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A Bargain So Bloody
by Vasilisa Drake
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
I received an ARC and am voluntarily leaving an honest review.
I was really excited to read this book and I think the story has a potential and I would consider reading the next book in the series.
Some things that I enjoyed:
- The magical system where you have vampires, witches, and non-magical people who can use magic-infused cards for charms. This was very interesting, it reminds me a little bit of One Dark Window but the cards have a different use.
- Thea and Demos - the side characters. I really enjoyed them when they were first introduced, they had a huge potential to help lead the FMC. However, I feel like they faded into background later in the book. I would like to see them more involved in the story.
- The main character is a woman and SHE HAS HER PERIOD! It is so rare to see this in the fantasy books. I am a woman and I know that periods suck, but it is part of being human so it was only natural that the FMC gets them, too.
Some things I didn’t like:
- Basically, anything else about the FMC. I just don’t feel like I got to know her very deeply to help me connect with her. I would like to read more about her emotions and inner motivations. What I got from the story was quite superficial. She started to get a bit interesting when she had a big reaction to something or when she got drunk. Otherwise, she was quite bland. And she spent 12 years serving in a prison and was still acting like a proper lady? I found that not believable.
Overall, I give the book 2.75⭐️
I was really excited to read this book and I think the story has a potential and I would consider reading the next book in the series.
Some things that I enjoyed:
- The magical system where you have vampires, witches, and non-magical people who can use magic-infused cards for charms. This was very interesting, it reminds me a little bit of One Dark Window but the cards have a different use.
- Thea and Demos - the side characters. I really enjoyed them when they were first introduced, they had a huge potential to help lead the FMC. However, I feel like they faded into background later in the book. I would like to see them more involved in the story.
- The main character is a woman and SHE HAS HER PERIOD! It is so rare to see this in the fantasy books. I am a woman and I know that periods suck, but it is part of being human so it was only natural that the FMC gets them, too.
Some things I didn’t like:
- Basically, anything else about the FMC. I just don’t feel like I got to know her very deeply to help me connect with her. I would like to read more about her emotions and inner motivations. What I got from the story was quite superficial. She started to get a bit interesting when she had a big reaction to something or when she got drunk. Otherwise, she was quite bland. And she spent 12 years serving in a prison and was still acting like a proper lady? I found that not believable.
Overall, I give the book 2.75⭐️