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3.81 AVERAGE
3.81 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
medium-paced
„Mein Blick glitt über die Gruppe von Menschen, die sich mit mir in den Tempel des Mondgottes gewagt hatte und ihr Leben riskierte, um die Sonne zurückzubringen.“ (Kapitel 30, 58%)
Kiara und Jack verlassen die verfluchten Lande auf der Suche nach Jude; begegnen Göttern und Dieben, und am Ende sogar Freunden. Zusammen machen sie sich auf die Suche nach dem Mondgott, um ihn zu bezwingen und den Tag zu retten. Dabei lernt Kiara eher ungewollt ihre Kräfte näher kennen, die sie immer häufiger in Eigenregie übermannen.
Ich weiß gar nicht, warum ich überhaupt die Hoffnung hatte, der zweite Band wäre anders als To Kill a Shadow. Die Liebesgeschichte, die sich zwischen Kiara und Jude entwickelt, erreicht ihren Höhepunkt bei ca 50% des Buches. Mitten im Feindesland, die Verbündeten könnten jeden Moment um die Ecke kommen, aber die beiden können sich berühren und tun es auch. Immer wieder verlieren die beiden sich ineinander und vergessen alles um sich herum. Das ist nicht nur furchtbar wiederholend, sondern auch langweilig. Da geht die ganze Geschichte drum herum verloren. Weswegen ich auch das Interesse an dem Ganzen verloren habe.
„Einfach war noch nie unser Ding, Kommandant“ (Kapitel 5, 14%)
Ich mag Liebesgeschichten, vor allem zwischen gleichstarken Charakteren. Doch in diesem Buch habe ich das Gefühl, Jude macht sich emotional nackig und Kiara verschwindet lieber in den Schatten. Das ist ziemlich langweilig und unnötig, zieht die ganze Liebelei unnötig in die Länge und unterbricht das eigentliche Abenteuer. Es fühlt sich an wie zu viele Werbeeinlagen.
Bei 59% hatte ich keine Lust mehr und habe das Buch abgebrochen.
adventurous
hopeful
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I thought about DNF’ing this book so many times. And honestly, I should have. It was marginally better than the first book but it still wasn’t good by any means.
While there were slight improvements in the writing, I lost track yet again of how many times things were “missed by an inch”.
This duology is focused around magic and lore that never really gets explained.
The little snippets before each chapter still felt unnecessary to me. It still felt disjointed and I think the duology would’ve benefited from actually explaining things that were briefly mentioned in these excerpts instead of doing the excerpts at all.
I’m not really sure what contributed to me feeling this way, but I just didn’t feel connected to the characters and I didn’t care about them. Katherine Quinn focused so much on the romance that she forgot to develop the world and magic system that they existed within. It just wasn’t good and I don’t understand the hype
While there were slight improvements in the writing, I lost track yet again of how many times things were “missed by an inch”.
This duology is focused around magic and lore that never really gets explained.
The little snippets before each chapter still felt unnecessary to me. It still felt disjointed and I think the duology would’ve benefited from actually explaining things that were briefly mentioned in these excerpts instead of doing the excerpts at all.
I’m not really sure what contributed to me feeling this way, but I just didn’t feel connected to the characters and I didn’t care about them. Katherine Quinn focused so much on the romance that she forgot to develop the world and magic system that they existed within. It just wasn’t good and I don’t understand the hype
adventurous
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
DNF 77% — I'm not sure what happened with this book. I enjoyed book 1, but by the time I began reading book 2, I had forgotten some of the major plot points from book 1. I really wanted to enjoy this book more, but it felt confusing. The romance felt rushed and unbelievable. The magic system didn't make much sense to me, and I struggled to care about what was happening. I was going to push through, but I kept forgetting what happened in the last chapter I read.
adventurous
dark
emotional
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:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Physical/audiobook (Libby) - love the continued romance story of Kiara and Jude. The added relationship between Liam (Kiara’s brother) and Jake is adorable. The story does get a bit dry in the middle but there is so many challenging adventurous moments that distract from the romance aspect.
Favorite quotes:
“Apparently all it took for him to give in to his selfish desire was for me to nearly die. Multiple times.” - Kiara
“‘If we were meant to be that high, then we’d be birds’” - Liam
“‘We’re already knocking on death’s door. Why not chat with a couple of angry gods for a minute?’” - Jake
“‘I began to fall in love with you the very second you spoke my name.’” - Jude
Favorite quotes:
“Apparently all it took for him to give in to his selfish desire was for me to nearly die. Multiple times.” - Kiara
“‘If we were meant to be that high, then we’d be birds’” - Liam
“‘We’re already knocking on death’s door. Why not chat with a couple of angry gods for a minute?’” - Jake
“‘I began to fall in love with you the very second you spoke my name.’” - Jude
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
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:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
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:
Complicated