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schnoebs13 's review for:
The Cursed Crown
by Alexi Blake, May Sage
3.25⭐️
This was a bit of a let down for me. Rissa had so much potential as a character but I think the story was too short to really allow for enough believable character growth for me to get behind her. The same goes for the romance. There was so much going on in the world (and a lot of it was great world building) but there wasn’t enough chemistry to truly get me behind this couple. I liked the writing style of author and the ideas she comes up with and hopefully they’ll provide for better execution in a longer format. I will say, I really liked the side characters and they felt a lot more unique and developed compared to the main couple. The Bone Queen is my favorite and Khal is pretty close behind. Lastly, the ending seemed like it was supposed to be so much bigger and more impactful than it was for the way the author described it. It just seemed a little underwhelming for me even though there were moments that could make me consider reading more from this series.
This was a bit of a let down for me. Rissa had so much potential as a character but I think the story was too short to really allow for enough believable character growth for me to get behind her. The same goes for the romance. There was so much going on in the world (and a lot of it was great world building) but there wasn’t enough chemistry to truly get me behind this couple. I liked the writing style of author and the ideas she comes up with and hopefully they’ll provide for better execution in a longer format. I will say, I really liked the side characters and they felt a lot more unique and developed compared to the main couple. The Bone Queen is my favorite and Khal is pretty close behind. Lastly, the ending seemed like it was supposed to be so much bigger and more impactful than it was for the way the author described it. It just seemed a little underwhelming for me even though there were moments that could make me consider reading more from this series.