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filipacarvalho 's review for:
A Noite de Todas as Almas
by Deborah Harkness
adventurous
lighthearted
tense
fast-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:
Yes
TL DR: The last 200 pages of this book had pretty much all the things I hate in a story. So... no surprise, I didn’t like it in this one either.
I was even willing to look past the early 2000’s alpha male love interest, that somehow the female main character trusts more after one page than literally anyone else in her life.
(Also, If you wanted your vampires to behave like wolves, you could’ve just had werewolves instead).
I was fine with overlooking the main character switching so hard between being a doormat and being an all powerful “you will listen to me and do as I say!” goddess, it almost gives you whiplash.
I was even okay with her having all, and I do mean ALL the powers.
But not the ‘we have to have babies to save human kind plot line”! Whyyyy?????? FFS
If I wasn’t like 150 pages from the end when that happened, I would’ve DNFed.
The turn the story took really isn’t for me. What a shame, I was entertained for most of the story. It’s been a while since I read such a long book this fast.
Don’t even get me started on the time traveling. I know that’s something people aren’t usually bothered by, but I always hate it when it shows up out of nowhere in a story.
Not to mention, the cast of waaaaaayyyyy more interesting people around, other than the main character herself. Tell me more about the lesbian witch couple please! The heartbroken vampire who killed nazis??? I want her story! The governess who knows more than everyone else, where’s her backstory?? And the demons! How come you have 3 different species in your world and we know basically nothing about one of them??!! To be fair, it’s not like you find out much about vampires or witches either. Aff.