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A review by jonkerkat
Vespertine by Margaret Rogerson
5.0
Thank you NetGalley and Simon and Schuster UK children’s for providing me with an e-arc in exchange for an honest review.
5/5 stars
I couldn’t set this book down! This book will be perfect for fall with the spooky aspects(spirits, incense, cathedrals). I was very intrigued by the world and the ranks of the spirits. I also loved the mystery of it and trying to unravel the secrets the revenant was hiding!
I loved that Artemisia struggled with real things and was still scared even though she was a strong heroine. I also really liked that the revenant was all scared of things even though he was a high ranking spirit. I loved their relationship and banter. Even though he didn’t show it you could tell he enjoyed Artemisia.
There was no romance in this book and I think that was best. There was so much going on that there didn’t need to be romance. It was more important to the storyline to not have romance in my opinion. A lot of books can fall flat without romance but I don’t think this book suffered that at all!
The unexpected friendship that blossomed between Marguerite and Artemisia was so pure and wholesome. I was glad Marguerite was there to remind Artemisia that she wasn’t alone. And Marguerite took care of her at the covenant without her even knowing it.
The ending was a little anticlimactic but still fit the story. I would have liked a chapter or 2 before the epilogue. Since you have this big event and then boom epilogue. Made it seem a little rushed.
Overall greatly enjoyed the story and would recommend it if you like fantasy and adventure!
5/5 stars
I couldn’t set this book down! This book will be perfect for fall with the spooky aspects(spirits, incense, cathedrals). I was very intrigued by the world and the ranks of the spirits. I also loved the mystery of it and trying to unravel the secrets the revenant was hiding!
I loved that Artemisia struggled with real things and was still scared even though she was a strong heroine. I also really liked that the revenant was all scared of things even though he was a high ranking spirit. I loved their relationship and banter. Even though he didn’t show it you could tell he enjoyed Artemisia.
There was no romance in this book and I think that was best. There was so much going on that there didn’t need to be romance. It was more important to the storyline to not have romance in my opinion. A lot of books can fall flat without romance but I don’t think this book suffered that at all!
The unexpected friendship that blossomed between Marguerite and Artemisia was so pure and wholesome. I was glad Marguerite was there to remind Artemisia that she wasn’t alone. And Marguerite took care of her at the covenant without her even knowing it.
The ending was a little anticlimactic but still fit the story. I would have liked a chapter or 2 before the epilogue. Since you have this big event and then boom epilogue. Made it seem a little rushed.
Overall greatly enjoyed the story and would recommend it if you like fantasy and adventure!