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3.7 AVERAGE
3.7 AVERAGE
This book wasn't really as bad as I thought it would be. However, I find that the Princess to be the most annoying character that I ever met in my life. I really didn't care if she lived or died. Something tells me that I probably won't pick up the second book.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
How can a book about necromancy be so boring and slow?
Hellevir can bring people back from the dead, and is roped into being at the princess’s beck and call as the only heir to the throne.
Each trip to death causes Hellevir to lose something of herself.
I went into this expecting a sapphic romantasy similar to The Priory Tree as marketed. As a book one, this was toxic and not very romantic.
It is setting it up for falling for the abuser, which I am already iffy on and I can’t comment on how it is handled as I will not be continuing with book two.
Hellevir was pretty bland considering her badass power. The princess is selfish and unchanging. There was so much potential that I felt was squandered.
I love politics in fantasy books, I love heroines. I love unique magic systems.
This was not that and I found it boring.
Death was my favourite character.
Hellevir can bring people back from the dead, and is roped into being at the princess’s beck and call as the only heir to the throne.
Each trip to death causes Hellevir to lose something of herself.
I went into this expecting a sapphic romantasy similar to The Priory Tree as marketed. As a book one, this was toxic and not very romantic.
It is setting it up for falling for the abuser, which I am already iffy on and I can’t comment on how it is handled as I will not be continuing with book two.
Hellevir was pretty bland considering her badass power. The princess is selfish and unchanging. There was so much potential that I felt was squandered.
I love politics in fantasy books, I love heroines. I love unique magic systems.
This was not that and I found it boring.
Death was my favourite character.
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This cover really does this book a disservice, it gives the impression of your run of the mill romantasy when it's anything but. Simple but intriguing politics, corrupt organized religions, a bitchy princess that smells like rosewater, and our village girl necromancer with mommy issues, what more could you want? AND FINALLY we have a depiction of Death that isn't humanized and fuckable, an actually freaky character.
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
0/5🌶️