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A review by a_j_torres0
Empress Unveiled by Jenna Morland
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Empress Unveiled is an Young Adult Portal Fantasy/Romance novel, book 1 in the series.
All in all, I enjoyed the story when I could, but only when Tyler and Daylan weren't in a scene together, and I WOULD root for Swayzi, if the author put in the effort to scold both Tyler and Daylan for their separate actions, but I guess being a mushy teenager in love, it didn't matter because they love Swayzi and testosterones are FLYING! The characters are what made this book hard for me to read, to be honest, I would've much preferred if one or BOTH love interests didn't exist. I'm tired of boys fighting over the main character, and I mean verbal and almost physically fight MANY times, and I'm tired of writers making the teen girl lead completely mushy and dismissive when one guy forces himself on her while another was waaaaay to willing to murder a HUMAN girl, even if she does suck! And yes! Swayzi and I LITERALLY had the same mentality shortly after Daylan's almost murder of the bully girl. I want to read the next book, I really do, but not with these characters. If you're a fan of love triangles, regardless of characters and actions, then give this a chance. If you like portal fantasy/romance stories with faeries, give this a chance, otherwise, just brace yourself I guess.
All in all, I enjoyed the story when I could, but only when Tyler and Daylan weren't in a scene together, and I WOULD root for Swayzi, if the author put in the effort to scold both Tyler and Daylan for their separate actions, but I guess being a mushy teenager in love, it didn't matter because they love Swayzi and testosterones are FLYING! The characters are what made this book hard for me to read, to be honest, I would've much preferred if one or BOTH love interests didn't exist. I'm tired of boys fighting over the main character, and I mean verbal and almost physically fight MANY times, and I'm tired of writers making the teen girl lead completely mushy and dismissive when one guy forces himself on her while another was waaaaay to willing to murder a HUMAN girl, even if she does suck! And yes! Swayzi and I LITERALLY had the same mentality shortly after Daylan's almost murder of the bully girl. I want to read the next book, I really do, but not with these characters. If you're a fan of love triangles, regardless of characters and actions, then give this a chance. If you like portal fantasy/romance stories with faeries, give this a chance, otherwise, just brace yourself I guess.