A review by pagepixie
Forged by Malice by Elizabeth Helen

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I won’t lie. This book disappointed me. 

I didn’t enjoy it like I did the other two. It was much darker and sadder that the others. At the end of the second book I was left with a feeling of contentment and suspense. I felt like we had so much growth for the characters and the mate bonds. 

At the end of this book we are worse than we’ve ever been. I felt there was character regression for almost everyone individually but also as a team. 

I was destroyed and annoyed and angry for the last 30% of this book. I was disappointed by Rose and found her to make a lot of dumb mistakes. Can’t blame her too much before everyone made dumb mistakes (looking at you Ez). 

Normally I would be more understanding, but I also was not surprised by any of these “twists” either. Wrenley was right about one thing, it is a ignorance contest between this group in this book.  

Honestly. It was good. I think I’ll like this better maybe once I read the next book.