Scan barcode
chaoticgud's review against another edition
5.0
This book is captivating! I appreciated the well written battles and character depictions. I look forward to the reading the second book soon.
ciphertextx's review against another edition
2.0
Short review because I'm slowly losing the will to leave detailed reviews on books I don't like. 1.5 stars out of 5.
The writing was excessively tell-y which meant there was nothing subtle about anything and the style was repetitive. All "she was, he felt, she did, he was", which made it boring and uninspiring. Pacing - all over the place.
At times the story seemed to drag (maybe something to do with the fact that I didn't care about any of these characters at all, the book is only 350 pages), but at other points, Big Dramatic Events just seemed to happen one after the other like something out of a soap opera. And after almost every Big Dramatic Event, Eva the main character passed out, which conveniently left the other characters to deal with the fallout while we don't see any of that because Eva is unconscious.
Like I said, I didn't care about any of the characters. They didn't feel like real people at all, only like wacky action characters in a plot that lacked originality and substance and emotion. I was only vaguely interested in Baccha for half a second before I realised he had no substance too.
Plot twists/Big Reveals... Well, I won't spoil, but they were extremely obvious, to the point that I was more annoyed when they came out instead of having that "OMG" moment that I should have had.
Honestly, I found the book boring and badly-written, and I would have DNF'd it if I hadn't been buddy reading it. One of the most disappointing books to come in one of my FairyLoot boxes ever. And the sad thing is, the book sounded exciting when I read the summary, but then I read it and I was just...so disappointed. Especially when some of my book friends told me that everything in this book was extremely close to some other very popular books, so it all felt even less original than I first thought.
Just bleh. I'm disappointed.
The writing was excessively tell-y which meant there was nothing subtle about anything and the style was repetitive. All "she was, he felt, she did, he was", which made it boring and uninspiring. Pacing - all over the place.
At times the story seemed to drag (maybe something to do with the fact that I didn't care about any of these characters at all, the book is only 350 pages), but at other points, Big Dramatic Events just seemed to happen one after the other like something out of a soap opera. And after almost every Big Dramatic Event, Eva the main character passed out, which conveniently left the other characters to deal with the fallout while we don't see any of that because Eva is unconscious.
Like I said, I didn't care about any of the characters. They didn't feel like real people at all, only like wacky action characters in a plot that lacked originality and substance and emotion. I was only vaguely interested in Baccha for half a second before I realised he had no substance too.
Plot twists/Big Reveals... Well, I won't spoil, but they were extremely obvious, to the point that I was more annoyed when they came out instead of having that "OMG" moment that I should have had.
Honestly, I found the book boring and badly-written, and I would have DNF'd it if I hadn't been buddy reading it. One of the most disappointing books to come in one of my FairyLoot boxes ever. And the sad thing is, the book sounded exciting when I read the summary, but then I read it and I was just...so disappointed. Especially when some of my book friends told me that everything in this book was extremely close to some other very popular books, so it all felt even less original than I first thought.
Just bleh. I'm disappointed.
thecrazyreader's review against another edition
3.0
3 stelle!
Il libro ha una trama davvero molto interessante e possiede anche tutti quegli elementi che so che mi possono piacere, l'unico motivo per cui non mi ha convinto fino in fondo è il momento in cui l'ho letto. Quindi credo che riproverò a rileggerlo più avanti, magari con più tranquillità.
Il libro ha una trama davvero molto interessante e possiede anche tutti quegli elementi che so che mi possono piacere, l'unico motivo per cui non mi ha convinto fino in fondo è il momento in cui l'ho letto. Quindi credo che riproverò a rileggerlo più avanti, magari con più tranquillità.
tia_mb's review against another edition
4.0
First read is a 4 star. For my re-read, this is a 3 star.
carmifia's review against another edition
4.0
Ein spannendes Buch mit einem wirklich faszinierenden Weltenaufbau und Magiesystem. Das Setting und die Atmosphäre des Buches mochte ich sehr gerne und auch die Protagonisten waren sehr interessant, allerdings hoffe ich in den nächsten Teilen auf mehr Tiefe in den Charakteren. Außerdem hoffe ich, dass auch beim Magiesystem noch weiter ins Detail gegangen wird. Das Buch ist voller Geheimnisse und Wendungen und endet auch ziemlich überraschend, weshalb ich mich schon sehr auf die kommenden Teile freue.
carrot_khan's review against another edition
3.0
At first I thought I'd put it down - I'm kinda just past the whole inexperienced girl forced to team up with inhumanly beautiful sinister power and finds love along the way.
However, the world was interesting and the royal rituals rather blood thirsty, and I found the magics fascinating. So, aside from that one small common trope, it actually was a pretty good book. I had forgotten it was a trilogy so I was annoyed when it ended and left a bit of hang there. I guess I'm signing up for the second book. I'm actually interested in finding out about that fourth race that's been existing on the sidelines all this time.
However, the world was interesting and the royal rituals rather blood thirsty, and I found the magics fascinating. So, aside from that one small common trope, it actually was a pretty good book. I had forgotten it was a trilogy so I was annoyed when it ended and left a bit of hang there. I guess I'm signing up for the second book. I'm actually interested in finding out about that fourth race that's been existing on the sidelines all this time.
malice1865's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
cherri350's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
tense
fast-paced
4.75