3.74 AVERAGE

adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

The plot was very predictable, and the writing was amateur. I didn't connect with any of the characters to the point where I didn't even care when one of them died.
slow-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

not really for me, i find the storytelling confusing and a little bit too “jumpy”… literally 

i feel theres a lot of things that were skipped and sometimes im confused with whats happening lol
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

DAMN!! This was on my TBR and I don't know what took me so long!!!

THIS. BOOK. I AM IN LOVE.

Sage knows that her magic is a death sentence in her home. The Cursed are considered abominations, therefore they are cleansed, a brutal display of power from the king and his followers. But when her brother is drafted as a soldier to fight for the king against his wishes, she'll trade her life in that cozy town for training with the cursed rebels.
There's where she'll meet Von, the mysterious leader of the Cursed rebels. Handsome, dark and dangerous, Sage will need to trade carefully around him, but when secrets start to unravel, she'll find out there were more things that hid behind that wall of mist that clouded her mind.

AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!! New book obsession alert.

First of all, Sage? My queen. I loved her character so much and her determination to get her brother back. She will not back down from a challenge and is proud to be who she is. I loved when she got to know her little group of rebels. 

Von, DAMN THAT MALE!! I was BLUSHING every single page he was in, their first encounter AHHHHHHHHHHH. Yes, I am feral. Crazy. And in love. He is the perfect morally gray male, and I listened to the audiobook so EVERY TIME HE SPOKE, I had to stop and take a breath because EVERY WORD THAT CAME OUT OF HIS MOUTH WAS AAAGHHHHHHH. 

Aaaaanyway, I can't wait to know more about this story!! 

Ehm... THE END?! EXCUSE ME?!? WHAT. WAS. THAT. I have so many questions and SO MANY feelings I don't even know where to start, of course I'll jump right into book 2, I need ANSWERS.

Ezra and her rocks will forever be iconic.

Please, go read this book so you can fall in love with a dark, broody male, and then get obsessed with a whole other fantasy world that will transport you to another reality. I need more of these characters and story.

Love you all and happy reading 💋💋

Wasn’t too fond of this book, everything seemed very rushed. I didn’t feel connected to any of the characters. There was pretty much no world building either or character building. Seemed like it was trying too hard to be like acotar

“Enjoying the view, love?” he asked, his deep voice playful. Sensual. Like a lover’s caress.
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“As I said, horrible taste in men.” “I like you,” I jabbed. He nodded, flashing those wickedly sharp teeth. “Exactly.”
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Kot, Jaclyn. Between Life and Death (Between Life and Death Series Book 1) (p. 375). Kindle Edition.
I recently did a reread of this book and I forgot how much I loved the characters of this book! If you are an ACOTAR lover, please pick this up!

The story is easy to follow. The FMC, Sage is just an ordinary girl (who prefers to be that way) but does have a gift that she's hidden away from the world. Because in this world, if you had magic and were found out, you were cursed and cleansed. Also not to mention she has forgotten her past life or even knew she had one. But we meet her mate, Von, fairly quickly. Sage knows she has seen him before but cannot place where.

I loved the storyline of this book. It kept me engaged and I couldnt put it down because I was always wanting to know what would happen next. And daddy Von was not giving to many answers to Sage about how they knew each other previously but he shows her in other ways that they know each other physically. And I ate it the heck up!! Shadow Daddy? Yes please!! I fell in love all over again for him and never wish to leave this world.

I loved the side characters as well until we got to the end and that huge plot twist with Soren (what the heck dude?!) And come to find out there maybe a twin involved in the next book?? ;-) Emotional for all of these characters. Loved it all!

Read this if you love:
Gods/Goddesses
A unique Magic System
Betrayal
Found Family
Spice
Light vs. Dark
Shadow Daddy
Morally Grey MMC
Bada$$ FMC
adventurous slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Too boring, too predictable
adventurous 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