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A review by triplebriiii
Obsidian Feathers by N. Cáceres
3.0
I wish so much that this book had been a dark fantasy with romantic elements instead of a dark romance with fantasy elements. Because I loved the mythology and fantasy aspects of this a lot, but I could not stand either of the MCs for like, the first solid 80% of the book I swear. In other words, the fantasy is literally the only thing that had be finishing this one.
For the good:
As I said, the exploration of Latine culture and mythology in this one is amazing. I was so invested in the cadejos, their history, their people, their practices, their government, just everything. The pack dynamics were fascinating, I love the idea of the mated pair and the holy leader being equal leads (especially since the majority of them are women - 2/3 leaders ftw 😅😅😅). The mystery that was slowly being revealed towards the latter half of the book was also really interesting and I'm kinda invested ngl.
The author has a unique style of writing that I think a lot of people will enjoy. It was a bit too flowery and descriptive for me personally, but it did lead to beautiful imagery and visuals that I enjoyed.
Basically every other character except the MCs (and the POS abusers) I loved, ESPECIALLY César my absolute beloved. And even tho I didn't vibe with the MCs and the abusers can choke, they were all still complex or interesting characters. (Okay maybe not Shayne though the plot twist at the end was at least somewhat interesting).
FMC is a clearly stated size 18 (hourglass figure) and unashamed of that, which was fantastic to see. There was one passage in the beginning of the book where she is describing her body as strong and powerful was so beautiful to read.
The Bad 😬:
Both the MCs drove me fucking crazy with their stupid ass decisions jesus christ. I feel like the FMC specifically just made idiotic decision after idiotic decision, just one right after the other after another like. (And, like, on at least one occasion the character fully acknowledged it was an idiotic decision so it's not just me!!!). Miscommunication issues out the galore. Literally if one or the other of them had been open about ONE THING it would have fixed like 60% of the conflict and misunderstandings between them.
Some.... convenient... plot devices and writing choices, not to mention frustrating. for example, early on in the book we're informed that the FMCs "vitamins" were described as smelling like death and poisonous and César wanted to test them as well as Xochitl's blood to see what's up and WE DON'T HEAR ABOUT THOSE BLOOD TESTS AGAIN UNTIL LIKE 80% OF THE WAY THROUGH THE BOOK. Like bruh, I know blood tests can take a lot of time but Xochitl had been there for like 2 months already and nothing?? And it took at least 50% of the book before we got a definitive "oh no i shouldn't take my vitamins they are bad for me" decision, at that point I just thought they were being deliberately oblivious.
Overall I enjoyed and will read the next one, if only because it's César's story.
For the good:
As I said, the exploration of Latine culture and mythology in this one is amazing. I was so invested in the cadejos, their history, their people, their practices, their government, just everything. The pack dynamics were fascinating, I love the idea of the mated pair and the holy leader being equal leads (especially since the majority of them are women - 2/3 leaders ftw 😅😅😅). The mystery that was slowly being revealed towards the latter half of the book was also really interesting and I'm kinda invested ngl.
The author has a unique style of writing that I think a lot of people will enjoy. It was a bit too flowery and descriptive for me personally, but it did lead to beautiful imagery and visuals that I enjoyed.
Basically every other character except the MCs (and the POS abusers) I loved, ESPECIALLY César my absolute beloved. And even tho I didn't vibe with the MCs and the abusers can choke, they were all still complex or interesting characters. (Okay maybe not Shayne though the plot twist at the end was at least somewhat interesting).
FMC is a clearly stated size 18 (hourglass figure) and unashamed of that, which was fantastic to see. There was one passage in the beginning of the book where she is describing her body as strong and powerful was so beautiful to read.
The Bad 😬:
Both the MCs drove me fucking crazy with their stupid ass decisions jesus christ. I feel like the FMC specifically just made idiotic decision after idiotic decision, just one right after the other after another like. (And, like, on at least one occasion the character fully acknowledged it was an idiotic decision so it's not just me!!!). Miscommunication issues out the galore. Literally if one or the other of them had been open about ONE THING it would have fixed like 60% of the conflict and misunderstandings between them.
Some.... convenient... plot devices and writing choices, not to mention frustrating.
Overall I enjoyed and will read the next one, if only because it's César's story.