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sophirv19 's review for:
Savage Blooms
by S.T. Gibson
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Complicated feelings about this bad boy.
As a certified Gothic Fiction hater, I was actually loving the gothic elements in this, I love the big spooky house in the countryside and how the supernatural interlinks with it and the whole backstory to it. And lord knows I foam at the mouth to read literally anything S.T. Gibson writes, there's beautifully chaotic characters and messy dynamics which was also clear in this.
I think the biggest issue is that this isn't as fleshed out as her other novels. Summoners Circle went straight into it, characters were 3D and the plot was there, where as this just didn't follow the same pattern. I think the biggest downfall is how good her other books are that this just doesn't quite hit the mark.
HOWEVER, I could also fully and entirely see that this is an introductory with this being a trilogy so I'm not going to pass too much of a judgement. It was enjoyable, I read it in a couple of hours and it was fun. Going off vibes, this was good. Going off my lit degree, I couldn't have written it but maybe it could take a little tweaking.
Thank you to Netgalley and Little Brown for this eARC!
As a certified Gothic Fiction hater, I was actually loving the gothic elements in this, I love the big spooky house in the countryside and how the supernatural interlinks with it and the whole backstory to it. And lord knows I foam at the mouth to read literally anything S.T. Gibson writes, there's beautifully chaotic characters and messy dynamics which was also clear in this.
I think the biggest issue is that this isn't as fleshed out as her other novels. Summoners Circle went straight into it, characters were 3D and the plot was there, where as this just didn't follow the same pattern. I think the biggest downfall is how good her other books are that this just doesn't quite hit the mark.
HOWEVER, I could also fully and entirely see that this is an introductory with this being a trilogy so I'm not going to pass too much of a judgement. It was enjoyable, I read it in a couple of hours and it was fun. Going off vibes, this was good. Going off my lit degree, I couldn't have written it but maybe it could take a little tweaking.
Thank you to Netgalley and Little Brown for this eARC!