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A review by rebeccazh
Fortune's Pawn by Rachel Bach
4.0
Okay, so:
I had unholy fun with the first book, it was fast-paced with a cool setting and a likeable heroine. The story was gripping and fun. I loved the plot twists. I love being surprised by books. The romance was there but not a main plot point
Second book wasn’t as fun as the first, sadly. The romance started to dominate. I enjoyed the puzzle Dev had to figure out when it came to the plague and magic and Maat and the twists
Third book was a mess. The romance had become sappy; I’d lost interest and respect for Rupert tbh. He seemed someone who’d experienced too much loss and made Dev his world. It’d have been much better if the romance was dialed down. I liked the plot twists a lot more
I love Rupert (a lot) though I wish the love story was less dramatic
There was actually relationship development in the third book; Dev learned to trust Rupert and maintain a healthy relationship. That was really nice. The problem I had with the third book was that the book couldn’t decide if it wanted to be a romance novel dealing with relationships, trust and vulnerability, or if it wanted to be a sci-fi adventure romp with twists and turns and high stakes and all that stuff
Really, really liked the galaxy it was set in. The armour idea is great
Wish the second book hadn’t went with the amnesia plot. Though I get why it was done, it’s over-used
Still, I had a lot of fun with this series
I had unholy fun with the first book, it was fast-paced with a cool setting and a likeable heroine. The story was gripping and fun. I loved the plot twists. I love being surprised by books. The romance was there but not a main plot point
Second book wasn’t as fun as the first, sadly. The romance started to dominate. I enjoyed the puzzle Dev had to figure out when it came to the plague and magic and Maat and the twists
Third book was a mess. The romance had become sappy; I’d lost interest and respect for Rupert tbh. He seemed someone who’d experienced too much loss and made Dev his world. It’d have been much better if the romance was dialed down. I liked the plot twists a lot more
I love Rupert (a lot) though I wish the love story was less dramatic
There was actually relationship development in the third book; Dev learned to trust Rupert and maintain a healthy relationship. That was really nice. The problem I had with the third book was that the book couldn’t decide if it wanted to be a romance novel dealing with relationships, trust and vulnerability, or if it wanted to be a sci-fi adventure romp with twists and turns and high stakes and all that stuff
Really, really liked the galaxy it was set in. The armour idea is great
Wish the second book hadn’t went with the amnesia plot. Though I get why it was done, it’s over-used
Still, I had a lot of fun with this series