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hmgauthier's Reviews (244)
3.5-4 (I’m still not sure)
“I grew up thinking monsters could be slain.”
“Ah. And I grew up thinking people were the monsters.”
This book is tricky to rate and review. I’d you asked me in the first 150 pages I would have said it was slow and boring. But the last third was absolutely packed with amazing storytelling.
The characters had a lot of heart and soul, Ellis is by far my favorite. The theme of grieving and living with grief was just stunningly executed.
With all the talk of magic and fae it seemed to skimp out on that aspect. And again the pacing was not great. But god was it a beautiful story.
“I grew up thinking monsters could be slain.”
“Ah. And I grew up thinking people were the monsters.”
This book is tricky to rate and review. I’d you asked me in the first 150 pages I would have said it was slow and boring. But the last third was absolutely packed with amazing storytelling.
The characters had a lot of heart and soul, Ellis is by far my favorite. The theme of grieving and living with grief was just stunningly executed.
With all the talk of magic and fae it seemed to skimp out on that aspect. And again the pacing was not great. But god was it a beautiful story.
2.5 stars. “You need not remind me how little the world is changed. When one man dies, another is always at hand to take possession of the keys. A woman is never long without a keeper.”
With a premise so cool it hurts to rate this so low. Some ideas felt very half thought out or developed, same can be said of the characters. Gideon and his instant love plot line bored me.
Lady Ada really saved this read for me. She was an absolute badass and a scream. I loved the atmosphere of the book, it was done really well. But I didn’t care for the writing or the structure of the novel. It was 240 pages before anything of substance happened.
With a premise so cool it hurts to rate this so low. Some ideas felt very half thought out or developed, same can be said of the characters. Gideon and his instant love plot line bored me.
Lady Ada really saved this read for me. She was an absolute badass and a scream. I loved the atmosphere of the book, it was done really well. But I didn’t care for the writing or the structure of the novel. It was 240 pages before anything of substance happened.
“What is magic if not the thing that connects us to the land and those who rest in it, the voices that whisper in the wind - our ancestors and their forebears.”
This is so disappointing to say but I really thought I would like this book more. It’s less “Library of the Dead” and more “adventures around Edinburgh.”
I have about a thousand unanswered questions. I loved reading the Scottish dialect and recognizing all the places I’ve visited/heard of.
This is so disappointing to say but I really thought I would like this book more. It’s less “Library of the Dead” and more “adventures around Edinburgh.”
I have about a thousand unanswered questions. I loved reading the Scottish dialect and recognizing all the places I’ve visited/heard of.
“Have you the will to fight against ill-fortune?”
Starting off with what I didn’t like: I think it’s disgusting how he ended up with Haydee and not Mercedes, if anyone at all, whom he loved since he was 19. Bit of a let down in that aspect.
That aside, I loved so many things about this story. It is really an epic tale of revenge, deception, and the long con. It was heartbreaking, funny, and surprising (shocking seeing how long this book has been out). It’s ridiculously long but every aspect is vital to the story, even when it doesn’t seem like it.
I really liked the aspect of when does taking revenge go too far, that was interesting.
Is Edmond Dante’s bad? Is he good? A bit of both is true.
Starting off with what I didn’t like: I think it’s disgusting how he ended up with Haydee and not Mercedes, if anyone at all, whom he loved since he was 19. Bit of a let down in that aspect.
That aside, I loved so many things about this story. It is really an epic tale of revenge, deception, and the long con. It was heartbreaking, funny, and surprising (shocking seeing how long this book has been out). It’s ridiculously long but every aspect is vital to the story, even when it doesn’t seem like it.
I really liked the aspect of when does taking revenge go too far, that was interesting.
Is Edmond Dante’s bad? Is he good? A bit of both is true.
“But love doesn’t always have to be about the happy ending. Love can be about beginnings, too.”
This book is a unique, fresh take to A Christmas Carol, breathing new life into a widely told story. I had a feeling about the end (and was right) but it didn’t take away from how sweet it was.
It had an instant love vibe that I didn’t care for and the writing style wasn’t my favorite.
This book is a unique, fresh take to A Christmas Carol, breathing new life into a widely told story. I had a feeling about the end (and was right) but it didn’t take away from how sweet it was.
It had an instant love vibe that I didn’t care for and the writing style wasn’t my favorite.
