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4.08 AVERAGE
4.08 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
tense
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:
Complicated
Ayla, human, heard the screams of her parents and twin brother as they died at the hands of Automae. She vowed to avenge their deaths by killing the beloved daughter of the ruler of Rabu. Older and wiser as the book opens, she’s busy putting into place her plans to rise in the ranks of the servants in the House of the Sovereign in order to get close to Crier, the sovereign’s daughter. A change meeting between Ayla and Crier changes everything.
This debut novel is so very well written. The storyline is creative, intricate, and amazingly well plotted. The characters are strong, multifaceted, and unique. The world-building thoughtful and complex.
Read this book for the story of two young women, one determined to kill the other for revenge, and then after a slowly building relationship, falling in love. But savor the skill of the writing, the mind that created their world, and the creative force that brought all that together at once.
If you love world-building and an enemy to lover slow-burn romance, this book most definitely belongs at the top of your to-be-read list.
Thanks to Harper Teen and Edelweiss for an eARC.
This debut novel is so very well written. The storyline is creative, intricate, and amazingly well plotted. The characters are strong, multifaceted, and unique. The world-building thoughtful and complex.
Read this book for the story of two young women, one determined to kill the other for revenge, and then after a slowly building relationship, falling in love. But savor the skill of the writing, the mind that created their world, and the creative force that brought all that together at once.
If you love world-building and an enemy to lover slow-burn romance, this book most definitely belongs at the top of your to-be-read list.
Thanks to Harper Teen and Edelweiss for an eARC.
adventurous
mysterious
medium-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:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
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
“If longing is madness, then none of us are sane.”
Not much to say about this one other than the fact it was very okay 🤷♀️
I get why this one is so beloved, it's a very traditional YA forbidden love story with sapphics and the discussions of what makes us human at the core. In that sense, I thought it was lovely.
However! I was also very, very bored and never found myself connecting with anything. This is probably personal taste more than anything else, but everything felt rather bland or like it was trying to be poetic and just sounded like an old Tumblr post. Which isn't bad! Just not for me!
Glad I finally got around to this one as it has been on my tbr for literal years, but I do not think I will be carrying on with the duology unless I get very bored.
Not much to say about this one other than the fact it was very okay 🤷♀️
I get why this one is so beloved, it's a very traditional YA forbidden love story with sapphics and the discussions of what makes us human at the core. In that sense, I thought it was lovely.
However! I was also very, very bored and never found myself connecting with anything. This is probably personal taste more than anything else, but everything felt rather bland or like it was trying to be poetic and just sounded like an old Tumblr post. Which isn't bad! Just not for me!
Glad I finally got around to this one as it has been on my tbr for literal years, but I do not think I will be carrying on with the duology unless I get very bored.