A review by korrinamoe
To Bleed a Crystal Bloom by Sarah A. Parker

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

1.0

I haven’t disliked a book so much in such a long time. Overall, this was so confusing all. the. time. It’s from the FMC’s POV (she’s very sheltered), so we’re getting a limited worldview. However, we don’t even get what she perceives might be happening. The world building was so lackluster, and the language used made the time period confusing. It was so overly descriptive that we knew exactly how something tasted, but not what was going on in the story. It took until about 70-75% of the book for me to become interested in the story, and even then, I just want someone to spoil what happens in the next books.

The MMC is incredibly toxic, abusive, and rude. He’s set up to be one of the love interests for the FMC, who definitely has stockholm syndrome. The FMC has interesting traits, talents, and skills that are kind of overlooked by the not so great storyline.

I wouldn’t recommend this book, and I’m not sure what all the hype is about.
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