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A review by franticfairy
Blood Rose Rebellion by Rosalyn Eves
4.0
I thoroughly enjoyed this book! As the first book in a trilogy, I believe it was a good start. The book provided trials and tribulations, star-crossed love, a bit of back story, and a cliff-hanger that makes me think that the next book will be even better!
I thought the character development was good, though there were a few characters I wish I got just a little bit more out of! I loved the historical bit of the story, especially because it was not an era I was familiar with, so I love to expand my knowledge and learn something I didn't know before! I also liked that the main character stayed true to how she started the story - that kind of innocent, uncertain girl-next-door.
Overall rating: 4/5 stars!
Reread 10/18/21: Reread this book and assumed I would love it nearly as much as I did the first time. I did enjoy it, but it might be more of a 3-star this time around. The characters were fine, though my remembrance of them was quite different, especially one character I adored and the character did not have as much page time as I thought. I also saw a lot of tried and true YA tropes that I'm not as fond of nowadays. Still, the research for the history portions is still amazing and I definitely loved the era this novel takes place in.
I thought the character development was good, though there were a few characters I wish I got just a little bit more out of! I loved the historical bit of the story, especially because it was not an era I was familiar with, so I love to expand my knowledge and learn something I didn't know before! I also liked that the main character stayed true to how she started the story - that kind of innocent, uncertain girl-next-door.
Overall rating: 4/5 stars!
Reread 10/18/21: Reread this book and assumed I would love it nearly as much as I did the first time. I did enjoy it, but it might be more of a 3-star this time around. The characters were fine, though my remembrance of them was quite different, especially one character I adored and the character did not have as much page time as I thought. I also saw a lot of tried and true YA tropes that I'm not as fond of nowadays. Still, the research for the history portions is still amazing and I definitely loved the era this novel takes place in.