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4.14 AVERAGE
4.14 AVERAGE
one big plot twist does not a good book make...
With that being said, I think overall I enjoyed this book. It was kind of boring for like 60% of it and things kind of dragged on for a long time. But yeah... when things started ramping up, it got good. I wish I had read this without seeing a few of the Goodreads reviews (none with spoilers obviously) saying how good the plot twist was. So I knew there was a plot twist going into this.
I predicted a few aspects of the plot twist, but that's because I was looking for it so I knew to spot things. I knew Jaren was royalty, because of a few different things: the way he talked to the guards (Naari specifically) without being reprimanded, the way he was SO against the rebels and their cause, and the way he had very little general knowledge/common sense in different parts of the book. Also, when Kiva met Prince Deverick (but we end up finding out Jaren is Prince Deverick and the "prince" Kiva meets is Jaren's cousin posing as him) she mentions that she would never like a prince. Obviously, immediately I was like yeah this will be funny callback that people will only notice in rereads, that Kiva actually did end up liking a prince, she just didn't realize it at the time. So I saw that coming from a mile away.
I also predicted that Kiva would end up being in Torvin's bloodline. There was some emphasis on the fact that Sarana and Torvin were married, but it was mentioned that never had any children of their own together. So I figured Kiva would end up being on the opposite side from Jaren (but that they obviously are not related by any means omfg), because I had already pieced together than Jaren was a royal, and a descendant of Sarana (the royal bloodline currently in power). I thought that Kiva would end up having powers, and figured this was an unreliable narrator situation where the reader wouldn't find out until later on that Kiva had been hiding something from us. I should've connected the dots a little bit further to figure out that Tilda was Kiva's mother. But that never occurred to me at all. So that twist had me SHOCKED.. MY JAW DROPPED.. So this book gets a few points in my book because, yeah, that last plot twist was really cool and I wasn't expecting it. But does it make up for the majority of the book being boring and dragging along? No.
With that being said, I think overall I enjoyed this book. It was kind of boring for like 60% of it and things kind of dragged on for a long time. But yeah... when things started ramping up, it got good. I wish I had read this without seeing a few of the Goodreads reviews (none with spoilers obviously) saying how good the plot twist was. So I knew there was a plot twist going into this.
I predicted a few aspects of the plot twist, but that's because I was looking for it so I knew to spot things. I knew Jaren was royalty, because of a few different things: the way he talked to the guards (Naari specifically) without being reprimanded, the way he was SO against the rebels and their cause, and the way he had very little general knowledge/common sense in different parts of the book. Also, when Kiva met Prince Deverick (but we end up finding out Jaren is Prince Deverick and the "prince" Kiva meets is Jaren's cousin posing as him) she mentions that she would never like a prince. Obviously, immediately I was like yeah this will be funny callback that people will only notice in rereads, that Kiva actually did end up liking a prince, she just didn't realize it at the time. So I saw that coming from a mile away.
I also predicted that Kiva would end up being in Torvin's bloodline. There was some emphasis on the fact that Sarana and Torvin were married, but it was mentioned that never had any children of their own together. So I figured Kiva would end up being on the opposite side from Jaren (but that they obviously are not related by any means omfg), because I had already pieced together than Jaren was a royal, and a descendant of Sarana (the royal bloodline currently in power). I thought that Kiva would end up having powers, and figured this was an unreliable narrator situation where the reader wouldn't find out until later on that Kiva had been hiding something from us. I should've connected the dots a little bit further to figure out that Tilda was Kiva's mother. But that never occurred to me at all. So that twist had me SHOCKED.. MY JAW DROPPED.. So this book gets a few points in my book because, yeah, that last plot twist was really cool and I wasn't expecting it. But does it make up for the majority of the book being boring and dragging along? No.
4.5⭐️
AHHHHHHH ESE FINALLLLLLLLLL
Como que sabia y no sabía los grandes plot twist, lo presentía en mi corazón y aun así no dejo de maravillarme, una fantasía que avanza lento pero con potencial
AHHHHHHH ESE FINALLLLLLLLLL
Como que sabia y no sabía los grandes plot twist, lo presentía en mi corazón y aun así no dejo de maravillarme, una fantasía que avanza lento pero con potencial
ostatnia strona ratuje cala resztę xd
straaaasznie mnie wynudziła, nie było chyba wątku który by mnie wciągnął jakkolwiek. domyslilam się PRAWIE wszystkich plot twistów bo tego na ostatniej stronie to ni chuj xd
znaczy powiem tak, ja wiedziałam że kiva musi być powiązana jakos z tym rodem od uzdrawiania i że ma tą moc, ale ze jest córka tej kurwa zbuntowanej królowej????? no way, to jedno mnie zaskoczyło
no i nie wiem czy czytać druga część czy nie, bo jednak mnie zaciekawiło co się bedzie dalej działo i koncept mi się podoba że nooo ich rodziny są skłócone, a oni na bank się w sobie zakochają i blablabla tylko to by musiało być dobrze napisane a jakoś wątpię idk, nie porwał mnie styl autorki w tej części
a co do tej części to kurwa te proby były tak chujowe bo WDYM ze ona nic w nich nie robila, wszystko za nią zrobil ten typo. no nudne w chuj i po prostu myslalam ze to bedzie fajniej wymyślone
straaaasznie mnie wynudziła, nie było chyba wątku który by mnie wciągnął jakkolwiek. domyslilam się PRAWIE wszystkich plot twistów bo tego na ostatniej stronie to ni chuj xd
znaczy powiem tak, ja wiedziałam że kiva musi być powiązana jakos z tym rodem od uzdrawiania i że ma tą moc, ale ze jest córka tej kurwa zbuntowanej królowej????? no way, to jedno mnie zaskoczyło
no i nie wiem czy czytać druga część czy nie, bo jednak mnie zaciekawiło co się bedzie dalej działo i koncept mi się podoba że nooo ich rodziny są skłócone, a oni na bank się w sobie zakochają i blablabla tylko to by musiało być dobrze napisane a jakoś wątpię idk, nie porwał mnie styl autorki w tej części
a co do tej części to kurwa te proby były tak chujowe bo WDYM ze ona nic w nich nie robila, wszystko za nią zrobil ten typo. no nudne w chuj i po prostu myslalam ze to bedzie fajniej wymyślone
It's been a while since I was genuinely taken aback by a book; the plot twist at the end has me reeling
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
jesus christ wtf did i just read this book is one of the best books i read in 2025 the plot twist wtf was that like im still shocked girl kiva 👏👏👏 you played us all I can say is dont waste your time read this book
જ⁀➴5₊˚⊹☆stars
જ⁀➴5₊˚⊹☆stars
adventurous
mysterious
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:
No
I am so glad that I started this book it was everything I wanted it to be and more. I am so obsessed with this world and the characters can’t wait to read more of them going to read the next book now
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
adventurous
challenging
dark
fast-paced
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
fast-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