faeriefox 's review for:

War Hour by Lauren Loscig

4.0

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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I loved this book! The story was interesting and I loved the unique and well-developed magic system. The world building and political systems were well done and I understood their intricacies easily.

I do wish the same could be said for character development. This book was severely lacking in that area, as well as in the area of descriptors. Because of this, it took me a while to get into and to connect with the characters. Also, the book seriously needed an editor. I also had a hard time taking Drystas seriously for some reason. Without these flaws it would have been 5⭐. But this book is quite impressive for a debut novel.

On the content of the book-- although I saw the betrayal coming, I was pleasantly surprised that it was not necessarily done for power, and that Evander's care for Lysta does not appear to be fake. I thought the betrayal would essentially be a copy of Red Queen's, Frozen's, etc. but honestly liked this one a lot better. It was well done and fit with what we had seen of Evander's character. It also had the self-fulfilling prophecy trope, which I love.

I am a bit confused because I didn't see the enemies to lovers plot? I'm thinking it'll probably be Torryn, but honestly I'm half hoping it's somehow Belthan... They have a lot more chemistry and are more enemies than Lysta and Torryn.

Song to represent the main couple: The Great War by Taylor Swift