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A review by shes_book_obsessed
Blood Lands by Stacey Marie Brown
3.0
Blood Lands
⭐️⭐️⭐️
Ok where to begin...
The writing is nonsensical at times, I barely understand what the author is trying to convey. The style is more instinctual that reflective. The characters are either shouting each other's names or "noooo!"... or "fuck!" for that matter. Most of their conversations are so empty man, the dialogues aren't great. The spicy scenes are straight up from Wattpad, not that I'm complaining but I don't really give a fuck when I don't feel the chemistry. I feel like EVERYTHING is sexualized... like I get that he's a literal animal (wolf or whatever) and she's a demon I guess but hello... like how does their "sexual energy" increase the power of some nectar shit... The writing is extremely repetitive, especially regarding Warwick's physique. I also did not need to know the temperature of his liquid thank you. It was overly descriptive and almost painful how aware I am that his eyes, are in fact, the color of aqua.
"We weren't the type to speak our feelings out loud." To my dismay, and the reader doesn't get any deep emotional connection as their communication and relationship development is invisible to the reader but it's stated multiple times that they have this connection. But what happened to showing us instead of telling us that it's there???
I feel like the author made Caden say he was acting just for the readers to feel bad for him, and to create angst and tension. When it really takes more for me than that little statement, he needs to show it through his actions as he's been a little shit since book one. And when Tracker sold them out. The plot is dragged.
To sum this up, this is a personal opinion so to each their own! I don't know if I like their relationship dynamic and that is up to me, I tend to lean towards that emotional connection more than pure spice and empty words. I also prefer the writing style to be a bit more intellectual. But I loved the feminism shining through Brexley's character. I wished this book owed up to my expectations, I really wanted to love this but it took a different turn than I wanted it to. I guess it wasn't meant to be
⭐️⭐️⭐️
Ok where to begin...
The writing is nonsensical at times, I barely understand what the author is trying to convey. The style is more instinctual that reflective. The characters are either shouting each other's names or "noooo!"... or "fuck!" for that matter. Most of their conversations are so empty man, the dialogues aren't great. The spicy scenes are straight up from Wattpad, not that I'm complaining but I don't really give a fuck when I don't feel the chemistry. I feel like EVERYTHING is sexualized... like I get that he's a literal animal (wolf or whatever) and she's a demon I guess but hello... like how does their "sexual energy" increase the power of some nectar shit... The writing is extremely repetitive, especially regarding Warwick's physique. I also did not need to know the temperature of his liquid thank you. It was overly descriptive and almost painful how aware I am that his eyes, are in fact, the color of aqua.
"We weren't the type to speak our feelings out loud." To my dismay, and the reader doesn't get any deep emotional connection as their communication and relationship development is invisible to the reader but it's stated multiple times that they have this connection. But what happened to showing us instead of telling us that it's there???
I feel like the author made Caden say he was acting just for the readers to feel bad for him, and to create angst and tension. When it really takes more for me than that little statement, he needs to show it through his actions as he's been a little shit since book one. And when Tracker sold them out. The plot is dragged.
To sum this up, this is a personal opinion so to each their own! I don't know if I like their relationship dynamic and that is up to me, I tend to lean towards that emotional connection more than pure spice and empty words. I also prefer the writing style to be a bit more intellectual. But I loved the feminism shining through Brexley's character. I wished this book owed up to my expectations, I really wanted to love this but it took a different turn than I wanted it to. I guess it wasn't meant to be