Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Lightlark by Alex Aster

74 reviews

altarieltelemnar's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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avialaeleigh's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Okay this book was a fucking Rollercoaster. Several of the fucking foreshadowing's were a little obvious, not completely but they were noticeable. Not to the point were I knew everything that was going to be reveled. 

Though I did fucking call that she had powers and just didn't know how to fucking use them. I also knew that she knew Grim somehow, just not in what context. I can't believe that douchebag was working with Celeste/Aurora. Why didn't he just tell Isla maybe they could have figured something better out then the plan that Celeste had, especially when she cast the curses in the first place. 

Also, I really hope that even with Grim pulling all the shit he did and hiding everything from her and removing Isla's memories, I still hope that they end up together. I think that all of their interactions together are so good. They remind me a lot of Feyre and Rhysand or even Aelin and Rowan.

I'm not really sure what the next two books could be about cause I feel like the book is fairly wrapped up, at least from the standpoint of the curses being broken. Guess we shall find out.
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sh543's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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nicoleolander's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

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espurrr's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I found the premise and the world building to be underdeveloped and honestly a bit silly. This author loves sentence fragments and frequently uses the em dash, so the writing feels choppy and unrefined. The mystery is engaging and the twists are fun. I also found the characters enjoyable. I'll probably continue on with the second book for an easy, light read.
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melinette7's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Mind blowing, the writing's great without being complicated, I held my breath he whole reading. It's fantastic honestly, maybe a bit predictable but who cares, when the story's that good. 
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littlewiseowl's review against another edition

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The plot seemed interesting at first and the writing in the first chapter was brilliant, but everything after that felt very cliche especially the love triangle between the "good vs bad boy" trope. I could predict the ending after only reading a few chapters. Also I could not stomach the descriptions of blood unfortunately.
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literarymary95's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This came highly recommended by a good friend who is also a big reader. It wasn't as good as she said it was and I came in with very few expectations. The first 200 pages (or first 65% of the book) felt very repetitive and made it hard to be engaged with the story. The last 100 pages (or 35% of the book) felt a lot less repetitive and action was really happening. I also only felt like I started becoming invested in the characters in the last 50 pages, which is not typical of me.  All of this is why I chose a 3.75 because the last 100 pages redeemed this from becoming a mid-level review. 

I hope Nightbane continues with the momentum that was finally created in the last 100 pages of Lightlark.
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jennagrant's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-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? Yes

4.5

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chaptermaggot's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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