ayalima3's review
adventurous
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
4.25
ednabosseau's review against another edition
3.0
Representation was amazing! I just hard a hard time getting drawn in.
raavenreads's review against another edition
4.0
Thank you to page street ya for this ARC I won in their giveaway!
I really enjoyed this book. It was a little slow at the beginning getting my attention but near the end I was HOOKED. Like it’s past midnight on a weekday and I need to finish.
Sevim is a goth teenager who’s occupation is selling elf corpses. After an elf murdered her father, she has a personal vendetta against the entire race. Through all sorts of shenanigans, her mother is kidnapped by the elf prince and she is forced to participate in the yearly Exchange where humans are to compete for 7 days through tests and trials and have their dreams extracted for the Elves to charge their magic.
Sevim as a main character is snarky and badass and isn’t afraid to do anything she can for the people she loves. Aro is the elf prince who has a secret but you could tell he was gentle and romantic at heart. I really liked him and I was rooting for them.
The twists at the end had me SHOOK I didn’t see any of that coming at all. I was impressed with how wild it was. And the battle at the end? Amazing. I could picture everything happening. It was truly fantastical.
I really liked the side characters here, but I wanted more from them. I felt tension with Feyn and Jason and I was sad nothing was done with it. I liked Raff and Ciel but they just didn’t have a lot of development with them. I did like that Raff spoke with ASL, however.
This book explores a lot about trauma, grief, friendship, and keeping the ones you love close while also letting them go. This is my first book by Amparo Ortiz but I’ll have to check out some more of them later. This book comes out March 28th so be sure to order it!
I really enjoyed this book. It was a little slow at the beginning getting my attention but near the end I was HOOKED. Like it’s past midnight on a weekday and I need to finish.
Sevim is a goth teenager who’s occupation is selling elf corpses. After an elf murdered her father, she has a personal vendetta against the entire race. Through all sorts of shenanigans, her mother is kidnapped by the elf prince and she is forced to participate in the yearly Exchange where humans are to compete for 7 days through tests and trials and have their dreams extracted for the Elves to charge their magic.
Sevim as a main character is snarky and badass and isn’t afraid to do anything she can for the people she loves. Aro is the elf prince who has a secret but you could tell he was gentle and romantic at heart. I really liked him and I was rooting for them.
The twists at the end had me SHOOK I didn’t see any of that coming at all. I was impressed with how wild it was. And the battle at the end? Amazing. I could picture everything happening. It was truly fantastical.
I really liked the side characters here, but I wanted more from them. I felt tension with Feyn and Jason and I was sad nothing was done with it. I liked Raff and Ciel but they just didn’t have a lot of development with them. I did like that Raff spoke with ASL, however.
This book explores a lot about trauma, grief, friendship, and keeping the ones you love close while also letting them go. This is my first book by Amparo Ortiz but I’ll have to check out some more of them later. This book comes out March 28th so be sure to order it!
rachels1127's review
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
3.5
This started off much stronger then it ended. It just felt lackluster.
Aro was definitely hot af though
shoutout to him and Raff we love to see best friends even though they had crumbs of screentime together
Aro was definitely hot af though
shoutout to him and Raff we love to see best friends even though they had crumbs of screentime together
paulineerika's review
adventurous
challenging
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
3.0
The first couple of chapters had me so excited for the book. Unfortunately, the pacing was off for me throughout the story. Lots of things happened that I didn't quite follow, characters and friendships weren't fully fleshed out, and it wraps up in a climactic battle that still somehow felt a little rushed to me. That being said, Ortiz is a talented writer. I just wish this book had been a bit more developed.
flirting_with_pages's review
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
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
4.0
uhhmelissuh's review
challenging
mysterious
medium-paced
3.0
i really liked how Last Sunrise in Eterna is based in puerto rico and combines fantasy with the boricuan culture, as well as provides a criticism of US colonization in the island. my main disappointment was with the enemies-to-lovers aspect; i feel like it was very lacking and the overall ending of the book seemed very vague. i would love it if there was another book coming out to add more to the story but it doesn’t seem like this’ll be a series unfortunately
allisongiovanetti's review
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
"Teamwork isn't just about sticking together and being supportive - it's about accepting someone else has the answers you seek, even if you don't like it." --Sevim
Last Sunrise in Eterna was a really fun, unique fantasy story about cute Puerto Rican elf princes and the goth girl that saves them. I loved the characters and the world but could have used even more character development and world-building to really bring the story to the next level. The biggest let down for me, though, was the romance. It wanted to be enemies-to-lovers, but never fully established the enemies bit. And then the MMC was way too much way too soon, so we, as the reader, never had time to pine over their romance.
You have the power to make your own choice.
Last Sunrise in Eterna was a really fun, unique fantasy story about cute Puerto Rican elf princes and the goth girl that saves them. I loved the characters and the world but could have used even more character development and world-building to really bring the story to the next level. The biggest let down for me, though, was the romance. It wanted to be enemies-to-lovers, but never fully established the enemies bit. And then the MMC was way too much way too soon, so we, as the reader, never had time to pine over their romance.
You have the power to make your own choice.
bookish_calirican's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
sad
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
4.75