A review by nukie19
A Crown of Ivy and Glass by Claire Legrand

adventurous dark sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

This novel has a great premise but doesn't quite live up to it. It seems like Legrand was overambitious and couldn't decide what kind of book this was supposed to be - a romance, a dark fantasy, YA or adult? It was refreshing to read about a main character who is so different than usual due to her chronic pain, but she veers way too much into whiny and petulant teenager for a book that is billed as adult. It definitely has some pretty heavy steamy scenes but I didn't feel like this really was worth the length of the read. Save yourself and just stick with her other works.

Narration from Evelyn Rose was excellent. She was wonderful to listen to and I appreciated her subtle changes for each character.

Thanks to the publisher for providing an audiobook ARC through Net Galley in exchange for an honest review. 
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