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4.4 AVERAGE
4.4 AVERAGE
More than ever, Kellen Graves has masterfully woven together plot threads, foreshadowing, and romance to create another addition to this world of intrigue and magic. Herald of the Witch’s Mark is definitely my favorite book of the Rowan Blood series thus far. The setting of Mairwen Academy plus all of the wonderful new side characters we met made this book so fun to read, even if it did have some classic Kellen Graves angst thrown in there. I was surprised over and over by the story in the best way. I expected (almost) none of what happened in this book and so I was on the edge of my seat the whole way through.
Getting to see Saffron finally get to be a student made me so happy!! And lots more romance, smut, and hurt/comfort between our two main characters.
Ryder Kyteler feels like such a polarizing character; I was constantly flipping between loving and hating him. I neeeeeed to know what happens next! Especially knowing this series will be 8 books total… Kellen you are going to put us Rowan Blood lovers through the wringer!
I was provided an ARC in exchange for an honest review. (Thank you Kellen!)
Getting to see Saffron finally get to be a student made me so happy!! And lots more romance, smut, and hurt/comfort between our two main characters.
Ryder Kyteler feels like such a polarizing character; I was constantly flipping between loving and hating him. I neeeeeed to know what happens next! Especially knowing this series will be 8 books total… Kellen you are going to put us Rowan Blood lovers through the wringer!
I was provided an ARC in exchange for an honest review. (Thank you Kellen!)
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
adventurous
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:
Complicated
Certainly better than the second book! This time we had more going on… I think, though I am docking .25 stars from what it would’ve been had it not been quite slow in the first 50%. While it didn’t crawl, it did take quite a while to actually pick up the pace – in a way that I was wondering whether or not I should DNF if it was going to be that uninteresting. But it luckily picked up after that, leading to a really exciting antagonist. But honestly… it feels like very little happened? Granted, much of the book focused on character development, but even that felt like it happened in the latter 40%. Before that I felt like we were going either very slowly or in circles regarding the plot and Saffron’s interactions with the antagonist. Still, not a bad book. I also like that the romantic relationship still had some tension in things to work through, because I often worry about series where the romance is finished by the second book in the series, because either it becomes boring for me or there’s forced miscommunication. But this worked naturally, so I’m happy.
I would’ve given 4.25 stars, because I found the reveals surrounding the antagonist pretty fun to read and interesting and I still really like the world building, but honestly, they just didn’t feel that developed in this book compared to the previous ones… and it took way too much time to actually get to the reveals. I really liked the new characters that were introduced, but they just didn’t feel part of the plot enough to actually add an extra .25 stars. 4 stars.
I would’ve given 4.25 stars, because I found the reveals surrounding the antagonist pretty fun to read and interesting and I still really like the world building, but honestly, they just didn’t feel that developed in this book compared to the previous ones… and it took way too much time to actually get to the reveals. I really liked the new characters that were introduced, but they just didn’t feel part of the plot enough to actually add an extra .25 stars. 4 stars.
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I recieved an arc of this book for an honest review, and I had literary never been more excited to recieve an arc!
I absolutely loved the previous two books. I love that each time the stakes rise, the characters grow, the conflict develops so naturally and it just keeps getting better! I love how every new situation makes such complete sense to who these characters are, that the conflicts and their reactions to them feel so natural and true, whilst also continually building and growing and raising the stakes. But Kellen, why do you keep hurting my boys
I absolutely loved the previous two books. I love that each time the stakes rise, the characters grow, the conflict develops so naturally and it just keeps getting better! I love how every new situation makes such complete sense to who these characters are, that the conflicts and their reactions to them feel so natural and true, whilst also continually building and growing and raising the stakes. But Kellen, why do you keep hurting my boys
I love Kellen Graves work so dearly. I have reread the POTS series multiple times and each time I discover something new in the world. I adore Cylvan and Saffron so much and cannot wait for book four.
Angst. Cute new friends. Bastards. Redemption?? And oh my god, Cylvan and Saffron are too adorable. Love these books. I did not know what I was getting myself into when I began, but boy am I glad I did.