A review by belle13
Heavenly Bodies by Imani Erriu

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Amount of spice:🔥1-2 Scenes (+1 almost scene)
Explicitness: 🌶️🌶️.5 Open door

❤️SLOW burn
❤️Found family
❤️Romeo & Juliet vibes
❤️Prophecies
❤️Shadow magic
❤️Celestial beings
❤️Reluctant allies

This book has been on my tbr for almost three years and I am so annoyed I left it so long to pick it up because it really was a fantastic debut. I absolutely loved Enzo and Elara’s dynamic - their push and pull and ‘touch them and die’ vibes were so fun and had me basically screaming at my book JUST KISS ALREADY! The author has also written some amazing supporting characters and I am a total sucker for a sisterhood/female friendship which this book had in spades.

The only things that stopped it from being a five star read for me was the fact that I thought the world building and magic system needed a little more fleshing out and the pacing at times wasn’t quite right. BUT I do think this is a must read and I had so much fun.

I would recommend it if you love a star-crossed lovers theme, a unique and interesting magic system and a slow burn romance with delicious tension and steam so hot you’ll melt.

Thank you to Penguin UK for this wonderful ARC ❤️ 
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