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The Gods Time Forgot by Kelsie Sheridan Gonzalez
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
2.0
๐ค Irish Mythology
๐ Banter
๐ค Bridgerton Vibes
๐ Fierce FMC
๐ค Slow Burn
I *really* wanted to love this, but it just didn't hook me.
Rua finds herself *awoken* in a body that is not her own, with a name she doesn't recall, in a world that feels foreign to her. She is now Emma Harrington, and she is in a world of trouble with her family and with their high society peers for practicing witchcraft. She knows she is not who they say she is, but with the threat of being sent to an asylum and no other means of escape, she tries her best to blend into her newfound circumstances.
This book felt snail-paced. Outside of some fun banter and trying to unearth how the heck Rua ended up in a body that is not her own, the story wasn't that intriguing. I found that whenever we got a morsel of information, as readers, it was very info-dumpy, spanning pages of suddenly unearthed mythological connections. The plot feels repetitive, and the characters feel a little underdeveloped if I'm being honest.
The romance was just... lacklustre. The banter was fun, but Finn's continued drive to dismiss Rua and do what *society expects from him* was irritating. I think the author was trying to build in a slow burn and forbidden love element, but it just felt frustrating when the same situation kept repeating itself every few chapters.
I loved the unique roots of Irish mythology. I definitely felt there was a great historical fantasy and an almost Bridgerton-like vibe to the story, and Rua is definitely a fun character. She is sassy, confident, and intelligent.
Some readers will definitely love the unique premise and delivery here, but this one unfortunately fell flat for me.
๐ฃ๐ฑ๐ช๐ท๐ด ๐๐ธ๐พ ๐ฝ๐ธ ๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฐ๐ช๐ต๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ช๐ท๐ญ ๐๐ต๐ฌ๐ธ๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐๐ป๐ฎ๐ผ๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ธ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐๐ก๐ ๐ธ๐ฏ ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ผ ๐ซ๐ธ๐ธ๐ด. ๐๐ต๐ต ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ธ๐พ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฝ๐ผ ๐ช๐ท๐ญ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ซ๐ช๐ฌ๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ท ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ผ ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ ๐ช๐ป๐ฎ ๐ถ๐ ๐ธ๐๐ท.
๐ Banter
๐ค Bridgerton Vibes
๐ Fierce FMC
๐ค Slow Burn
I *really* wanted to love this, but it just didn't hook me.
Rua finds herself *awoken* in a body that is not her own, with a name she doesn't recall, in a world that feels foreign to her. She is now Emma Harrington, and she is in a world of trouble with her family and with their high society peers for practicing witchcraft. She knows she is not who they say she is, but with the threat of being sent to an asylum and no other means of escape, she tries her best to blend into her newfound circumstances.
This book felt snail-paced. Outside of some fun banter and trying to unearth how the heck Rua ended up in a body that is not her own, the story wasn't that intriguing. I found that whenever we got a morsel of information, as readers, it was very info-dumpy, spanning pages of suddenly unearthed mythological connections. The plot feels repetitive, and the characters feel a little underdeveloped if I'm being honest.
The romance was just... lacklustre. The banter was fun, but Finn's continued drive to dismiss Rua and do what *society expects from him* was irritating. I think the author was trying to build in a slow burn and forbidden love element, but it just felt frustrating when the same situation kept repeating itself every few chapters.
I loved the unique roots of Irish mythology. I definitely felt there was a great historical fantasy and an almost Bridgerton-like vibe to the story, and Rua is definitely a fun character. She is sassy, confident, and intelligent.
Some readers will definitely love the unique premise and delivery here, but this one unfortunately fell flat for me.
๐ฃ๐ฑ๐ช๐ท๐ด ๐๐ธ๐พ ๐ฝ๐ธ ๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฐ๐ช๐ต๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ช๐ท๐ญ ๐๐ต๐ฌ๐ธ๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐๐ป๐ฎ๐ผ๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ธ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐๐ก๐ ๐ธ๐ฏ ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ผ ๐ซ๐ธ๐ธ๐ด. ๐๐ต๐ต ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ธ๐พ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฝ๐ผ ๐ช๐ท๐ญ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ซ๐ช๐ฌ๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ท ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ผ ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ ๐ช๐ป๐ฎ ๐ถ๐ ๐ธ๐๐ท.