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The Golden Lily
by Richelle Mead
medium-paced
I have been so busy with exams, so it has actually been three weeks since I finished this book. So forgive me if I forget a lot of details (I have the memory of a goldfish).
I went into this book, putting it off because I knew I had to focus on studying, but then my mind went 'f*ck it', and so i found myself giving up a whole day for this book. Tbh, I wasn't even properly studying, so I think it was a win-win.
Anyways, the plot revolves around Sydney still in the same position as the last book; residing in the boarding school in Palm Springs. It was mainly a character driven book, so the characters don't actually move around all that much.
But there is some progress romance-wise.
WE GOT A KISS BETWEEN SYDNEY AND ADRIAN!!! AHHHHHHH, MY HEART CAN'T TAKE IT.
Now, seriously, Adrian is a true romantic at heart. That speech was very close to heart, and I can't believe Sydney pushed him away after that. Girl????? And the fact that she was LITERALLY thinking about Adrian while on a date with Brayden!!
Thankfully, I have read spoilers, and they do, in fact, end up together.
But why does Adrian get his little heart broken so many times? He has been though enough, and seriously deserves some tlc after all this. First Rose, and now Sydney. I really feel like this man is attracted to main characters here.
Jill's life is pretty much summed up in her own words, jumping from boy to boy (sorry, I couldn't be bothered to find the actual quote). And Eddie needs to get his act together. GO FOR JILL MY MAN!! FORGET ABOUT FRICKINGANGELA!! I can't believe that was how their relationship turned out. Seriously, Eddie?
Moving away from the romance, theWarriors of the Light (or whatever they are called) were an interesting addition, though not unexpected. The old dude (who I also forget the name of) was alluding to it for ages. They honestly remind me a lot of lessers from the Black Dagger Brotherhood.
I am also very disappointed with Trey. Can we not have one normal character? Well, we do have Michal (or whatever his name. I have a serious issue with names in books). Trey and the history teacher (omg, I really need to write these names down) were both related to magic.
And that's another thing, what is up with that woman. And....witches? That was the most random thing that we came across. Anyways, I do like her for her attempts at getting Sydney to practice some magic.
In Vampire Academy, we could clearly feel Rose's personality though the writing. It is very similar here. The writing speaks of Sydney's organized and good mind. She is becoming better with dealing with vampires, which I am immensely proud of her for. And she be casting spells so well. I would love to see some of that in the next books.
Richelle Mead writes the most addicting books, I swear. Despite the fact that it is character driven (which i usually hate), I managed to finsih this quite quickly (like, only-one-day quickly).
Overall, I really loved this book, and would definitely recommend. I seriously cannot wait to read the next book (which is the only reason I wanna get this review done with lol).
↝4.75 stars
I went into this book, putting it off because I knew I had to focus on studying, but then my mind went 'f*ck it', and so i found myself giving up a whole day for this book. Tbh, I wasn't even properly studying, so I think it was a win-win.
Anyways, the plot revolves around Sydney still in the same position as the last book; residing in the boarding school in Palm Springs. It was mainly a character driven book, so the characters don't actually move around all that much.
But there is some progress romance-wise.
Now, seriously, Adrian is a true romantic at heart. That speech was very close to heart, and I can't believe Sydney pushed him away after that. Girl????? And the fact that she was LITERALLY thinking about Adrian while on a date with Brayden!!
Thankfully, I have read spoilers, and they do, in fact, end up together.
But why does Adrian get his little heart broken so many times? He has been though enough, and seriously deserves some tlc after all this. First Rose, and now Sydney. I really feel like this man is attracted to main characters here.
Jill's life is pretty much summed up in her own words, jumping from boy to boy (sorry, I couldn't be bothered to find the actual quote). And Eddie needs to get his act together. GO FOR JILL MY MAN!! FORGET ABOUT FRICKING
Moving away from the romance, the
I am also very disappointed with Trey. Can we not have one normal character? Well, we do have Michal (or whatever his name. I have a serious issue with names in books). Trey and the history teacher (omg, I really need to write these names down) were both related to magic.
And that's another thing, what is up with that woman. And....witches? That was the most random thing that we came across. Anyways, I do like her for her attempts at getting Sydney to practice some magic.
In Vampire Academy, we could clearly feel Rose's personality though the writing. It is very similar here. The writing speaks of Sydney's organized and good mind. She is becoming better with dealing with vampires, which I am immensely proud of her for. And she be casting spells so well. I would love to see some of that in the next books.
Richelle Mead writes the most addicting books, I swear. Despite the fact that it is character driven (which i usually hate), I managed to finsih this quite quickly (like, only-one-day quickly).
Overall, I really loved this book, and would definitely recommend. I seriously cannot wait to read the next book (which is the only reason I wanna get this review done with lol).
↝4.75 stars