moldyhrt's review
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
bookarina's review against another edition
2.0
Okay ?
It wasn’t anything amazing.
The writing style was hard to get into, I found myself bored at times and there were a few grammatical/structural errors in the books.
The ending for each of them was off, rushed and also the first book was just a mess.
What I mean by the first book being a mess is that if I had not bought the omnibus edition I would’ve not continued reading the series, it was all over the place and it felt like the author ran out of ideas/ didn’t know how to connect the ideas they did have.
The first novel was messy and the ending makes me believe the author did not think this would become a trilogy, frankly a lot could’ve been cut out and it could’ve just been one bigger book instead of three.
While some scenes are not badly connected to one another, a lot of them are too rushed, too slow or lack something that would make you interested to learn more about what is happening.
The third half of the third book (what a mouthful) was also weird, things were happening too fast when the rest of the books had been so slow. There was never a moment in this series when the pacing was just perfect.
Overall not a great series, to my biggest disappointment I did not like it…
Standing between a 1.5-2/5 stars for me.
It wasn’t anything amazing.
The writing style was hard to get into, I found myself bored at times and there were a few grammatical/structural errors in the books.
The ending for each of them was off, rushed and also the first book was just a mess.
What I mean by the first book being a mess is that if I had not bought the omnibus edition I would’ve not continued reading the series, it was all over the place and it felt like the author ran out of ideas/ didn’t know how to connect the ideas they did have.
The first novel was messy and the ending makes me believe the author did not think this would become a trilogy, frankly a lot could’ve been cut out and it could’ve just been one bigger book instead of three.
While some scenes are not badly connected to one another, a lot of them are too rushed, too slow or lack something that would make you interested to learn more about what is happening.
The third half of the third book (what a mouthful) was also weird, things were happening too fast when the rest of the books had been so slow. There was never a moment in this series when the pacing was just perfect.
Overall not a great series, to my biggest disappointment I did not like it…
Standing between a 1.5-2/5 stars for me.
jaythereader1's review against another edition
4.0
I really liked Zorvut and Taegan’s relationship. Taegan’s dad was just super tbh he was one of my favourites. I love that they had a kind of mental bond that made the other sense their feelings and even send mental messages, it was such a fun concept! This isn’t 5 atars just because the pacing was odd, but I still enjoyed the story overall.
whrainash's review
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
kaishy's review
adventurous
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
nevermoregothic's review against another edition
3.0
I was pleasantly surprised by this story. Though it was far from perfect, a fairly basic plot and a few jarring errors that should have been pointed out by a proof reader definitely working as distractions it was enjoyable, which is really all that matters.
You can't go into a story that has a heavy focus on eroticism expecting it to be the next Lord of the Rings and it was far from that but it was fun and the story, though not magnificent, was compelling enough to keep my interest.
The pacing felt a little off, some parts feeling a little slow and others feeling a little too quick and certain story arcs ended with fairly unsatisfying endings.
Regardless of all that the characters are very likeable, though I feel Hart could improve somewhat in separating character voices and personality, there is still a good cast. My main complaint in terms of characters is that my favourite character, King Ruven, could have had a stronger part to play.
The world building was simplistic but it worked well, Hart does well with what he knows and I respect that. I was also rather worried when a certain factor about elf physiology was mentioned, something common in yaoi and fanfiction circles often played out as a fetish. Hart surprised me by introducing this concept as merely a form of adjusting the fantasy race to his own story and it worked well.
Though this isn't exactly what I was hoping for when seeking out high fantasy m/m romance I'm still happy to have found it as I found it heavily entertaining. The action and drama didn't have me at the edge of my seat but it definitely had me concerned.
You can't go into a story that has a heavy focus on eroticism expecting it to be the next Lord of the Rings and it was far from that but it was fun and the story, though not magnificent, was compelling enough to keep my interest.
The pacing felt a little off, some parts feeling a little slow and others feeling a little too quick and certain story arcs ended with fairly unsatisfying endings.
Regardless of all that the characters are very likeable, though I feel Hart could improve somewhat in separating character voices and personality, there is still a good cast. My main complaint in terms of characters is that my favourite character, King Ruven, could have had a stronger part to play.
The world building was simplistic but it worked well, Hart does well with what he knows and I respect that. I was also rather worried when a certain factor about elf physiology was mentioned, something common in yaoi and fanfiction circles often played out as a fetish. Hart surprised me by introducing this concept as merely a form of adjusting the fantasy race to his own story and it worked well.
Though this isn't exactly what I was hoping for when seeking out high fantasy m/m romance I'm still happy to have found it as I found it heavily entertaining. The action and drama didn't have me at the edge of my seat but it definitely had me concerned.
duncks's review
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
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