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kittkat's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.25
Okay, ich hatte sooo viel Spaß mit diesem gefühlt eeeewig langem Buch. Mir ist erst beim Lesen klargeworden, wie sehr ich Romantasy vermisst habe und dass das eigentlich mit der Edelstein-Trilogie genau das Genre war, was mich damals überhaupt so ins Lesen gestürzt hat.
Talasyn ist unter anderem ein Lightweaver und in dieser Welt gibt es verschiedene Arten von anderen „Magiern“, die zum Großteil auf dem Continent leben. Hier brach vor Jahren ein Krieg zwischen den Lightweavern und den Shadowforged aus, was zur Ausrottung aller Lightweaver geführt hat. Nichtsdestotrotz eskaliert der Krieg immer weiter und die Shadowforged wollen den ganzen Continent erobern.
Nuuuun der Shadow Prince Alaric [Vampire Diaries flashbacks] kämpft natürlich an vorderster Front und clashed dabei auf Talasyn, die eigentlich nur undercover Lightweaver ist und sich im Kampf aber exposed…. Später finden wir aber heraus, dass eine noch viel größere Katastrophe naht und dafür werden die beiden widerwillig zusammen arbeiten müssen oder zumindest so tun als ob 🫣…
WORLDBUILDING
Talasyn ist unter anderem ein Lightweaver und in dieser Welt gibt es verschiedene Arten von anderen „Magiern“, die zum Großteil auf dem Continent leben. Hier brach vor Jahren ein Krieg zwischen den Lightweavern und den Shadowforged aus, was zur Ausrottung aller Lightweaver geführt hat. Nichtsdestotrotz eskaliert der Krieg immer weiter und die Shadowforged wollen den ganzen Continent erobern.
Nuuuun der Shadow Prince Alaric [Vampire Diaries flashbacks] kämpft natürlich an vorderster Front und clashed dabei auf Talasyn, die eigentlich nur undercover Lightweaver ist und sich im Kampf aber exposed…. Später finden wir aber heraus, dass eine noch viel größere Katastrophe naht und dafür werden die beiden widerwillig zusammen arbeiten müssen oder zumindest so tun als ob 🫣…
WORLDBUILDING
- sehr viel los und ultra-komplex!!
- man muss sich durch die ersten 100 Seiten durchkämpfen, danach wird‘s verständlicher
- sehr abstrakt, oft hatte ich nur eine schwammige Vorstellung von dem Ganzen (und ich glaube, es lag nicht an mir)
PROTAGONISTEN
- einzeln waren sie okay.
- ich mochte sie am meisten, wenn sie gut miteinander auskamen - Alaric ist schon ein kleiner acts of service cutie UND tsundere dazu 🤭🫶
- die beiden waren sich sehr ähnlich: hitzköpfig, stur, verzweifelt, traumatisiert
- ich fand es nervig, aber glaubwürdig und realistisch, dass sie sich immer wieder erinnert haben, warum sie sich eigentlich hassen (endlich mal ein echter, legitimer Grund - 🌈völkermord🌈)
SCHREIBSTIL
- zu 89% war ich TOTAL mit dabei, man konnte wirklich supergut in die Welt eintauchen ++
- persöhnlicher er/sie-erzähler war gut geschrieben und auch interessant, weil die meisten Romane mittlerweile aus der ich-Perspektive erzählt werden
- wechselnde Perspektiven zwischen Talasyn und Alaric fand ich richtig und wichtig!!
- ich werde sterben, wenn ich JEMALS AUF DIESER ERDE NOCHMAL SO👇 EINEN CRINGE LESEN MUSS (UND DAS AUCH NOCH IN DER BAHN!!!):
⚠️ Anklicken auf eigene Gefahr ⚠️
„You‘re soaked, beautiful girl,“ he groaned into her mouth. „My wet little wife“ naauuurrrr 😭😭😭 (es war aber eigentlich voll random nach 400 Seiten, davor hat NIEMAND so geredet/ gedacht/ gelebt?!?!?)
Sonst habe ich‘s schamlos einfach geliebt und ich werde die Fortsetzung auf jeden Fall lesen 🤭!
(Übrigens zur Reylo-Fanfiction: Sie waren doch nicht Cousins, wie ich dachte, sondern TANTE UND NEFFE 🤡)
Sonst habe ich‘s schamlos einfach geliebt und ich werde die Fortsetzung auf jeden Fall lesen 🤭!
(Übrigens zur Reylo-Fanfiction: Sie waren doch nicht Cousins, wie ich dachte, sondern TANTE UND NEFFE 🤡)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Genocide, Colonisation, and War
Minor: Death of parent
kriti's review against another edition
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Genocide, Violence, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Colonisation, and War
zluvsreading's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Second read:
Infinity stars still. ♾️
Is there any way I will ever get over this book? No! Absolutely not!
There’s just something about this book that really like gets to me? Makes me feel things? And just is so great.
I’ve seen quite a bit of reviews where people feel as if the beginning is rough to get through, but I surprisingly did not have that issue??? Maybe I was just reading and not comprehending but NO I think it was easy for me to get through.
Maybe because I was reading it with the hardcover along with the audiobook? (10/10 recommend this method btw)
Idk, but this book just makes me so full. It fills a part of my heart that felt empty before.
First and foremost, this is about war and death and all things vile. It’s easy to see that Kesath is the enemy and the Night Empire is bad. They are wiping everyone out and that’s that.
Nenavar is like the youngest child, not wanting to get involved in the affairs of the oldest and middle child fights, in my opinion. Switzerland if that’s a better comparison.
This book deals with some heavy topics, but also has some romance interlaced in it as well, which I enjoyed.
It’s the sort of romance that rips your heart out and makes you want to sob, but romance all the same.
The relationship between Talasyn and Alaric is very strained, as expected when fighting on opposite sides of war. They represent everything they’ve been raised to hate.
However, like it’s said in the book,
Infinity stars still. ♾️
Is there any way I will ever get over this book? No! Absolutely not!
There’s just something about this book that really like gets to me? Makes me feel things? And just is so great.
I’ve seen quite a bit of reviews where people feel as if the beginning is rough to get through, but I surprisingly did not have that issue??? Maybe I was just reading and not comprehending but NO I think it was easy for me to get through.
Maybe because I was reading it with the hardcover along with the audiobook? (10/10 recommend this method btw)
Idk, but this book just makes me so full. It fills a part of my heart that felt empty before.
First and foremost, this is about war and death and all things vile. It’s easy to see that Kesath is the enemy and the Night Empire is bad. They are wiping everyone out and that’s that.
Nenavar is like the youngest child, not wanting to get involved in the affairs of the oldest and middle child fights, in my opinion. Switzerland if that’s a better comparison.
This book deals with some heavy topics, but also has some romance interlaced in it as well, which I enjoyed.
It’s the sort of romance that rips your heart out and makes you want to sob, but romance all the same.
The relationship between Talasyn and Alaric is very strained, as expected when fighting on opposite sides of war. They represent everything they’ve been raised to hate.
However, like it’s said in the book,
Hate is a kind of passion, is it not?
LAUGHING SO HARD. Laughing SO hard because of Talasyns reaction after that was said.
Talasyn is so funny to me. Her sense of humor is just like top tier. The banter between her and Alaric made me laugh OUT LOUD multiple times.
I would love to see more of the fantasy elements in the next book, but also not complaining if it’s more fantasy ROMANCE than romantic FANTASY.
CANT WAIT TO START AMR BR tmr!!!! SO READY!!!! ❤️🖤
First read: INFINITY STARS ✮
YALL!!!!! this book was my entire life and will continue to be my entire life as long as i live. the paperback needs to come out faster so i can buy it and mark it tf up!!!!!!
i read this in january but im always late writing reviews (i was withholding it during global strike week).
this book is truly the epitome of slow burn romantasy and it hurts my heart. the ending had me yearning for the second book like?!?!?!? my brain can’t comprehend it and I’m terrified.
ALSO CAN WE JUST TALK AB WHAT A BEAUTIFUL NAME TALASYN IS? like can we pls?? she’s the loml.
Although this book is pretty long, I felt myself wishing it was longer when it ended. I have a love-hate relationship with slowburns mostly because I'm impatient and just want the characters to get together already, but in this case, I was happy with the very very very VERY slowburn. It made sense with the story very well.
ok this is very disorganized but i cried laughed giggled screamed so i loved this very much! add on that it’s a debut? WHATTTTTTT!!! Thea Guanzon, you have my heart!
bye bye
-Z.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Genocide, Violence, Blood, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Physical abuse, and Sexual content
Minor: Vomit, Grief, and Death of parent
steffysev's review against another edition
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
2.0
I don’t know if maybe the narrator of the audiobook version I listened to contributed to this, but I felt like it was a chore to get through. I read the OG fic which I really enjoyed, but I wish Guanzon made this more original and not so copy paste. The world building was also kind of confusing and very info-dumpy (at least listening to it was) and I just kept zoning out quite often. I think Thea Guanzon is a great writer and I’d love to see more original stories from her, I’m always going to keep a look out for her work!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Colonisation
pandorica_'s review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Colonisation, and War
maregred's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Colonisation, and War
Moderate: Death, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Minor: Xenophobia, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
tenderbench's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Colonisation and War
Minor: Death of parent
jomjom's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Murder, Colonisation, and War
Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Grief, and Abandonment
Minor: Pregnancy
It was fine. The book is medium pace but feels slow paced (so it drags) and the enemies to lovers aspect could have been stronger in that it was mostly unconvincing. The e2l dynamic should have just been focused on the fact that they are on opposite sides of the war because the personal aspect of their enemy dynamic was lacking and unconvincing Just not fleshed out enough. I would go into more detail but I'm too tired lol (not bc of the book I just need to go to sleep). Anyway it wasn't engaging enough for me be interested in reading the 2nd book but I do think there's an audience for it.luluht's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Violence, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Blood, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Colonisation
cryosphinx's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Enjoyed it, will definitely be picking up the sequel. The beginning was good, I enjoyed the world building and the two main characters and their banter but I feel like it fell off when the promised political intrigue and continued world building got back burnered for romance.
It's not that the romance was bad, I did enjoy these two stupids pining for each other and I did appreciate that Talasyn never just ups and forgets the war that Alaric participated in in favor of said romance, but it started getting TOO back and forth. Same with the dual POV. It starts flipping back and forth per chapter then picks up and gets to a point where it flips back and forth within two or so pages which was jarring. At least I felt this was a TRUE enemies to lovers.
I hope the sequel brings more to the table for Talasyn, she got dealt a lot of shitting hands and was too quick to accept it. My girl needs to slap some people around. And I want more political intrigue! This world is primed for it.
I also can't speak to to Reylo-ness of it all. I know it started as a Reylo fic but I didn't pick up any of it but hey, I didn't watch SW 7-9 so I have no clue 🤷♀️ Maybe I got to enjoy it more because of that.
It's not that the romance was bad, I did enjoy these two stupids pining for each other and I did appreciate that Talasyn never just ups and forgets the war that Alaric participated in in favor of said romance, but it started getting TOO back and forth. Same with the dual POV. It starts flipping back and forth per chapter then picks up and gets to a point where it flips back and forth within two or so pages which was jarring. At least I felt this was a TRUE enemies to lovers.
I hope the sequel brings more to the table for Talasyn, she got dealt a lot of shitting hands and was too quick to accept it. My girl needs to slap some people around. And I want more political intrigue! This world is primed for it.
I also can't speak to to Reylo-ness of it all. I know it started as a Reylo fic but I didn't pick up any of it but hey, I didn't watch SW 7-9 so I have no clue 🤷♀️ Maybe I got to enjoy it more because of that.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Colonisation, and War
Moderate: Confinement, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Torture