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mvgwoodard's review
3.5
I liked have a very strong women role. I felt like it took a long time to get to the romance and over half the book was a lot of background and explanation. It felt a little odd being on mostly third person. I would read the next book.Â
plsnotanotherdamselindistress's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
My review in only key notes:
++ maturer fMC with life experience (not the freshly 18yo often found in fantasy), personality fitting
++ personal narrator = we find out everything along with fMCÂ
-> enhances emotions, more tension
+ a lot of plotlines that mostly come together nicely
(I have neutral feelings about the different POVs)
- some plotlines disappointing after being build up for so long
-- sometimes more passively telling than actively showing
(sometimes hard to keep up with as certain scenes were left out making the reading flow "bumpy" even if we are later on told about what happened)
Apparently she was getting taught about her powers and the dragons for quite some time, but apart from a short scene were she is actually just asking why mMC bond touched her and is getting no actual answer but at some point later on thinks about how she felt like she did not lear a lot the reader is no part of it.
-- felt like author did not know how the story would move along while writing it (somehow not really involving her powers much in the story or kind of "backpedaling" when the fMC could find anything out about the dragons like she suddenly isn't sure about revealing it then)
The good rating is really mostly based on good vibes and because I found the fMC refreshing, but this book could really have profited from a few more pages.
++ maturer fMC with life experience (not the freshly 18yo often found in fantasy), personality fitting
++ personal narrator = we find out everything along with fMCÂ
-> enhances emotions, more tension
+ a lot of plotlines that mostly come together nicely
(I have neutral feelings about the different POVs)
- some plotlines disappointing after being build up for so long
-- sometimes more passively telling than actively showing
(sometimes hard to keep up with as certain scenes were left out making the reading flow "bumpy" even if we are later on told about what happened)
-- felt like author did not know how the story would move along while writing it (somehow not really involving her powers much in the story or kind of "backpedaling" when the fMC could find anything out about the dragons like she suddenly isn't sure about revealing it then)
The good rating is really mostly based on good vibes and because I found the fMC refreshing, but this book could really have profited from a few more pages.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism and Sexual content
Moderate: War and Classism
Minor: Homophobia, Murder, and Sexual assault
raeisareader's review
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-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
4.25
mgulley's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
dogoodwithbooks's review
Was never able to get into it and the writing wasn’t that great eitherÂ
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Violence, and Murder
readingmama86's review
The beginning, was great. It captured me… then… it didn’t. I was fighting to pronounce the names in my head. It felt like I should have already known who the characters were and their relationship to each other. I just ended up confused. I was really looking forward to this but I just can’t push myself to finish it. Sorry.
connie_flower's review against another edition
I honestly forgot I started reading this, which I never do. So if couldn't have been that grippingÂ
abinthebooks's review against another edition
DNF at 11%
Look, I know I’m not even 20% into this one, but I can tell this isn’t going to be for me already. The magic system and world building is next to nonexistent, and the FMC has a romance with a different man than the romance is supposed to be with? I hate when that happens so this is gonna be a no from me. I was really excited for this one, especially since it’s supposed to have dragons, but I just know I’ll rate it low so I’m just going to DNF and find something else to read.
Give me some fantasy romance recs if you have any though, I’m definitely in that mood rn.
Look, I know I’m not even 20% into this one, but I can tell this isn’t going to be for me already. The magic system and world building is next to nonexistent, and the FMC has a romance with a different man than the romance is supposed to be with? I hate when that happens so this is gonna be a no from me. I was really excited for this one, especially since it’s supposed to have dragons, but I just know I’ll rate it low so I’m just going to DNF and find something else to read.
Give me some fantasy romance recs if you have any though, I’m definitely in that mood rn.