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heathermd260's review
4.0
This felt like the type of fantasy YA I would read as a kid, but a very, very mature version. There's insidious magic, violence from men and monsters alike, and the world you get thrown into is so bleak and so dismal and so viscerally real. The magnetism between the main characters drew me into a page turning frenzy and I was just as invested in their wild, aggressive, will-they-or-won't-they dynamic as I was the evil plot they were sowing into their world. My only criticism is that I wish it was longer!
walton_pelkey's review against another edition
dark
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
ghosty_mcghosterson's review
Way too cringe for me and felt way too much like a wattpad story for my liking
miumiumola's review
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
This book was way too short to get me to care about any of the characters or expand the lore of Elendhaven beyond a generic gloomy fishing town.
The "romance" between the protagonists didn't feel engaging or deep to me and Florian's motive for revenge wasn't very compelling either. So I ended up not really liking them. The antagonist was introduced a little too late to have any major impact on the plot besides ending it and I didn't feel very interested by her character anyways.
It's a shame this book was so short it wasted its potential but also a relief it was so short cause it meant I could put away this mess faster.
The "romance" between the protagonists didn't feel engaging or deep to me and Florian's motive for revenge wasn't very compelling either. So I ended up not really liking them. The antagonist was introduced a little too late to have any major impact on the plot besides ending it and I didn't feel very interested by her character anyways.
It's a shame this book was so short it wasted its potential but also a relief it was so short cause it meant I could put away this mess faster.
polterbooks's review
This reads like bad fanfic and the characters are boring.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic
mrkdrck's review
2.0
Victoriaanse duistere fantasy met een interessante wereld en karakters, heel mooi beschreven en sfeervol maar komt nooit echt van de grond.
De vibes tussen de hoofdpersonen zijn extreem icky op een manier die niet “complex” voelt maar eerder gewoon onlogisch. En ook de grote hoeveelheid andere narigheid voelde geforceerd, uitsloverig.
Ik denk dat veel hiervan ook kwam omdat het een heel kort boek was, waardoor veel dingen heel snel of abrupt moesten gebeuren. Zonde!
De vibes tussen de hoofdpersonen zijn extreem icky op een manier die niet “complex” voelt maar eerder gewoon onlogisch. En ook de grote hoeveelheid andere narigheid voelde geforceerd, uitsloverig.
Ik denk dat veel hiervan ook kwam omdat het een heel kort boek was, waardoor veel dingen heel snel of abrupt moesten gebeuren. Zonde!
jordynreider's review
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
paulc17's review
dark
slow-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
2.0