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A review by k_fitzy
The Book of Azrael by Amber V. Nicole
3.5
let’s start with the positives:
the characters were fun (tho there were far to many with the exact same description and a basic ass name that all just blended into the same person for me)
i really enjoyed that the fmc was the ‘evil (but actual softie) one’ and the mmc was the hero. the book was fairly predictable and similar to others in the genre so reversing the stereotype in the tropes made it more memorable and a bit different.
the story was interesting, it had enough stuff going on to keep me entertained and it missed out some stupid ass tropes similar books include (like miscommunication) so i was nice and happy and content.
i will be purchasing and reading the next one. am i itching to do it? no. but i’ll get around to it sure because i’m interested in the story and where it goes from here.
now the negatives:
again. many characters were the same character. similar names. same description. little involvement in the story so they all just merged.
it was quite predictable. i don’t think it stand out very much in its genre. for what it is it’s fine but it lacks something special.
the writing was a little juvenile. it could do with some major editing and polishing. felt like a first draft at points.
the dialogue is as cringe as most other books of the genre.
i liked Dianna but she was getting a bit of the ‘main character’ edit. everyone seemed to talk about her in weird dialogues that were just there to big her up but they felt unnatural coming from the characters. (it also made me wonder a good few times if she is a self insert of the author - completely opposite vibes but somehow the exact same vibes as good old bella and stephanie)
overall it was pretty decent. somewhere between 3.5 and 4 stars. (probably would’ve got the 4 with an EDITOR!! please writers learn from reviews and hire someone to edit your books im begging you)
the characters were fun (tho there were far to many with the exact same description and a basic ass name that all just blended into the same person for me)
i really enjoyed that the fmc was the ‘evil (but actual softie) one’ and the mmc was the hero. the book was fairly predictable and similar to others in the genre so reversing the stereotype in the tropes made it more memorable and a bit different.
the story was interesting, it had enough stuff going on to keep me entertained and it missed out some stupid ass tropes similar books include (like miscommunication) so i was nice and happy and content.
i will be purchasing and reading the next one. am i itching to do it? no. but i’ll get around to it sure because i’m interested in the story and where it goes from here.
now the negatives:
again. many characters were the same character. similar names. same description. little involvement in the story so they all just merged.
it was quite predictable. i don’t think it stand out very much in its genre. for what it is it’s fine but it lacks something special.
the writing was a little juvenile. it could do with some major editing and polishing. felt like a first draft at points.
the dialogue is as cringe as most other books of the genre.
i liked Dianna but she was getting a bit of the ‘main character’ edit. everyone seemed to talk about her in weird dialogues that were just there to big her up but they felt unnatural coming from the characters. (it also made me wonder a good few times if she is a self insert of the author - completely opposite vibes but somehow the exact same vibes as good old bella and stephanie)
overall it was pretty decent. somewhere between 3.5 and 4 stars. (probably would’ve got the 4 with an EDITOR!! please writers learn from reviews and hire someone to edit your books im begging you)