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A review by anitak88
A Promise of Fire by Amanda Bouchet
3.0
So as much as I loved this book it is a 3.5 star rating for me and here are the reasons why.
What I liked:
- the world building was very well done as well as incorporation of Greek mythology. The characters and character development were for the most part very well done as well as the side characters.
-at no point did I feel bored or as if I was reading filler chapters or filler content the flow was again a very well done and always kept me interested.
-as I mentioned I liked the incorporation of Greek mythology and the gods as well as the Greek language but I do think the beginning or end of the book should have had a bit of a glossary with all of the gods, their powers, maybe a bit of a language glossary as well for people that don't really know a lot about Greek mythology and all the different gods and how they're related and so on and so forth. I think for some people they might feel a bit lost in that aspect of the book and it may turn them off. I love Greek mythology and have studied it a bit so to me I didn't feel like I was missing some first book that explained all of this.
What I was not a fan of:
- so right off the bat I'm not a huge fan of Griffin. I kind of think he's an overbearing asshole who always thinks that he is right and isn't really willing to listen or take into consideration anybody else's opinion and it does become up quite a bit annoying. At some point just consistently commanding that the woman you supposedly love to do whatever you want and think that she should follow your lead just because you say so becomes incredibly annoying and is just not sexy in the least. I think the only way I won't believe he's a complete asshole is if there is quite a bit of character growth for him.
-so I truly believed and expected cat to be a much more fierce independent woman and that's kind of how she comes across but for some reason whenever it comes to Griffin she makes a pitiful attempt to argue against him or stand up to him and make her voice an opinion heard and then for some reason just rolls over and gives into his demands which turned me off so much when it comes to their relationship. Why can't she not be that strong person she is with everybody else and state her opinions and make her voice heard when it comes to him. Like we get it he's a pretty face and you find him attractive that doesn't mean you just roll over every time he gives you an order. So I definitely need her to grow more of a backbone when it comes to Griffin.
- on the topic of cat and Griffin I know we have the whole element of the gods and faith and all of that happening but I definitely don't find their love and relationship that believable right now at this point. There is still so much growth that needs to be done both independently for them and together as for their relationship. The fact that well he said I love you I would say about 55% of the way through was another turn off for me.
Conclusion: having said all of that I will be reading the next book and probably the last book in the series unless something happens that really turns me off. Because for all those little faults that I found overall I'm still very intrigued about the story and to know the reactions for everybody when they find out who she really is. There are a lot more positives than negatives overall that I found and so that's why I will be continuing on the series and I would recommend two friends
What I liked:
- the world building was very well done as well as incorporation of Greek mythology. The characters and character development were for the most part very well done as well as the side characters.
-at no point did I feel bored or as if I was reading filler chapters or filler content the flow was again a very well done and always kept me interested.
-as I mentioned I liked the incorporation of Greek mythology and the gods as well as the Greek language but I do think the beginning or end of the book should have had a bit of a glossary with all of the gods, their powers, maybe a bit of a language glossary as well for people that don't really know a lot about Greek mythology and all the different gods and how they're related and so on and so forth. I think for some people they might feel a bit lost in that aspect of the book and it may turn them off. I love Greek mythology and have studied it a bit so to me I didn't feel like I was missing some first book that explained all of this.
What I was not a fan of:
- so right off the bat I'm not a huge fan of Griffin. I kind of think he's an overbearing asshole who always thinks that he is right and isn't really willing to listen or take into consideration anybody else's opinion and it does become up quite a bit annoying. At some point just consistently commanding that the woman you supposedly love to do whatever you want and think that she should follow your lead just because you say so becomes incredibly annoying and is just not sexy in the least. I think the only way I won't believe he's a complete asshole is if there is quite a bit of character growth for him.
-so I truly believed and expected cat to be a much more fierce independent woman and that's kind of how she comes across but for some reason whenever it comes to Griffin she makes a pitiful attempt to argue against him or stand up to him and make her voice an opinion heard and then for some reason just rolls over and gives into his demands which turned me off so much when it comes to their relationship. Why can't she not be that strong person she is with everybody else and state her opinions and make her voice heard when it comes to him. Like we get it he's a pretty face and you find him attractive that doesn't mean you just roll over every time he gives you an order. So I definitely need her to grow more of a backbone when it comes to Griffin.
- on the topic of cat and Griffin I know we have the whole element of the gods and faith and all of that happening but I definitely don't find their love and relationship that believable right now at this point. There is still so much growth that needs to be done both independently for them and together as for their relationship. The fact that well he said I love you I would say about 55% of the way through was another turn off for me.
Conclusion: having said all of that I will be reading the next book and probably the last book in the series unless something happens that really turns me off. Because for all those little faults that I found overall I'm still very intrigued about the story and to know the reactions for everybody when they find out who she really is. There are a lot more positives than negatives overall that I found and so that's why I will be continuing on the series and I would recommend two friends