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A review by toffiladyreader
The Absinthe Underground by Jamie Pacton
3.0
thank you so much to colored pages blog tours and the publisher for the gifted copy in exchange for an honest review!!
well, this was a clear example of "how convenient for the plot"
don't get me wrong, the ambiance and the world was really good. i really felt i was in paris during the belle-epoque era, and the fae world was something that kept me intrigued, since there are so many books about fae and every single one writes them differently. so that felt really refreshing to me. but my main complain is that everything was too convenient for the MCs, that everything was happening too easy right until the end when things started to complicate a bit and i was really intrigued to see how it would develop. also, i feel both MCs didn't change as much or had that many character development, tho i have to give it to Esme for being so brave and step out of her apartment with many cats just because Sybill wanted to steal something.
overall, it was an okey book, more of like a cozy fantasy than anything else, but really enjoyable.
well, this was a clear example of "how convenient for the plot"
don't get me wrong, the ambiance and the world was really good. i really felt i was in paris during the belle-epoque era, and the fae world was something that kept me intrigued, since there are so many books about fae and every single one writes them differently. so that felt really refreshing to me. but my main complain is that everything was too convenient for the MCs, that everything was happening too easy right until the end when things started to complicate a bit and i was really intrigued to see how it would develop. also, i feel both MCs didn't change as much or had that many character development, tho i have to give it to Esme for being so brave and step out of her apartment with many cats just because Sybill wanted to steal something.
overall, it was an okey book, more of like a cozy fantasy than anything else, but really enjoyable.