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A review by imme_van_gorp
Daman by Jaclyn Osborn
5.0
|| 4.5 stars ||
Yess, this was exactly what I was hoping it would be!! Although I disliked the first book, and even went as far as skipping the second book entirely, I still knew I really wanted to read this book. Something just made me feel like I would love it, and luckily I was right!
This book is about Daman (who represents the Sin of Envy) and Warrin (who is the prince of the Ice Dragons). They are forced into an arranged marriage so their families will have allegiance to each other in the war against Lucifer's son and his army of demons.
Daman is reluctant about the marriage, but not overly so, and only because of his own insecurities, bitterness and jealousies (he is Envy, after all). Warrin had felt a connection to Daman from the very beginning, and was patient and understanding with Daman in trying to get him to open up and let him in.
The relationship between Daman and Warrin developed at a really pleasant pace. Although there was a 'bond' from the beginning, it doesn't feel like insta-love in the slightest. This was probably due to both of them holding their emotions close to their chest, and having a little bit of a push-and-pull because of Daman's major issues regarding his self-worth. I loved how Warrin never wavered when it came to his feelings, and every time Daman lashed out at him, he was steadfast in his devotion to him.
When Daman and Warrin finally fully accepted their emotions for each other, they became incredibly cute and sweet as a couple. They loved each other so much, and they were perfect together. They were each other's first priority, and nothing could come between them.
I think there is a really nice balance between romance, characterization and plot with this book.
Obviously I loved the romance, but I also thought Daman and Warrin were really likable and well fleshed out as characters. Especially Daman was surprisingly well-developed, particularly when it came to his sin Envy and how that affected him as a person.
The plot was also really good. I truly find the ongoing story of this series really interesting (it was what made me still moderately enjoy the first book).
All the characters here work so well together, and I'm intrigued by a lot of them. It's not one of those series where the secondary characters feel like they merely take away from the main story; I really want to know about it all.
Daman, Gray and Bellamy are my favourites of the seven brothers, so I'm very excited about the next two books as well, since those feature Gray and then Bellamy as main character!!
'Sons of the Fallen' series:
1. Galen - 2.5 stars
3. Daman - 4.5 stars
4. Gray - 3.5 stars
5. Bellamy - 3.0 stars
6. Raiden - 2.5 stars
7. Alastair - 3.0 stars
Yess, this was exactly what I was hoping it would be!! Although I disliked the first book, and even went as far as skipping the second book entirely, I still knew I really wanted to read this book. Something just made me feel like I would love it, and luckily I was right!
This book is about Daman (who represents the Sin of Envy) and Warrin (who is the prince of the Ice Dragons). They are forced into an arranged marriage so their families will have allegiance to each other in the war against Lucifer's son and his army of demons.
Daman is reluctant about the marriage, but not overly so, and only because of his own insecurities, bitterness and jealousies (he is Envy, after all). Warrin had felt a connection to Daman from the very beginning, and was patient and understanding with Daman in trying to get him to open up and let him in.
"I know close to nothing about love and romance. Before you, I never wanted to know. But now that I've had a taste of it, of you, I never want to go back to how I used to be. I never want to know a day where you're not beside me."
"You can't feel that strongly already. It's too soon."
"Don't tell me what I can or can't feel. Because I only needed a single moment to know I belong to you."
The relationship between Daman and Warrin developed at a really pleasant pace. Although there was a 'bond' from the beginning, it doesn't feel like insta-love in the slightest. This was probably due to both of them holding their emotions close to their chest, and having a little bit of a push-and-pull because of Daman's major issues regarding his self-worth. I loved how Warrin never wavered when it came to his feelings, and every time Daman lashed out at him, he was steadfast in his devotion to him.
When Daman and Warrin finally fully accepted their emotions for each other, they became incredibly cute and sweet as a couple. They loved each other so much, and they were perfect together. They were each other's first priority, and nothing could come between them.
"You're so precious to me, Daman. More precious than anyone or anything on this earth. When I'm with you, I don't need wings to fly."
I think there is a really nice balance between romance, characterization and plot with this book.
Obviously I loved the romance, but I also thought Daman and Warrin were really likable and well fleshed out as characters. Especially Daman was surprisingly well-developed, particularly when it came to his sin Envy and how that affected him as a person.
The plot was also really good. I truly find the ongoing story of this series really interesting (it was what made me still moderately enjoy the first book).
All the characters here work so well together, and I'm intrigued by a lot of them. It's not one of those series where the secondary characters feel like they merely take away from the main story; I really want to know about it all.
Daman, Gray and Bellamy are my favourites of the seven brothers, so I'm very excited about the next two books as well, since those feature Gray and then Bellamy as main character!!
'Sons of the Fallen' series:
1. Galen - 2.5 stars
3. Daman - 4.5 stars
4. Gray - 3.5 stars
5. Bellamy - 3.0 stars
6. Raiden - 2.5 stars
7. Alastair - 3.0 stars