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A review by aurorarose87
Glow of the Everflame by Penn Cole
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I like this series. I do. But the FMC makes me want to scream sometimes. When no leas than three people tell you someone is a dangerous, scheming liar, believe them, girl! When your boyfriend betrays your trust more than one time, throw the whole man away, girl! When people who've been playing the game for 50 years instead of 5 minutes give you advice, listen to them, girl!
The book itself and the series so far is kind of standard for the genre. The magic system just got more interesting with the introduction of info at the end of the book, so I'll withold opining on that. MMC hasn't shown himself to be more than a standard issue Shadow Daddy (complimentary) which is what you sign up for in romantasy so no complaints there.
Writing wise, I think there are some great passages but also some clunky bits. The use of "swear/swears" instead of "curse/curses" bugged me. "I said a swear" should be coming from a 5yo, not our 20yo heroine.
Two books in, my op nion is if you came to this series because of its comparison to the Grishaverse, you'll be disappointed. There's nowhere near the depth of writing nor the diversity of viewpoints. If you're coming from ACOTAR, I think this will hit most of the right notes. If you're just a sucker for romantasy, read on and enjoy the ride.
The book itself and the series so far is kind of standard for the genre. The magic system just got more interesting with the introduction of info at the end of the book, so I'll withold opining on that. MMC hasn't shown himself to be more than a standard issue Shadow Daddy (complimentary) which is what you sign up for in romantasy so no complaints there.
Writing wise, I think there are some great passages but also some clunky bits. The use of "swear/swears" instead of "curse/curses" bugged me. "I said a swear" should be coming from a 5yo, not our 20yo heroine.
Two books in, my op nion is if you came to this series because of its comparison to the Grishaverse, you'll be disappointed. There's nowhere near the depth of writing nor the diversity of viewpoints. If you're coming from ACOTAR, I think this will hit most of the right notes. If you're just a sucker for romantasy, read on and enjoy the ride.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation
Minor: Incest, Infidelity, Sexual content, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail