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City of Gods and Monsters by Kayla Edwards

6 reviews

elntastic's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

I could not put this book down! I loved the world building and the story line. But most of all I loved Darien and his character development. 
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His growing love for Loren is written like a dream. The only things I didn’t like were that the main focus was on the romantic relationship and not as much on the plot. I also found it hard to believe how quickly Loren healed in the end even though she was covered in bruises and scrapes and almost drowned…I also didn’t understand why the Widow said that she would die if she used her power but then ends up being absolutely fine after having used it. 
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annick's review

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dark mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

1.5

I only finished this because of the high praise Erica (@_ericasbookshelf_) gave this for having a spicy exhibitionist scene on par with ACOMAF. Nope. 

More for those who enjoy dark urban fantasy with mafia and crime detecting vibes

This took far too long to follow through with the romance and the sex only came in the final chapters.  Ch 61 ffs. 

the plot was convoluted and messy. 

The hyperbole was foolish. For example. A 5000mile radius of the bomb would mean the entirety of Earth. Radius is half the diameter of a circle. And the distance of 5000miles is more than the flight path from London to Beijing. 

The homophobic banter between men was tiresome. And the use of baby girl, baby, girl, and the description of school clothes (short pleated skirts) just gave me the ick. The MMC was a cliche of cliches. And I was not invested in the characters. The nameless crone in the fountain was the most interesting to me. 

And a fecking deus ex machina approach to apocalyptic plot. 
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jlent41553's review against another edition

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adventurous dark lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Would recommend if you also enjoyed Crescent City by Sarah J Maas or The Book of Azrael by Amber Nicole.
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nzinga's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Wow, just wow,, I swallowed this book over the weekend and I have to say this is my favorite read of the past two years. This story had my heart racing and I am so excited to start the second book tomorrow. The story building is incredible, so is the world building and the fantasy and magic. I am so glad I picked up this gem.
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dkgreads's review

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? No

4.75

Um, WOW! This was so, SO GOOD!!! I sincerely hope the author continues this series because I am 100% INVESTED. With unique world building and nonstop action, this book was seriously hard to put down! I even cried, TWICE (why you gotta do Singer like that, huh?)! And the final conflict was so TENSE and HEARTBREAKING I could hardly breathe while reading it. The only reasons this isn’t a 5 star book is because Loren did a couple of annoyingly stupid things that got on my nerves and because the epilogue left me with BIG questions. 
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urreadtome's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

3.75

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