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Woven by Gold

Elizabeth Helen

3.95 AVERAGE

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adventurous 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

Too long 
Also accasionally Rosalina pissed me off
emotional mysterious slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I'm not sure how I feel about this book. I enjoyed it but at the same time it felt so slow sometimes and the main big things are so predictable, it doesn't even feel like a big surprise when they are revealed.

They also all need to up their communication skills

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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

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I am really enjoying this series but I will say the following things:

It’s fun
This book is definitely inspired by acotar book 2
This is a series and the running plot has been dragged out against its will 🤣 I don’t know if the authors think we’re stupid, wanted to get more books and money out etc…but we’re all very aware of who the mate bonds are and I feel like screaming everytime it’s suggested that it’s not
her
cause it happens too many times for it not to be annoying 😅 
I also think that Cas was
made obviously not evil but pretending to be from the beginning. We all knew it was him who carried her back to the castle. We also all can see that it’s obvious how her mother is the queen of everything. Anyone who doesn’t see that coming I’d be shocked.
I just think each of these books could have been much shorter and it would have made them better tbh 
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

Initial thoughts:
I really enjoyed this second book of the series. Every moment I could, I read this. The book was spent a lot of time in the Autumn world and it was beautiful. 

Plot & Pacing:
The story was engaging and did not lag at all, it was so hard to put down. This book had its own story that it followed, with a battle scene at the end, there are still a few unanswered questions and it did leave on a cliffhanger which I’m interested to see how this unfolds. 

Characters:
It was wonderful to see Rosalie grow into a stronger character, beautiful and kind Farron has my heart, I’m still rooting to see the Prince of Thorns redemption story, we saw glimpse of a softer side in this story. I love all the princes and looking forward to the next book. 

Writing Style & Structure:
Easy read but with lots of spice in this book. It was written in multiple perspectives which worked. 

Themes & Tone:
Power, betrayal, why choose, romantasy, war. 

Standout Moments:
The below, the scene in the rain, when Rosalie takes an emotional support book to a party and a battlefield (woman after my own heart). 

“Within the depth of knowledge, we find the vastness of out ignorance, and that it is there that wisdom begins to unfold”. 

Personal Impact:
It made me feel all the feelings, reading is so much better than therapy. I still have to know what bargain was made between Kel and Cas. 

 

adventurous

Very fun sequel, a lot of action and relationship/romance development, spice as well. However I kept cringing whenever they would suddenly talk in a crazy poetic and formal way? I dont mind flowery language at all but the switching between gen z type dialogue to this stiff poetry was making me cringe so bad. 😭💀 
farron and rosalina are getting up to spicyyyy things to seal their mate bond and he talks abt his love for her etc and the chapter ends w "and he sheathed himself inside her" or smth like that I WAS SCREAMING LMAO couldnt that sentence have been moved to the next chapter...
Omg but I'm loving Caspian! Such an intriguing character and his dynamic w the others is hilarious.
adventurous lighthearted mysterious 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

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