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whendevreads's review against another edition
1.0
I received a copy of the Book of Azrael from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
This one unfortunately fell victim to the DNF. I just could not get into it. The book sounded interesting, which is why I wanted to read it, but I just do not think it was executed well. There is a lot of world building in this, like any fantasy novel, but a lot of it wasn’t explained enough. I don’t really understand the difference between the ancient gods and the celestials, I don’t understand what this big fight between the two sides is over, and I don’t understand the whole “world ender” idea. As well, there’s a lot of other mythology in the book that feels misrepresented, from the banshees to the vampires.
As well, I did not care for Dianna. I was super interested in the idea of a morally gray female villain, as those aren’t very common. However, she lacked depth as a character. Her main strengths were that she knew how to fight and was sarcastic/snarky. We heard a lot about how she had sacrificed everything to save her sister, I just didn’t feel that anguish in the book. She seemed very flat to me.
Because of these reasons, I just couldn’t force myself to continue reading the book. If I’m not immediately sucked in then I have a very tough time connecting to the characters or the storyline, which is what happened here. I have heard that this book is getting a series, so it will be interesting to see people’s reactions to the rest of the books.
This one unfortunately fell victim to the DNF. I just could not get into it. The book sounded interesting, which is why I wanted to read it, but I just do not think it was executed well. There is a lot of world building in this, like any fantasy novel, but a lot of it wasn’t explained enough. I don’t really understand the difference between the ancient gods and the celestials, I don’t understand what this big fight between the two sides is over, and I don’t understand the whole “world ender” idea. As well, there’s a lot of other mythology in the book that feels misrepresented, from the banshees to the vampires.
As well, I did not care for Dianna. I was super interested in the idea of a morally gray female villain, as those aren’t very common. However, she lacked depth as a character. Her main strengths were that she knew how to fight and was sarcastic/snarky. We heard a lot about how she had sacrificed everything to save her sister, I just didn’t feel that anguish in the book. She seemed very flat to me.
Because of these reasons, I just couldn’t force myself to continue reading the book. If I’m not immediately sucked in then I have a very tough time connecting to the characters or the storyline, which is what happened here. I have heard that this book is getting a series, so it will be interesting to see people’s reactions to the rest of the books.
_ezra_'s review against another edition
adventurous
dark
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? Yes
5.0
foxinnie's review against another edition
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
tstunna1's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
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? Yes
3.75
mronnie37's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.75
abbylouisef's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
i was very hooked and the end stopped my breath - never bought the next book in a series so quick
eachie's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
slow-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
4.0
THE ENDING BRO
it was a rollercoaster of a ride, the start was crazy good, got boring in the end of the book but that last chapter was wow. Running off to the next one 🐎
it was a rollercoaster of a ride, the start was crazy good, got boring in the end of the book but that last chapter was wow. Running off to the next one 🐎
susuuuu's review against another edition
2.0
We were destined to fight until the sky bled and worlds shook. But when he touched me, cradled my face as if I was the most fragile, beautiful being in the world, I melted. I didn't feel like a monster with him and I realized I never had.
biggest disappointment. everything was so badly developed. this is supposed to revolve around the book of azrael but all we got is horrible banter, horrible jokes, horrible conversations, horrible world, horrible main characters, horrible everything.
i don't understand this world at all and i gave up trying. i cared so little that i didn't even try to come up with my own. I just wanted to get this monstrosity over with.
the way they spoke made me illiterate. they talked so robotic, the contractions were placed so badly. every page is them ranting about each other and if it's not that, we get those long ass flashbacks or some stupid explaining about some stupid shit i couldn't care less about. so many unnecessary situations were dragged out
the fmc kept throwing temper tantrums over the most basic stupid minuscule thing. this started happening after she met the mmc. how wonderful, we love that
bookdragon47's review against another edition
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75