive and Surprisingly Emotional
Well firstly, I finished this book in just under 24 hours (not bad for 731 pages!)
City of Gods and Monsters completely pulled me in with its gritty atmosphere, morally gray characters, and layered world-building. If you’re into urban fantasy with a darker edge, secret supernatural politics, and just the right amount of slow-burn romance, this book delivers.
The city itself is practically a character, alive with danger, secrets, and tension between gods, monsters, and mortals trying to survive in the cracks. The protagonist is fierce but vulnerable, and the character growth throughout is genuinely satisfying. The relationships, those romantic and otherwise—are complex, messy, and real.
I would say, if you like Sarah J. Maas, Holly Black, or the darker sides of Cassandra Clare, this should be high on your TBR!!
Well firstly, I finished this book in just under 24 hours (not bad for 731 pages!)
City of Gods and Monsters completely pulled me in with its gritty atmosphere, morally gray characters, and layered world-building. If you’re into urban fantasy with a darker edge, secret supernatural politics, and just the right amount of slow-burn romance, this book delivers.
The city itself is practically a character, alive with danger, secrets, and tension between gods, monsters, and mortals trying to survive in the cracks. The protagonist is fierce but vulnerable, and the character growth throughout is genuinely satisfying. The relationships, those romantic and otherwise—are complex, messy, and real.
I would say, if you like Sarah J. Maas, Holly Black, or the darker sides of Cassandra Clare, this should be high on your TBR!!
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Complicated
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:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
et c’est un 5/5 ; genre pourquoi personne ne parle de ce livre enfaite ? je veux savoir POURQUOI personne ne parle PLUS de ce livre ? il est clairement pas hyper et il mérite plus de succès.
le world building m’a personnellement beaucoup plus. le plot j’ai beaucoup aimé et j’ai tellement hâte de lire la suite ; je me suis attachée à TOUS les personnages je ne me suis pas perdue UNE seule fois ! TOUT est expliquer et c’était ma plus grande crainte dans ce genre de lecture. mais vraiment la ? je suis plus que ravie de ma lecture j’hésite avec un coup de coeur pour le coup.
le world building m’a personnellement beaucoup plus. le plot j’ai beaucoup aimé et j’ai tellement hâte de lire la suite ; je me suis attachée à TOUS les personnages je ne me suis pas perdue UNE seule fois ! TOUT est expliquer et c’était ma plus grande crainte dans ce genre de lecture. mais vraiment la ? je suis plus que ravie de ma lecture j’hésite avec un coup de coeur pour le coup.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-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
This book is every romantasy cliche thrown into one. It heavily mirrors Crescent City (which fine but it's done in a cringy way) and the MMC being this whole "i'm not a good person but i love you" act is eye rollingly boring. I gave it more than half way