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A review by evrythingoes
This Ravenous Fate by Hayley Dennings
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
I am disappointed by this read.
I anticipated this to be much more satisfying than it was — the premise: childhood friends to enemies to lovers, vampire hunter versus vampire, all set in the Harlem renaissance intrigued me — but found that its pace was much slower than expected. Which, usually wouldn’t be a problem, however, some scenes felt repetitive and the plot within itself was not substantial enough to fully grasp my attention; the interest of how our couple would eventually come together was my sole motivating factor to finish this read.
Upon nearing the end of the story, there were a lot of attempts of shocking plot twists that, ultimately, failed to land for me and I found myself bored.
Layla and Elise’s relationship did feel authentic — considering their history — but by the time they did get together, it just wasn’t exciting enough to make the journey worth it.
While I do have my grievances with this book, I am impressed by Denning’s imagery and prose. If you are interested in giving this read a shot and assessing it for yourself, I say go ahead — it might not be my cup of tea but it may be yours.
I anticipated this to be much more satisfying than it was — the premise: childhood friends to enemies to lovers, vampire hunter versus vampire, all set in the Harlem renaissance intrigued me — but found that its pace was much slower than expected. Which, usually wouldn’t be a problem, however, some scenes felt repetitive and the plot within itself was not substantial enough to fully grasp my attention; the interest of how our couple would eventually come together was my sole motivating factor to finish this read.
Upon nearing the end of the story, there were a lot of attempts of shocking plot twists that, ultimately, failed to land for me and I found myself bored.
Layla and Elise’s relationship did feel authentic — considering their history — but by the time they did get together, it just wasn’t exciting enough to make the journey worth it.
While I do have my grievances with this book, I am impressed by Denning’s imagery and prose. If you are interested in giving this read a shot and assessing it for yourself, I say go ahead — it might not be my cup of tea but it may be yours.