A review by blue_dip
Crystal Crowned by Elise Kova

dark mysterious sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I really wish I hadn't read this book. Somehow I could stand it up til the last 100 pages. I literally thought I was going to DNF right then and there. I sifted through to the end and the epilogue, but even with closure, this book sadly left a foul taste in my mouth.
divine intervention? Are you seriously playing that card? And bonding through a wall, while sure, vhalla got the military prowess from her previous bond, she didn't half turn into him, and he didn't have the ability to poke into her mind while she noticed. I think it's a weak way to give Victor any advantages, and a poor way to work in more exposition.

I felt like I joined the Fanclub when these books were still romance driven, with a war in the background, but Elise decided to put the war very much in the foreground in this book, and it was not at all the type of romance I needed. 
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