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A review by tiana_598
Quicksilver by Callie Hart
adventurous
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Simply put, this book is good, but not worth the hype. It is your average fantasy novel, nothing particularly special about it.
*spoilers ahead*
I absolutely loved the writing style. The way Hart was able to capture the setting and draw you in with every new place was enchanting. The world building was fantastic, and i loved the magic system. The plot was great as well, not necessarily unique, but interesting enough.
This book was so long, and honestly did not need to be. Hart easily couldve made it 200 pages shorter if there wasnt so much info dumping. It honestly was a bit of a struggle to get through around 60% percent of the way, simply because it was quite slow paced and i wasnt keen enough to need to keep reading. I feel like it needed a bit more action and peril considering the characters stated they would die any day now in the war, and yet i didnt feel that same sense of urgency and danger.
I loved all of the characters, particularly Ren and Carrison. I love the family dynamic most of the characters had with Kingfisher. I think Kingfisher is my newest book boyfriend bc who wouldnt be obsessed. Whilst i feel the badass FMC idea is overdone, i thought Saeris’ personality was refreshing. At no point in the book did she turn into an insecure pick-me, but i felt she did lose her signature sass and i wish that was maintained towards the end of the book.
Theres nothing i love more than an enemies to lovers trope, and to have that dynamic between both Kingfisher and Carrison was fantastic. However, personally, i hate the ‘fated mate’ trope so much, so this was a huge let down.
I thought the entire scene with the God of Chaos was so unnecessary, just dragged out the ending. However, i did like the ending.
Overall, not a bad book, just didnt live up to the expectations i had simply bc of how hyped up it was. I still enjoyed it and was obsessed with characters and think it was a decent read.
*spoilers ahead*
I absolutely loved the writing style. The way Hart was able to capture the setting and draw you in with every new place was enchanting. The world building was fantastic, and i loved the magic system. The plot was great as well, not necessarily unique, but interesting enough.
This book was so long, and honestly did not need to be. Hart easily couldve made it 200 pages shorter if there wasnt so much info dumping. It honestly was a bit of a struggle to get through around 60% percent of the way, simply because it was quite slow paced and i wasnt keen enough to need to keep reading. I feel like it needed a bit more action and peril considering the characters stated they would die any day now in the war, and yet i didnt feel that same sense of urgency and danger.
I loved all of the characters, particularly Ren and Carrison. I love the family dynamic most of the characters had with Kingfisher. I think Kingfisher is my newest book boyfriend bc who wouldnt be obsessed. Whilst i feel the badass FMC idea is overdone, i thought Saeris’ personality was refreshing. At no point in the book did she turn into an insecure pick-me, but i felt she did lose her signature sass and i wish that was maintained towards the end of the book.
Theres nothing i love more than an enemies to lovers trope, and to have that dynamic between both Kingfisher and Carrison was fantastic. However, personally, i hate the ‘fated mate’ trope so much, so this was a huge let down.
I thought the entire scene with the God of Chaos was so unnecessary, just dragged out the ending. However, i did like the ending.
Overall, not a bad book, just didnt live up to the expectations i had simply bc of how hyped up it was. I still enjoyed it and was obsessed with characters and think it was a decent read.