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A review by p_ivy
The Deck of Omens by C.L. Herman
5.0
Branches and stones, daggers and bones,
We wish it all away.
Violet was slowly but surely getting used to this new version of her mother, one who sought out her daughter’s company instead of avoiding it, one who seemed determined to make them a two-person family. I liked that for the entire book her and Juniper tried their best to be there for each other.
No matter how hard she tried to be Augusta’s perfect daughter, she would mess it up. She would never make her mother happy.
Which meant she had nothing left to protect anymore. Nothing left to lose. Finally! You know being her perfect daughter means being someone you don't want to be. It's not worth it for someone who treats you horribly.
Harper understood that it was probably the last time she would ever see him. She didn’t speak. She didn’t move. I love this for her! I liked that it wasn't sugarcoated with some bullshit trying to make her sound wise beyond her years and justifying it. It is what it is. Sorry isn't always enough and that's okay.
It was new for him to feel another person making room for him the way he’d always been taught to make room for someone else. I'm glad he found Violet! He's been through so much trauma that finding someone who gets it was all he needed. An effortless connection!
“You’re strong too, but it will require more ability than you currently possess to destroy it. This ritual will grant you the power you need.” Literally a dead giveaway that something is not right. Why would you need more and how does someone who's an outsider knows how to get it for you?
I was truly surprised by this because it was made to seem evil and nothing more so to find out there were layers to it was eye opening. Because a lot of good came from those answers they received from it.
“I never wanted any of this to happen,” May finished, aware as she said so of how false the words sounded. She’d wanted to be important, after all.
She had asked for this, pushed aside red flags, deceived everyone in her life just to feel special. “I messed up. I ruined everything. I’m sorry.” I couldn't stand her for half of this book. I'm glad that the truth was said plainly that she just wanted to be important. So important she blindly followed anything that made "sense" and ended up with her saving the day!
This is the first duology I've read where the second book was as good as the first and was necessary (because a lot of them aren't imo
We wish it all away.
Violet was slowly but surely getting used to this new version of her mother, one who sought out her daughter’s company instead of avoiding it, one who seemed determined to make them a two-person family. I liked that for the entire book her and Juniper tried their best to be there for each other.
No matter how hard she tried to be Augusta’s perfect daughter, she would mess it up. She would never make her mother happy.
Which meant she had nothing left to protect anymore. Nothing left to lose. Finally! You know being her perfect daughter means being someone you don't want to be. It's not worth it for someone who treats you horribly.
Harper understood that it was probably the last time she would ever see him. She didn’t speak. She didn’t move. I love this for her! I liked that it wasn't sugarcoated with some bullshit trying to make her sound wise beyond her years and justifying it. It is what it is. Sorry isn't always enough and that's okay.
It was new for him to feel another person making room for him the way he’d always been taught to make room for someone else. I'm glad he found Violet! He's been through so much trauma that finding someone who gets it was all he needed. An effortless connection!
“You’re strong too, but it will require more ability than you currently possess to destroy it. This ritual will grant you the power you need.” Literally a dead giveaway that something is not right. Why would you need more and how does someone who's an outsider knows how to get it for you?
Spoiler
Her power wasn’t seeing the future at all—it was talking to a monster.“I never wanted any of this to happen,” May finished, aware as she said so of how false the words sounded. She’d wanted to be important, after all.
She had asked for this, pushed aside red flags, deceived everyone in her life just to feel special. “I messed up. I ruined everything. I’m sorry.” I couldn't stand her for half of this book. I'm glad that the truth was said plainly that she just wanted to be important. So important she blindly followed anything that made "sense" and ended up with her saving the day!
This is the first duology I've read where the second book was as good as the first and was necessary (because a lot of them aren't imo