A review by haechans
The Bronzed Beasts by Roshani Chokshi
5.0
EDIT: btw where did roshani get the idea that it's tsinela??? ksjdhgkjsg please its tsinelas
4.5 stars
two reasons why i'm not giving this full 5 stars (mini rant i guess):
1. hypnos was basically just a comedic relief in this book. after the events in tss, thought we would get to explore his relationship with severin but we never see that in this book.
we only got hypnos annoying enrique about finding severin in the first chapters of the book.
2. zofiaenriquehypnos endgame kinda felt like a copout. the whole book built zofia-enrique up. the most important parts were:
there was even a part where it clarified that enrique and hypnos were not averse to being friends after they talked about their breakup in tss. the point of that conversation is that enrique felt unloveable. that's why he was hurt.
on the other hand, the only indication that zofia liked hypnos was in the last zofia pov chapter where she said "i like when you're here." to hypnos. but does that mean zofia likes hypnos romantically? no.
i don't mind zofiaenriquehypnos endgame but building ze up and then suddenly mentioning zeh and then leaving everything to timeskip seems lazy. i understand tbb happens in a span of 10 days but hypnos has been around since the first book. maybe it would have been beneficial to develop all possible realationships - enriquehypnos, zofiahypnos zofiaenrique instead of just enriquehypnos and zofiaenrique.
anyway gonna collect my severinlaila and zofiaenrique endgame and move on. <3
intial review: i’m so emotionally distraught. they’re my best family omg
4.5 stars
two reasons why i'm not giving this full 5 stars (mini rant i guess):
1. hypnos was basically just a comedic relief in this book. after the events in tss, thought we would get to explore his relationship with severin but we never see that in this book.
we only got hypnos annoying enrique about finding severin in the first chapters of the book.
2. zofiaenriquehypnos endgame kinda felt like a copout. the whole book built zofia-enrique up. the most important parts were:
"enrique didn't want a forced love. he wanted love like a light, a presence that drove out the shadows and recast the world into something warm."
"for her friends... for herself... zofia would find a way out of the dark."
"even if the world were dark, zofia knew she could be a light.
"you wouldn't belong, an old voice whispered in his skull. know your place."
"how do i know i like you? i don't know. it comes from some other place inside me. the place that believes in superstitions... stories. It feels like... like belonging.
there was even a part where it clarified that enrique and hypnos were not averse to being friends after they talked about their breakup in tss. the point of that conversation is that enrique felt unloveable. that's why he was hurt.
"a secret part of him had always suspected he would not find such love with the dazzling patriarch, and maybe that was what hurt him the most in the end. not the loss of love, but the lack of surprise."
"the words had hit him like a rejection, as if he were someone difficult to love."
on the other hand, the only indication that zofia liked hypnos was in the last zofia pov chapter where she said "i like when you're here." to hypnos. but does that mean zofia likes hypnos romantically? no.
i don't mind zofiaenriquehypnos endgame but building ze up and then suddenly mentioning zeh and then leaving everything to timeskip seems lazy. i understand tbb happens in a span of 10 days but hypnos has been around since the first book. maybe it would have been beneficial to develop all possible realationships - enriquehypnos, zofiahypnos zofiaenrique instead of just enriquehypnos and zofiaenrique.
anyway gonna collect my severinlaila and zofiaenrique endgame and move on. <3
intial review: i’m so emotionally distraught. they’re my best family omg