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A review by creativewhimsy
The Lost Saint by Rachael Craw
2.0
After Ana and her friends are whisked away to another time and dropped in the middle of a battle, Ana is separated from her friends. This story is about Anna‘s perilous journey back to them, and trying to return to her own time. On her way, she meets Leon, a soldier, and Lord Brandt, who is not as he seems. There are lots of twist and turns, a discovery of new powers and so many kidnappings.
Now to the romance. Ana’s heartbreak in this book was a bit annoying. I feel like she was mourning over a match that was wrong to begin with and she just couldn’t see it. Then she seemed to move on quickly to more heartbreak and then we get a lukewarm budding relationship with Leon. If spice is your thing, this book has none. That isn’t a problem for me as I often just skim those pages anyway. I’m not really a fan of these two as a couple. In my opinion, they lack chemistry and I wish the writer would’ve gone a different way. The relationship lacks real tension or true meaningfulness and came off as really shallow. It would make sense if it ends up being just a rebound, but as endgame I’m not interested in reading anymore about them.
While the plot was unique and I didn’t feel like I was reading a book I’d read 1000 times before, this book felt a like an overlong introduction to a series. A lot happens of consequence and there are plenty of action sequences, but it didn’t feel like we were moving towards a goal until the book was nearing over. This feels like the first of a series that must be read in order to move on and understand a hopefully more interesting story.
I received an advanced review copy of this book. All opinions are my own.
Now to the romance. Ana’s heartbreak in this book was a bit annoying. I feel like she was mourning over a match that was wrong to begin with and she just couldn’t see it. Then she seemed to move on quickly to more heartbreak and then we get a lukewarm budding relationship with Leon. If spice is your thing, this book has none. That isn’t a problem for me as I often just skim those pages anyway. I’m not really a fan of these two as a couple. In my opinion, they lack chemistry and I wish the writer would’ve gone a different way. The relationship lacks real tension or true meaningfulness and came off as really shallow. It would make sense if it ends up being just a rebound, but as endgame I’m not interested in reading anymore about them.
While the plot was unique and I didn’t feel like I was reading a book I’d read 1000 times before, this book felt a like an overlong introduction to a series. A lot happens of consequence and there are plenty of action sequences, but it didn’t feel like we were moving towards a goal until the book was nearing over. This feels like the first of a series that must be read in order to move on and understand a hopefully more interesting story.
I received an advanced review copy of this book. All opinions are my own.