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4.02 AVERAGE
4.02 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
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:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
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:
Yes
medium-paced
Ok listen......This book was good but not in the way I wanted it to be.
Was it a fun read? Absolutely? Is Enzo eligible for best book boyfriend award 100%. HOWEVER ... I have 2 qualms
Qualm 1: There was too many cheesy moments that took me out of it. Like the whole period scene? Be soooo incredibly forreal. The explanation of a record player? Please. It would be like a good rhythm and flow going, but then some cheesy dumb thing would happen and it would make me put down the book.
Qualm 2: WHY DID ALL OF THAT HAPPEN AT THE END?!?!?!?!? I won't spoil it but the last handful of chapters were so out of left field and it made the plot feel muddy to me. I love the idea, it was just subpar execution for me personally. There was a lot of fluff stuff that happened in the beginning, and I just felt like there was a lot of fat that could have been cut out to make that ending have more of an impact.
Bonus Qualm: I HATEDDDDDDDDD
So all in all I did have fun reading this book, I had to remind myself that this was like a romance book in a fantasy setting so while I did get annoyed at times, it explained some plot choices, AND Enzo is top tier IMO. Like...... top tier.
Was it a fun read? Absolutely? Is Enzo eligible for best book boyfriend award 100%. HOWEVER ... I have 2 qualms
Qualm 1: There was too many cheesy moments that took me out of it. Like the whole period scene? Be soooo incredibly forreal. The explanation of a record player? Please. It would be like a good rhythm and flow going, but then some cheesy dumb thing would happen and it would make me put down the book.
Qualm 2: WHY DID ALL OF THAT HAPPEN AT THE END?!?!?!?!? I won't spoil it but the last handful of chapters were so out of left field and it made the plot feel muddy to me. I love the idea, it was just subpar execution for me personally. There was a lot of fluff stuff that happened in the beginning, and I just felt like there was a lot of fat that could have been cut out to make that ending have more of an impact.
Bonus Qualm: I HATEDDDDDDDDD
Spoiler
the way that there were so many half assed "break ups" and back and forths like by the 3rd one I just skimmed until they made up again because it just seemed irrelevantSo all in all I did have fun reading this book, I had to remind myself that this was like a romance book in a fantasy setting so while I did get annoyed at times, it explained some plot choices, AND Enzo is top tier IMO. Like...... top tier.
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
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
Plot is not unique. The enemy-dynamic between the FMC and MMC is so forced.
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Honestly probably my favorite fantasy/romantasy of the year so far! The world-building and relationship between Elara and Enzo were everything. The last 10% of the book gave me whiplash with all of the twists and turns, and I think the writing suffered here a bit- I felt it was missing context in places and that took away from it a little for me. Small detail in the grand scheme, overall reading this book was the feeling I'm aiming for when reading a fantasy.
Impatiently waiting for the next one!
Impatiently waiting for the next one!