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3.61 AVERAGE
3.61 AVERAGE
I’m going against my archetypal instincts and hoping Cain turns out to be a swell guy.
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I haven’t disliked a book so much in such a long time. Overall, this was so confusing all. the. time. It’s from the FMC’s POV (she’s very sheltered), so we’re getting a limited worldview. However, we don’t even get what she perceives might be happening. The world building was so lackluster, and the language used made the time period confusing. It was so overly descriptive that we knew exactly how something tasted, but not what was going on in the story. It took until about 70-75% of the book for me to become interested in the story, and even then, I just want someone to spoil what happens in the next books.
The MMC is incredibly toxic, abusive, and rude. He’s set up to be one of the love interests for the FMC, who definitely has stockholm syndrome. The FMC has interesting traits, talents, and skills that are kind of overlooked by the not so great storyline.
I wouldn’t recommend this book, and I’m not sure what all the hype is about.
The MMC is incredibly toxic, abusive, and rude. He’s set up to be one of the love interests for the FMC, who definitely has stockholm syndrome. The FMC has interesting traits, talents, and skills that are kind of overlooked by the not so great storyline.
I wouldn’t recommend this book, and I’m not sure what all the hype is about.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood
Moderate: Addiction
Minor: Ableism
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
I genuinely struggled with how to rate this because I read the entire book in one sitting. Devoured it. I'm talking DEVOURED. There are things other reviews point out that I think will frustrate readers but in the end, it did not frustrate me enough to stop reading.
As a reader, you are quite literally dropped in the middle of a world with little to no exposition about it. It's very confusing. I even explored the author page to see if there was a prequel I was missing because I kept waiting for the author to give me a foothold into the world she created and it didn't come. Normally, I would have just DNF'd or waited until at least book 2 was out but I couldn't stop reading it. It's like walking into a room where everyone is arguing and you're like "should I leave?" but then you'd miss out on all this tea so you stay (or at least I would because I'm nosey as hell.)
A lot of this has to do with how sheltered and ignorant our narrator is. There is very little given away about the truth underlying Orlaith's situation. We get glimpses but when she discovers something, we are discovering it at the same time. I have to assume this confusion on our end is intentional. The world is way too vivid, the story too well thought out for it not to be. At least IMO.
Our frustration is shared by Orlaith, as well. We feel her impotence with barely being able to relive her past, the obviously debilitating PTSD. There are moments you want to shake her to step even slightly out of her well-constructed bubble. She even admits she thinks her world is big until she is exposed to more and then she realizes her world is actually very small. You can smell the incoming character growth. I'm so excited to discover more about this world as Orlaith spreads her wings. I'm so excited to see her grow into her own woman. I will say, it's clear that even though she is twenty going on twenty-one, apparently maturity happens later than "normal." This leads me to believe she is at least not human. Really hoping we've got a Feyre and Rhys kinda age gap thing going on, otherwise, I'm going to feel a teensy bit icky considering her and Rhordyn's circumstances.
I loved all the side characters, even the sus Cainon. I've got my eye on you.
I cannot freaking wait to read the next one but because we barely get a grip of what's happening or where we are, it cost a star for me. I needed something to grasp onto but here's hoping book 2 sheds some light! July 2022 needs to hurry the hell up.
As a reader, you are quite literally dropped in the middle of a world with little to no exposition about it. It's very confusing. I even explored the author page to see if there was a prequel I was missing because I kept waiting for the author to give me a foothold into the world she created and it didn't come. Normally, I would have just DNF'd or waited until at least book 2 was out but I couldn't stop reading it. It's like walking into a room where everyone is arguing and you're like "should I leave?" but then you'd miss out on all this tea so you stay (or at least I would because I'm nosey as hell.)
A lot of this has to do with how sheltered and ignorant our narrator is. There is very little given away about the truth underlying Orlaith's situation. We get glimpses but when she discovers something, we are discovering it at the same time. I have to assume this confusion on our end is intentional. The world is way too vivid, the story too well thought out for it not to be. At least IMO.
Our frustration is shared by Orlaith, as well. We feel her impotence with barely being able to relive her past, the obviously debilitating PTSD. There are moments you want to shake her to step even slightly out of her well-constructed bubble. She even admits she thinks her world is big until she is exposed to more and then she realizes her world is actually very small. You can smell the incoming character growth. I'm so excited to discover more about this world as Orlaith spreads her wings. I'm so excited to see her grow into her own woman. I will say, it's clear that even though she is twenty going on twenty-one, apparently maturity happens later than "normal." This leads me to believe she is at least not human. Really hoping we've got a Feyre and Rhys kinda age gap thing going on, otherwise, I'm going to feel a teensy bit icky considering her and Rhordyn's circumstances.
I loved all the side characters, even the sus Cainon. I've got my eye on you.
I cannot freaking wait to read the next one but because we barely get a grip of what's happening or where we are, it cost a star for me. I needed something to grasp onto but here's hoping book 2 sheds some light! July 2022 needs to hurry the hell up.