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A review by alilbitofmonica
Scythe & Sparrow by Brynne Weaver
4.25
Once again, Brynne Weaver delivers a delicious romance full of kills, kisses, and Kanes.
I loved so much about this book. I loved getting to see more of Fionn and Rose after meeting them both during the events of B&B and L&L. The two are so lovable and fun and very feisty together.
I loved the vigilante justice killing, and the subsequent life processing for Fionn - this was a refreshing change from the utter brutality of… well, everyone else from the series.
Also BARBARA. A star, truly.
What didn’t work for me in this book is the very abrupt time jump around midway. I was absolutely devouring the first half of the book. But then… one minute the scene is normal and yeah, there’s hints at changes coming. But then the next page we have jumped into the future and honestly it just felt very sudden and disorienting. I feel like I never got back to the way I was feeling for the first half.
I did like how the story panned out, I loved the resolutions to a conflict that I wasn’t a fan of to begin with.
And I especially LOVED the epilogues. Even though I feel like I needed to reread the first two in order to properly appreciate some references better.
A note on the audio: this is done in duet style narration. Both narrators are excellent and make the story feel more immersive (this is my personal opinion on duet style in general). The accents are also brilliant.
However, especially in the second half, there seemed to be a lot of times where the male narration became louder and more gravelly, almost sounding like the narrator was eating the microphone. (This was particularly strong anytime Lachlan was speaking.) It was a bit distracting and jarring at times. Overall did not ruin my reading experience, but was worth noting.
I loved so much about this book. I loved getting to see more of Fionn and Rose after meeting them both during the events of B&B and L&L. The two are so lovable and fun and very feisty together.
I loved the vigilante justice killing, and the subsequent life processing for Fionn - this was a refreshing change from the utter brutality of… well, everyone else from the series.
Also BARBARA. A star, truly.
What didn’t work for me in this book is the very abrupt time jump around midway. I was absolutely devouring the first half of the book. But then… one minute the scene is normal and yeah, there’s hints at changes coming. But then the next page we have jumped into the future and honestly it just felt very sudden and disorienting. I feel like I never got back to the way I was feeling for the first half.
I did like how the story panned out, I loved the resolutions to a conflict that I wasn’t a fan of to begin with.
And I especially LOVED the epilogues. Even though I feel like I needed to reread the first two in order to properly appreciate some references better.
A note on the audio: this is done in duet style narration. Both narrators are excellent and make the story feel more immersive (this is my personal opinion on duet style in general). The accents are also brilliant.
However, especially in the second half, there seemed to be a lot of times where the male narration became louder and more gravelly, almost sounding like the narrator was eating the microphone. (This was particularly strong anytime Lachlan was speaking.) It was a bit distracting and jarring at times. Overall did not ruin my reading experience, but was worth noting.