Reviews

Ransomed to the World by Stacey Brutger

acourtoffantasies's review

2.0

I wanted to like this book, but I found it so hard to love. The plot is there and that’s what caused me to hold out but the third person writing was so confusing with so many characters I never knew who was talking and it was the same issues repeatedly happening. I want to have sex with you but I can’t. I want you as my mate but you must battle for me. My father wants to kill me but not quite yet. I found myself skimming more often than not and just had to call it quits and move on to something else.

karleylc's review

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

tragicwarlock's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

4.75

bunnerz's review

3.0

A very clean conclusion to the series, but the latter half of the book wasn't very well paced and the final takedown was rather anticlimatic. I would have enjoyed more exposition on the new people that Annora met on the phantom island, and just more politics in general rather than a simple wham-bam goodbye evil father. Many characters seemed to be introduced to fulfill some key role in the overall plot but otherwise ignored and not developed further.

I still enjoyed the series overall though and would re-read it again.
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Ratings - completed series:
#1 Tethered to the World: ★★★★☆
#2 Shackled to the World: ★★★★☆
#3 Ransomed to the World (this book): ★★★☆☆

talknerdybookblog's review

I couldn't get into Ransomed to the World, which is really unfortunate because I remember adoring the first two books when they released. The relationship between the Heroine and Heroes didn't feel solid, and the chemistry between them felt off. Also, the world-building wasn't cohesive – what was the point of the paranormal university given the plot of the third book? I didn't have any interest in their scheming because the Heroine didn't seem to have a purpose – what were her goals? What was she trying to achieve? Also, I found it so frustrating how every big decision the Heroine made was flat-out foolhardy, yet it was always framed later on as ingenious and not what it actually was: dumb luck.