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3.93 AVERAGE
3.93 AVERAGE
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Predictable but fun until about the 75% mark. Alyce got so evil so fast. Absolutely wild pacing.
Pacing was weird and though the narrative was interesting, there was not a ton of development of the romance. So it was a little hard to buy into the love story. However, I'm invested enough to read the second book.
adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
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
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
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
dark
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
4 stars. This was a really good retelling of Sleeping Beauty. The writing was really good for a debut and the world building and scenery was lush and I had no problem imagining everything going on. The characters were good as well and the romance, which is really in the background until the end, was developed nicely.
Alyce is a very interesting character and I really enjoyed her character development and I think she comes into her own by the end. She’s very likable. Her relationship with Aurora was so sweet and soft. Aurora herself is interesting as well, I just wish we had gotten to know her a bit more but it’s fine.
My main problem was the pacing of this. It feels every little it of 460 something pages. The beginning was good and pulled me in, but a lot of the middle chunk was really boring and I found myself not as invested. The ending was good though and makes me excited for book two. Overall, this was a good read and I’m interested to see where book two goes and how everything wraps up.
Alyce is a very interesting character and I really enjoyed her character development and I think she comes into her own by the end. She’s very likable. Her relationship with Aurora was so sweet and soft. Aurora herself is interesting as well, I just wish we had gotten to know her a bit more but it’s fine.
My main problem was the pacing of this. It feels every little it of 460 something pages. The beginning was good and pulled me in, but a lot of the middle chunk was really boring and I found myself not as invested. The ending was good though and makes me excited for book two. Overall, this was a good read and I’m interested to see where book two goes and how everything wraps up.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes