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A review by jenamatic
The Sting of Victory by S.D. Simper
2.0
The overall story was okay but I could not bring myself to like Ayla and that kind of ruined the whole thing for me. As the main character’s love interest, I also couldn’t just ignore her for the sake of the story. She wasn’t even dark, she was just straight up violent, exploding on Flowridia and breaking her arm and nearly her back at one point.
Speaking of Flowridia, she has a dark past but not a dark heart and yet we see her wish for Sora’s murder because Sora threatened her familiar. She also wished for it to be done in a way that wouldn’t link her and Ayla to Sora’s death so when Sora is brought back to life, does she expect to get away with it? What is stopping Sora from ratting her out?
I also cannot figure out the order between this series and the Sea and Stars series because Khastra dies at the end of this book but is alive throughout that series so I assume it has to take place after? But I could have sworn Alauriel Solviraes was the ancestor to the monarch in Sea and Stars.
For as much as I loved the Sea and Stars series, I was really looking forward to this one. I barely finished this book, however, and don’t think I can bring myself to read the rest of them.
Speaking of Flowridia, she has a dark past but not a dark heart and yet we see her wish for Sora’s murder because Sora threatened her familiar. She also wished for it to be done in a way that wouldn’t link her and Ayla to Sora’s death so when Sora is brought back to life, does she expect to get away with it? What is stopping Sora from ratting her out?
I also cannot figure out the order between this series and the Sea and Stars series because Khastra dies at the end of this book but is alive throughout that series so I assume it has to take place after? But I could have sworn Alauriel Solviraes was the ancestor to the monarch in Sea and Stars.
For as much as I loved the Sea and Stars series, I was really looking forward to this one. I barely finished this book, however, and don’t think I can bring myself to read the rest of them.