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A review by thindbooks
Belle Morte by Bella Higgin
3.0
*this arc was sent to me by the publisher to give an honest review in return*
Okay let me say that I don't know what to say about this book which is why it's an average three stars and here is why. This book is about a girl who goes to Belle Morte, the house of vampires to find her missing donor sister and Edmond has the answers but he's hard to resist. So this book was a mix of Twilight, Crave, The Vampire Diaries and every other vampire book out here. As the story was kind of good, it just wasn't as original as I was hoping for. Some scenes are kind of what I have read before or felt like it so I was kind of fine with it but also not. I enjoyed the setting though of the whole vampire house idea and how humans know that vampires exist but aren't scared of them. That was probably the only original thing I found about it. The pacing was great too as the story slowly builds up from the beginning until to the end. The storyline was also great and there were some suprise twists that I didn't expect at some points. If I remember correctly this book is written from both Renie and Edmond's pov
The main characters in this book are Renie and Edmond. I didn't honestly enjoy Renie’s character as I often felt annoyed with her but I loved how much she loved her sister and would do anything to get her back. Edmond is the old vampire who acts like an old man but also a teenager (if that makes sense). Both characters have minor character developments but I think they could have been better. There were many side characters in this book who I enjoyed like the keeper of Belle Morte as I thought she was kind of the best morally grey, antagonist. She knows what she wants and what she has to do in order to get it. There is also romance in this book which is enemies to lovers and age gap. The romance was kind of a meh for me as I felt that it was bland and forced.
The ending was well done but in my opinion the overall story could have been better. It still felt like a wattpad story in a sense where it wasn't edited as much and just went off to publishing. You can sense so much of the past vampire books that it doesn't feel like a refreshing vampire book. But somehow there was still a part of me that enjoyed the book as I didn't dnf it and the suspense of what happened to the sister kept making me read the book.
Okay let me say that I don't know what to say about this book which is why it's an average three stars and here is why. This book is about a girl who goes to Belle Morte, the house of vampires to find her missing donor sister and Edmond has the answers but he's hard to resist. So this book was a mix of Twilight, Crave, The Vampire Diaries and every other vampire book out here. As the story was kind of good, it just wasn't as original as I was hoping for. Some scenes are kind of what I have read before or felt like it so I was kind of fine with it but also not. I enjoyed the setting though of the whole vampire house idea and how humans know that vampires exist but aren't scared of them. That was probably the only original thing I found about it. The pacing was great too as the story slowly builds up from the beginning until to the end. The storyline was also great and there were some suprise twists that I didn't expect at some points. If I remember correctly this book is written from both Renie and Edmond's pov
The main characters in this book are Renie and Edmond. I didn't honestly enjoy Renie’s character as I often felt annoyed with her but I loved how much she loved her sister and would do anything to get her back. Edmond is the old vampire who acts like an old man but also a teenager (if that makes sense). Both characters have minor character developments but I think they could have been better. There were many side characters in this book who I enjoyed like the keeper of Belle Morte as I thought she was kind of the best morally grey, antagonist. She knows what she wants and what she has to do in order to get it. There is also romance in this book which is enemies to lovers and age gap. The romance was kind of a meh for me as I felt that it was bland and forced.
The ending was well done but in my opinion the overall story could have been better. It still felt like a wattpad story in a sense where it wasn't edited as much and just went off to publishing. You can sense so much of the past vampire books that it doesn't feel like a refreshing vampire book. But somehow there was still a part of me that enjoyed the book as I didn't dnf it and the suspense of what happened to the sister kept making me read the book.