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A review by 01jessi01
Belladonna – Die Berührung des Todes by Adalyn Grace
2.0
Why am I mostly disappointed by the books I most look forward to? 🥲
All in all, this was a solid YA (did not realise that but that is my fault) fantasy with a murder-mystery storyline, a little bit of romance, and the best thing about the book: a girl touched by death.
I'm still very much obsessed with this idea and I loved this detail and her interactions with the Death...
But...
1.
Those little conversations between Signa and Death were too few and too little. It missed the opportunity for banter or SOMETHING more - I need more (but maybe nothing will ever be the same after reading Powerless 😅). I also need more details about the appearance of death because I cannot get my head around whether he is just a shadow, a ghost or a person without a face, and I also have some logistical questions.
2.
Somehow, nothing astounding happened. It felt repetitive, and I had guessed the majority of the plot twists correctly - much to my disappointment. Signa, could you also please stay focused on solving a murder and saving lives instead of drinking tea with fake friends?
3.
I already feel like I know about a few upcoming "plot twists" and "discoveries" of the sequel; (I call it: mistrusting every single character until proven otherwise, and a few got let off too easily ... soooo I'm just going to wait for the shoe to drop).
4.
I read this book in German as I had this book on my tbr and was able to receive the arc (why not save some money?). I don't think that I'm used to German fantasy anymore 👉🏻👈🏻. Apperently, I am not feeling anything when reading books in my native language at this point.
I did not really like the writing, them not being on first name terms (=siezen), and the fact that there were so few conversations between the characters and most instead in Signas head (which would have been fine, if she had discovered clues sooner and followed through faster).
Summary:
In the end, it was still a fantasy YA with a very interesting twist and a faster read but lacked some plot twists and surprises in the second half of the book.
This might have been a me-problem, and if you are new to YA fantasy (or fantasy in general) or want a palette cleanser, this might be perfect for you. So many other people enjoyed this, and even though I'm rather disappointed, this might be because of my high expectations, and I still would like to know about and read the sequel 🤭
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Thank you Netgalley, arsEdition and Adalyn Grace for the arc in exchange for an honest review!
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Some quotes in German for my keepsake:
All in all, this was a solid YA (did not realise that but that is my fault) fantasy with a murder-mystery storyline, a little bit of romance, and the best thing about the book: a girl touched by death.
I'm still very much obsessed with this idea and I loved this detail and her interactions with the Death...
But...
1.
Those little conversations between Signa and Death were too few and too little. It missed the opportunity for banter or SOMETHING more - I need more (but maybe nothing will ever be the same after reading Powerless 😅). I also need more details about the appearance of death because I cannot get my head around whether he is just a shadow, a ghost or a person without a face, and I also have some logistical questions.
2.
Somehow, nothing astounding happened. It felt repetitive, and I had guessed the majority of the plot twists correctly - much to my disappointment. Signa, could you also please stay focused on solving a murder and saving lives instead of drinking tea with fake friends?
3.
I already feel like I know about a few upcoming "plot twists" and "discoveries" of the sequel; (I call it: mistrusting every single character until proven otherwise, and a few got let off too easily ... soooo I'm just going to wait for the shoe to drop).
4.
I read this book in German as I had this book on my tbr and was able to receive the arc (why not save some money?). I don't think that I'm used to German fantasy anymore 👉🏻👈🏻. Apperently, I am not feeling anything when reading books in my native language at this point.
I did not really like the writing, them not being on first name terms (=siezen), and the fact that there were so few conversations between the characters and most instead in Signas head (which would have been fine, if she had discovered clues sooner and followed through faster).
Summary:
In the end, it was still a fantasy YA with a very interesting twist and a faster read but lacked some plot twists and surprises in the second half of the book.
This might have been a me-problem, and if you are new to YA fantasy (or fantasy in general) or want a palette cleanser, this might be perfect for you. So many other people enjoyed this, and even though I'm rather disappointed, this might be because of my high expectations, and I still would like to know about and read the sequel 🤭
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Thank you Netgalley, arsEdition and Adalyn Grace for the arc in exchange for an honest review!
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Some quotes in German for my keepsake:
"[...] wurde ihr klar, dass sie sich zum ersten Mal in ihrem Leben nicht mehr einsam fühlte."
"Weil ich eine Ewigkeit auf dich gewartet habe, Signa Farrow."
"Ich wollte jemanden finden, der mich verstehen kann, den ich berühren kann. Sobald ich jemanden berühre, sehe ich sein Leben in Augenblicken vorbeiziehen. Doch als ich dich zum ersten Mal berührt habe, sah ich deine Zukunft."
"Sag, dass du mich willst, und ich werde dir diese Welt zu Füßen legen."
"Vom Anbeginn der Welt habe ich gewartet. Du bist mein und ich bin dein. Und zusammen gehört uns die Welt."