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kcmae's review against another edition
3.0
CHARACTERS
I thought I could give these characters a four, but then I asked myself:
What’s their background?
The hero doesn’t count, he lost his memory.
Okay what’s the heroine’s?
Um... she’s an assassin...
Did you ever read about her assassinating anyone?
No.
So the only thing you know about this girl is a meaningless piece of information.
And let me guess, you only know this meaningless information, because the author beat you over the head with it?
Yes. Oh wait! She has a brother!
Great! And what did that brother do for the story?
He gave her a reason to have courage. She wanted to get back to him and speak of all that happened.
Okay. So the author created an entirely new character (which is supposed to have background and an in depth personality) to motivate the main character?
Yes.
The main character who was already an assassin?
Yes.
That seems like a bit of a waste doesn’t it?
I mean, I guess.
Did you at least build a connection to the brother’s character? Did he have an amazingly written personality?
Well we didn’t actually meet him until the final two percent of the book.
But I liked knowing she had someone other than the hero!
Fine! Okay. Whatever.
What was that hero’s name again?
I can’t remember.
...
CHARACTERS: ⭐️⭐️
PLOT
I liked the plot.
It had absolutely zero sex. I don’t even think they kissed if they didn’t have to. But I liked it.
I liked their entire dilemma it was interesting and unpredictable. Which is a major plus. However, I was disappointed by the ending. I enjoyed the first book, but it seems like the second book would exhaust me. My attention span is already short and I find it gets shorter with the absence of sexual tension. So, I won’t be continuing.
But I did enjoy this.
PLOT: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
WRITING: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Character development was crappy.
Average: 3
I thought I could give these characters a four, but then I asked myself:
What’s their background?
The hero doesn’t count, he lost his memory.
Okay what’s the heroine’s?
Um... she’s an assassin...
Did you ever read about her assassinating anyone?
No.
So the only thing you know about this girl is a meaningless piece of information.
And let me guess, you only know this meaningless information, because the author beat you over the head with it?
Yes. Oh wait! She has a brother!
Great! And what did that brother do for the story?
He gave her a reason to have courage. She wanted to get back to him and speak of all that happened.
Okay. So the author created an entirely new character (which is supposed to have background and an in depth personality) to motivate the main character?
Yes.
The main character who was already an assassin?
Yes.
That seems like a bit of a waste doesn’t it?
I mean, I guess.
Did you at least build a connection to the brother’s character? Did he have an amazingly written personality?
Well we didn’t actually meet him until the final two percent of the book.
But I liked knowing she had someone other than the hero!
Fine! Okay. Whatever.
What was that hero’s name again?
I can’t remember.
...
CHARACTERS: ⭐️⭐️
PLOT
I liked the plot.
It had absolutely zero sex. I don’t even think they kissed if they didn’t have to. But I liked it.
I liked their entire dilemma it was interesting and unpredictable. Which is a major plus. However, I was disappointed by the ending. I enjoyed the first book, but it seems like the second book would exhaust me. My attention span is already short and I find it gets shorter with the absence of sexual tension. So, I won’t be continuing.
But I did enjoy this.
PLOT: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
WRITING: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Character development was crappy.
Average: 3
flpanthersfan13's review against another edition
4.0
This book was recommended to me on KU and while it grabbed me at first, I struggled a bit through the middle, but am glad I persevered through the end because now I want to see where this story goes in book 2!
bookswithagemini's review against another edition
2.0
2.5/3 Stars
Listen she was wild and she was a mess. And by she I mean this book.
The concept/the premise, the world in this book was super intriguing but the execution was.. not there. I loved that it was based off of Norse mythology talked/was centered around Loki, Odin, Thor and Ragnarok.
The book just felt super rushed at a lot of times. It was set in a futuristic Boston, but then the underworld was involved and some other realms which all honestly blurred together and got lost in translation. It felt like this should have been 3 separate books tbh.
I did enjoy Ali and Marroc as characters. Loved that there was fey/elves, sorcery, and zombies (?). Like I said the premise has wonderful potential and I did enjoy certain parts of the book, but the pacing and execution was lacking. And I forgot I was reading this m, came back to it a few days later and then found myself skimming the second half because I just wanted to be done with it.
Listen she was wild and she was a mess. And by she I mean this book.
The concept/the premise, the world in this book was super intriguing but the execution was.. not there. I loved that it was based off of Norse mythology talked/was centered around Loki, Odin, Thor and Ragnarok.
The book just felt super rushed at a lot of times. It was set in a futuristic Boston, but then the underworld was involved and some other realms which all honestly blurred together and got lost in translation. It felt like this should have been 3 separate books tbh.
I did enjoy Ali and Marroc as characters. Loved that there was fey/elves, sorcery, and zombies (?). Like I said the premise has wonderful potential and I did enjoy certain parts of the book, but the pacing and execution was lacking. And I forgot I was reading this m, came back to it a few days later and then found myself skimming the second half because I just wanted to be done with it.
ivegotyourpaperback's review against another edition
I’m 15 chapters in and I couldn’t tell you what’s happened so far. Every time I read a paragraph I immediately forget it when I start the next.
Unfortunately this book just isn’t holding my attention.
Maybe I’ll try again another time.
Unfortunately this book just isn’t holding my attention.
Maybe I’ll try again another time.
sylwiannab's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
gssmith7's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
samantha_reads_more's review against another edition
3.0
This was fine. A little jumpy at points, and not necessarily the most thought provoking book out there.... it was entertaining enough to read it in basically a day.
It was cheesy and silly, but also apparently what I needed. I am looking forward to the next book. I wouldn't label these as romance... although there is a romantic storyline. But romance for me at this point (in terms of shelving it) means sexy time and if a book doesn't have it, even closed door, then it's not really a romance. Lots of books have romantic elements without being romance novels. So. That's where we are so far.
It was cheesy and silly, but also apparently what I needed. I am looking forward to the next book. I wouldn't label these as romance... although there is a romantic storyline. But romance for me at this point (in terms of shelving it) means sexy time and if a book doesn't have it, even closed door, then it's not really a romance. Lots of books have romantic elements without being romance novels. So. That's where we are so far.
julotengel's review against another edition
3.0
Wasn’t good and wasn’t bad. Just okay
I didn’t really understand the world building in this book or the mythology? It was part Norse mythology part elves part dystopia. Not that is bad to mix them but it felt all over the place here. The romance was kinda good but not the best. The plot twist wasn’t particularly shocking. It was a fun and quick read but nothing that will stick to me. Will read rest of the series and hope it will be better.
I didn’t really understand the world building in this book or the mythology? It was part Norse mythology part elves part dystopia. Not that is bad to mix them but it felt all over the place here. The romance was kinda good but not the best. The plot twist wasn’t particularly shocking. It was a fun and quick read but nothing that will stick to me. Will read rest of the series and hope it will be better.
noplotjustvibes's review against another edition
I was so bored I couldn’t take it anymore