bexbringsbooks 's review for:

Court of Ravens and Ruin by Eliza Raine

2.0

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I wanted to like this more. It sets up an interesting magic system and is based more in Norse mythology than Celtic lore, which is a cool take. I don’t know if it just wasn’t long enough to do what it wanted to, but it honestly felt like things I didn’t get started until 2/3 of the way through, and that we didn’t really get plot progression until 3/4 of the way through. That said, once it finally got there, it became more interesting. I’m hoping that the next one is more plot heavy, otherwise I’ll be giving up on this one. Honestly though, my biggest gripe is with the FMC who seems to spend more time arguing about her situation than trying to think her way out of it. The characters around her even agree with me. And it’s honestly weird to me that she’s our protagonist but not entirely likable. The uniqueness of the plot, and the fact that the second one comes out in two days have encouraged me enough to continue however, but hoping the FMC grows up a little and that we get less of what feels like it was window dressing rather than necessary to the story.