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A review by thegreatelise
Blood & Honey by Shelby Mahurin
adventurous
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
It took me a lot of time to get through that book for how boring it was to me, I found it so slow and nothing really happened for 75% of the book.
The characters were really getting on my nerves especially Lou who, in my opinion, is one of the most annoying main character which is a shame since she was amazing in serpent and dove.
Serpent and Dove made Blood and Honey even worse since that first volume was really enjoyable and I loved the characters, that is probably the reason of why it disappointed me that much.
I had such high expectations that are now shattered due to the poor writing and unlovable characters.
The plot starts to get real messy and nothing has much sense anymore, I think the author tried too hard but a less complicated plot would have been way better.
The fact that Reid has powers ? That not only women can be witches when it was emphasize the whole time, it was meant to be a plot twist but it's just unnecessary and boring.
And how heartbroken was I when the only character I truly liked and cared for died ? Why was it Ansel who had to die ? And the fact that he died for no reason except hurt Lou ? But it hurted me too why didn't you killed someone else ? His death was so brutal, I don't have any motivation to read the third volume anymore.
The characters were really getting on my nerves especially Lou who, in my opinion, is one of the most annoying main character which is a shame since she was amazing in serpent and dove.
Serpent and Dove made Blood and Honey even worse since that first volume was really enjoyable and I loved the characters, that is probably the reason of why it disappointed me that much.
I had such high expectations that are now shattered due to the poor writing and unlovable characters.
The plot starts to get real messy and nothing has much sense anymore, I think the author tried too hard but a less complicated plot would have been way better.
The fact that Reid has powers ? That not only women can be witches when it was emphasize the whole time, it was meant to be a plot twist but it's just unnecessary and boring.
And how heartbroken was I when the only character I truly liked and cared for died ? Why was it Ansel who had to die ? And the fact that he died for no reason except hurt Lou ? But it hurted me too why didn't you killed someone else ? His death was so brutal, I don't have any motivation to read the third volume anymore.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, and Murder