A review by melodyseestrees
For Whom The Belle Tolls by Jaysea Lynn

adventurous emotional fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

I wanted to love this story so bad. Unfortunately the tiktok skits gave me context into characters that the published canon did not. I wanted there to be more happening across the 700 pages and I just could not connect with the story in the way I had hoped for. If there is a second book I very much hope it has more action. 
I do not recall a lot of diversity amongst the main characters and the diversity amongst the background characters was faint enough I can't really tell if it was tiktok skits giving the impression of diversity or if it was adequately demonstrated on-page. There was plenty of romantic spice and it somehow felt like speed-running true love despite the story being 698-ish pages long. It would have been nice for the inter-world conflict to be slightly more present because aside from a love interest almost dies scene, main character is a badass scene, and a 'omg maybe the enemy were forced to do this' scene there is nothing really going on.
The book is still fairly enjoyable, don't get me wrong. It was a nice time but I think if it was only 500 pages it would have been just as enjoyable. The extra almost 200 pages did not add a whole lot of note.
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