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jenniekns's review
3.0
I have to admit that this book surprised me. It was a rough start and it took me a while to get into it, but once the plot started to move I couldn't put it down. There's suspense, there's romance, there's a paranormal element, but it's terribly well-balanced and the characters were interesting enough to keep me reading. I'm looking forward to jumping into the next book in the series.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
melaninreadss's review
4.0
The build up was great!
This story is actually my first book that I’ve read that had 500+ pages. I did feel like the book did start off slow, it took a while for everything to come together. It took me finishing the book and digesting it to realize that the author had to lengthily build and showcase the story in such a way to explain everything. The author is definitely a pro when it comes to showing the readers what is happening within the story. Her descriptions are very vivid, giving you a glimpse of what she’s trying to portray. Initially I was actually liking Damina’s character but as the story progressed, my liking for her turned into annoyance. The entire time she’s constantly running away from new issues instead of facing them head on. She runs to get away from Jackson, her fiancé and days later run into the arms of Dalcour. A man she’s only known for a couple days and quickly professes her love. I couldn’t vibe with the romance that much. The back and forth she had internally between Jackson and Dalcour was draining. The journey of her finding out who she really was, was explained really well and enjoyable. All the secrets that come out had me on pause for sure and because I was already on the Anti-Jackson train for most of the book, the twist at the end caught me off guard completely.
This story is actually my first book that I’ve read that had 500+ pages. I did feel like the book did start off slow, it took a while for everything to come together. It took me finishing the book and digesting it to realize that the author had to lengthily build and showcase the story in such a way to explain everything. The author is definitely a pro when it comes to showing the readers what is happening within the story. Her descriptions are very vivid, giving you a glimpse of what she’s trying to portray. Initially I was actually liking Damina’s character but as the story progressed, my liking for her turned into annoyance. The entire time she’s constantly running away from new issues instead of facing them head on. She runs to get away from Jackson, her fiancé and days later run into the arms of Dalcour. A man she’s only known for a couple days and quickly professes her love. I couldn’t vibe with the romance that much. The back and forth she had internally between Jackson and Dalcour was draining. The journey of her finding out who she really was, was explained really well and enjoyable. All the secrets that come out had me on pause for sure and because I was already on the Anti-Jackson train for most of the book, the twist at the end caught me off guard completely.
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