A review by floofymoosereads
The Shards of Ophelia by Nicole Platania

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This is the second book in a new adult romantasy series, The Curse of Ophelia. Book two picks up after the end of book one as Ophelia struggles with becoming the Revered, the curse, and her relationship with Malakai. Tropes include stabby warrior FMC, love triangle, found family, and prophecies.

The Lovely: The dynamics between the characters really had me hitting all the feelings in this book. So much raw, powerful emotion. For example, one character can be a bit of a jerk but I still hurt for him because the author showed you WHY he was having those feelings. Beautiful.

The Mundane: At times the pacing of this book felt slow and/or stunted, like it just couldn’t get moving. This seemed to happened the most when the characters were trying to figure out what to do, rather than actually doing anything. These scenes also tended to have a lot of drawn out internal monologue which I think also contributed to the pace feeling slow.

Rating: 4/5 Stars 2/5 Flames

Recommendation: I actually loved this second book much more than the first. I felt like issues got a lot harder and messier for the characters to handle. Chapter 20 made me cry. The ending made me cry. This book definitely hits you in the feels - way more than the first book. If you like new adult romantasy with amazing side characters, a love story and prophecies, I think you would like this book.