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works4books's review against another edition
5.0
I love this series.
Fortuna is a strong FMC who continues to grow throughout this series as she is faced with difficult decisions. Any book that has strong side characters but don't overshadow the main characters is not so easily done but KJ Sutton does that in this series. This book was a big one, but I just couldn't put it down and loved every minute of it not to mention all the questions I still don't have answers for but enjoy coming up with a theory and can't wait to see if they pan out in book 5. I know the love interest is a big one in this series, but I just hope it doesn't turn into a "why choose let me have both" I actually want her to choose one of the hot fae princes.
Fortuna is a strong FMC who continues to grow throughout this series as she is faced with difficult decisions. Any book that has strong side characters but don't overshadow the main characters is not so easily done but KJ Sutton does that in this series. This book was a big one, but I just couldn't put it down and loved every minute of it not to mention all the questions I still don't have answers for but enjoy coming up with a theory and can't wait to see if they pan out in book 5. I know the love interest is a big one in this series, but I just hope it doesn't turn into a "why choose let me have both" I actually want her to choose one of the hot fae princes.
kilat987's review against another edition
4.0
I love Fortuna, Laurie, Collith, and Oliver. I love Fortuna’s entire band of misfits, actually. I love this fresh take on the world of faerie, and it has been so fun watching Fortuna navigate it as she journeys through self-discovery. I’m so glad to have another installment of her story!
But, listen: this book is an absolute beast. I understand why the author needed to push the release date back — I would’ve actually supported more time and another big round of edits. Some scenes felt overwritten and dragged down the pacing, while a couple of critical scenes felt UNDERwritten and, consequently, lacked clarity. Continuity errors popped up, a couple of sentence fragments snuck in there that were left unresolved… it was a lot.
If I pull back and look at the plot points and the characterization, it’s still a great story. That’s ultimately why it still earns 4 stars for me. It’s still immersive, inventive, engaging, and everything I want out of this genre. Writing is hard. I think the author just needed a more aggressive editor in her corner, and it could’ve been that much better. I’m still a Fortuna fan and can’t wait to see where her next book will take her!
But, listen: this book is an absolute beast. I understand why the author needed to push the release date back — I would’ve actually supported more time and another big round of edits. Some scenes felt overwritten and dragged down the pacing, while a couple of critical scenes felt UNDERwritten and, consequently, lacked clarity. Continuity errors popped up, a couple of sentence fragments snuck in there that were left unresolved… it was a lot.
If I pull back and look at the plot points and the characterization, it’s still a great story. That’s ultimately why it still earns 4 stars for me. It’s still immersive, inventive, engaging, and everything I want out of this genre. Writing is hard. I think the author just needed a more aggressive editor in her corner, and it could’ve been that much better. I’m still a Fortuna fan and can’t wait to see where her next book will take her!
sochamilk's review against another edition
5.0
can i just say i really really love the way trauma and memory are depicted in this book?? the scenes in the dreamscape where they fight literal monsters as manifestations of her defense mechanisms in order to uncover fortuna's repressed memories are so good, and every character's healing process from their individual traumas (and how coming together as a family plays such a large role in that) is so precious to me. i want them all to be happy and okay but i don't think the last 2 books of this series will be very kind to them :(
daisymadeli's review against another edition
3.0
This was a very long book that doesn’t really serve a purpose. It was entertaining, but so much of it was fluff and it felt like the author went in circles forever. Makes me a little nervous for the 5th book, seeing as it feels as though the series should end sooner rather than later. Fortuna needs to make a damn decision.
lisa_1723's review against another edition
3.0
This was good but about 400 pages to long. I enjoyed how Fortuna learned more about her powers but there were plot lines that weren’t needed or scenes that could have been cut out completely.
januaryreads's review against another edition
3.0
3,5 stars.
Oh god, the story became so much more convoluted, I highly doubt there will be a satisfactory ending. There’s too much going on, there were too many pages, too much love for boring AF Collith, and I really dislike that Fortuna’s powers grow to/turn out to be deity-level nonsense. Maybe the chosen one trope just isn’t for me? Not if it gets an entire series to evolve into off the charts overpoweredness…
I really, really hope it’ll all still come together somehow, though, (with Laurie and Ollie and no Collith).
Oh god, the story became so much more convoluted, I highly doubt there will be a satisfactory ending. There’s too much going on, there were too many pages, too much love for boring AF Collith, and I really dislike that Fortuna’s powers grow to/turn out to be deity-level nonsense. Maybe the chosen one trope just isn’t for me? Not if it gets an entire series to evolve into off the charts overpoweredness…
I really, really hope it’ll all still come together somehow, though, (with Laurie and Ollie and no Collith).
alice001's review against another edition
3.0
Overall this was good to read just like the rest of the fortuna sworn series. However, it just felt long!
Took a long while to get going with fortuna being held captive in Belanor’s castle for almost 200 pages. Once freed the pace picked up pretty quick and was exciting and thrilling to read. Love all the twists and turns these books take and they always keep you guessing
The romances between fortuna, collith, Laurie, and Oliver and getting dragged. Never really felt her and Oliver and now things are moving on just want her to chose one and be happy.
Can tell it was difficult to get into this book because of how longgggg it took to read but by the end it’s left me excited to read the next
Was close to 4* but didn’t grip me the same as the last book
Took a long while to get going with fortuna being held captive in Belanor’s castle for almost 200 pages. Once freed the pace picked up pretty quick and was exciting and thrilling to read. Love all the twists and turns these books take and they always keep you guessing
The romances between fortuna, collith, Laurie, and Oliver and getting dragged. Never really felt her and Oliver and now things are moving on just want her to chose one and be happy.
Can tell it was difficult to get into this book because of how longgggg it took to read but by the end it’s left me excited to read the next
Was close to 4* but didn’t grip me the same as the last book
whoisnyah's review against another edition
4.0
I have no clue what happened in most of this book. All I know is that I was heartbroken, entertained and loved seeing these characters. This definitely was way too long, not well plotted and this main love interest is horrible but I still can’t wait to read the next one.
queen_goblin_'s review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Dang girl your head is a messssss
jessysbookshelf's review against another edition
3.0
3.5*
I really enjoy this book series and this book didnt disappoint I think the 3.5 star rating is mainly just because I felt this book was very much a filler book leading us to the next place.
These books give me a really big sookie stackhouse books vibe with Collith being the Bill in this scenario as the initial first love who betrayed Fortuna and Laurie being Eric who cares more about his status than he could about her. However i do think Laurie is more redeemable than Eric and i do hope it's who she ends up with.
Excited to see what the next book brings.
I really enjoy this book series and this book didnt disappoint I think the 3.5 star rating is mainly just because I felt this book was very much a filler book leading us to the next place.
These books give me a really big sookie stackhouse books vibe with Collith being the Bill in this scenario as the initial first love who betrayed Fortuna and Laurie being Eric who cares more about his status than he could about her. However i do think Laurie is more redeemable than Eric and i do hope it's who she ends up with.
Excited to see what the next book brings.