chapterqueen 's review for:

Vesselless by Cortney L. Winn

3.0

adventurous challenging mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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3⭐️

1.5 🌶️

I enjoyed the book. I will read the second book when it comes out. There are pros and cons to this book and the story: 

Pro:

FMC Nizzara is battle strong, kind, and not annoying. MMC Dagen is dark but loving and giving Rhysand vibes. Their banter I loved. The slow burn was good. The games and trials aspect I liked. I like the idea of vessel rings linked with a spirit and the magical element in there. The last 150 pages were fun to read and that part was exciting. 

Cons:

The world building lacked, it was so slow the first 300 pages. I felt like the same story line was repeating the first 300 pages: Nizzara is training, her dad is awful, she is sad/lonely. I was getting bored and almost DNF it. Then when the story did pick up it was enjoyable and I flew through it. Unfortunately, it felt very rushed in the end. SPOILER*||Too much happened in the last few chapters and it almost felt like the author was dropping information in my lap instead of it being revealed naturally. The battle was too quick with the half monster people-rushed. What happened with her dad, her soul, bargain over Dagen and the element of the heir from the other kingdom was done in 1 chapter- felt rushed. Then the last 2 chapters the sister element came into play (didn’t feel like a natural reveal) and the information was just dumping in my lap- like the author was telling me instead of the story unfolding naturally- felt rushed again.|| The spice element was good, slow burn done well but when the scene finally happened I would have enjoyed a longer spicy scene- felt like it was over too quick for the slow burn that was nicely developed. 

I will read the second book because I want to know what happens. I just hope the pacing of the book is better.