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savaburry 's review for:
The Enemy's Daughter
by Melissa Poett
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Once again I am unfamiliar with myths so I can't tell if this accurate to Tristan and Isolde, but this book was mid either way.
The beginning had promise, but the issues they're facing seem extremely non urgent. We know clans are battling for resources, but we never see it because the story is primarily told from Isadora's pov and she's in the castle the whole story.
The romance between her and Tristan had the foundations to be a decent enemies to lovers based on how they meet, but it turns into instalove due to the forced marriage. Correct, it doesn't make sense. Forced marriage should keep the enemies vibe going but they're both basically in love with each other halfway through even though they don't have that many meaningful interactions to validate this love or fulfill the trope requirements.
Isadora coming from a red-pill alpha male society is interesting but it's not really talked about until the end and that point, why bring it up. That couldve been discussed at the beginning and given us background for why she's out healing people and why she's so okay with being away from her clan(s).
Speaking of the clans, could just be me, but it's unclear if all the 5 clans are working toward the same goal of stopping the Kingsland from getting all the resources or if they're fighting each other as well..
Idk. Overall, meh. Weird choice to make it a single novel and not at least a duology. That would've given the romance and lore the time it needed to grow. The whole thing felt both rushed and partially fleshed out at the same time. Not terrible, easy to get through, but ultimately not that engaging either.
The beginning had promise, but the issues they're facing seem extremely non urgent. We know clans are battling for resources, but we never see it because the story is primarily told from Isadora's pov and she's in the castle the whole story.
The romance between her and Tristan had the foundations to be a decent enemies to lovers based on how they meet, but it turns into instalove due to the forced marriage. Correct, it doesn't make sense. Forced marriage should keep the enemies vibe going but they're both basically in love with each other halfway through even though they don't have that many meaningful interactions to validate this love or fulfill the trope requirements.
Isadora coming from a red-pill alpha male society is interesting but it's not really talked about until the end and that point, why bring it up. That couldve been discussed at the beginning and given us background for why she's out healing people and why she's so okay with being away from her clan(s).
Speaking of the clans, could just be me, but it's unclear if all the 5 clans are working toward the same goal of stopping the Kingsland from getting all the resources or if they're fighting each other as well..
Idk. Overall, meh. Weird choice to make it a single novel and not at least a duology. That would've given the romance and lore the time it needed to grow. The whole thing felt both rushed and partially fleshed out at the same time. Not terrible, easy to get through, but ultimately not that engaging either.