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A review by bingley
Fate's Edge by Ilona Andrews
adventurous
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
3.25
(240201) More Claws of Bast, honestly!!!
Anyway, Kaldar's story is the one I read last, probly bc I wasn't too keen since William/Cerise still scream OTP for me. I didn't quite believe Kaldar/Audrey's... emotional journey to love since they play too much.
TLDR: The kids were the best part. LOL
The trouble with having a conman as a character is that he has to be v scheme-y and v good at being fake to be believable, BUT those same qualities are what make it hard to for him to plausibly fall in genuine love. Everything's fake except for love for his lady. That's hard to make convincing, u know?
So I love Kaldar as a supporting character (Bayou Moon still my fave book in the series lol), he has the perfect temperament to lift the gravitas of the plot, but it's just a little harder for me to slip into his head empathetically as the MC.
I appreciate the Audrey wasn't a fighter/flasher, since almost all the other women in the series are. It's cool to see a different type of magic, tho that might be the coolest thing about her. EEK. sry. I suppose she's a good match, tho... she's not the most memorable, now that I'm writing this review.
The main plot action is actually similar to Cerise's plot problem, where it seemed like multiple side quests to do accomplish/retrieve unnecessary things in order to get to the actual plot climax. And Audrey/Kaldar even acknowledge the winding series of events in the book when they're plotting, lol.
And the ending also feels rushed again, Author tends to do that sometimes: pack everything in at the end in a short big burst.
POV: multi, 3rd person
SPICE: mostly taunting, pining, and wanting. 1 actual scene
CLAWS OF BAST: honestly THEY sound the COOLEST, I want a book with them!!!
Anyway, Kaldar's story is the one I read last, probly bc I wasn't too keen since William/Cerise still scream OTP for me. I didn't quite believe Kaldar/Audrey's... emotional journey to love since they play too much.
TLDR: The kids were the best part. LOL
The trouble with having a conman as a character is that he has to be v scheme-y and v good at being fake to be believable, BUT those same qualities are what make it hard to for him to plausibly fall in genuine love. Everything's fake except for love for his lady. That's hard to make convincing, u know?
So I love Kaldar as a supporting character (Bayou Moon still my fave book in the series lol), he has the perfect temperament to lift the gravitas of the plot, but it's just a little harder for me to slip into his head empathetically as the MC.
I appreciate the Audrey wasn't a fighter/flasher, since almost all the other women in the series are. It's cool to see a different type of magic, tho that might be the coolest thing about her. EEK. sry. I suppose she's a good match, tho... she's not the most memorable, now that I'm writing this review.
The main plot action is actually similar to Cerise's plot problem, where it seemed like multiple side quests to do accomplish/retrieve unnecessary things in order to get to the actual plot climax. And Audrey/Kaldar even acknowledge the winding series of events in the book when they're plotting, lol.
And the ending also feels rushed again, Author tends to do that sometimes: pack everything in at the end in a short big burst.
POV: multi, 3rd person
SPICE: mostly taunting, pining, and wanting. 1 actual scene
CLAWS OF BAST: honestly THEY sound the COOLEST, I want a book with them!!!