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A review by takarakeireads
The Temptation of Magic by Megan Scott
dark
medium-paced
3.0
This was a bit of a letdown because I found the initial premise of this book to be intriguing. Nicole is searching through a collection of mythological art that unbeknownst to the general population is based on real mythological beings - super cool! I even looked up some of the paintings referenced, and as someone who studied art history I liked that aspect.
However, the execution fell flat. I found the worldbuilding to be confusing (granted I did do it on audio) like I did not for a while understand if Nicole was a different kind of being than Kyan and why it really mattered? There's also this central mystery about her mother's murder, which she's searching through the art collection for clues on - but at a certain point I kinda lost interest in the whole thing. The pacing being weird also didn't help.
The romance was also kind of whatever to me. I've seen this labeled as YA (like I got this in the Fairyloot YA box??) but it's fairy spicy... so to me doesn't read as YA.
However, the execution fell flat. I found the worldbuilding to be confusing (granted I did do it on audio) like I did not for a while understand if Nicole was a different kind of being than Kyan and why it really mattered? There's also this central mystery about her mother's murder, which she's searching through the art collection for clues on - but at a certain point I kinda lost interest in the whole thing. The pacing being weird also didn't help.
The romance was also kind of whatever to me. I've seen this labeled as YA (like I got this in the Fairyloot YA box??) but it's fairy spicy... so to me doesn't read as YA.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: Death, Gore, and Torture