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A Crown of Ivy and Glass by Claire Legrand
dark
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
During the Unmaking, centuries ago, the gods chose certain families to receive herbals of their power and serve as guardians of Edyn, the human realm.
Imogen’s family was among them, one of the Anointed clans. Being the youngest, Imogen was the one to serve at the Middlemist. But twelve years ago, the Warden came and was convinced to take Mara instead of Imogen. And Imogen was secretly delighted to be able to continue to live her lavish life, despite being rather sickly and ill. And poor Mara had to join the Order of the Rose and watch the borders of the Mist for monsters and intruders.
When Imogen and her family visit Mara, Mara tries to tell Imogene something, but fails to do so when called away to protect the border where Imogen sees the truth about her sister and the Roses.
After the event, Imogen throws a party where she meets Talan d’Astier, a boy her father is thinking about doing business with. When they meet and talk, their situations are similar and Talan understands Imogen a lot better than others and tells her they could help each other.
Overall, I enjoyed this story. This took a much darker turn than I expected. It’s like a darker version of Bridgerton 😅 filled with monsters and dark magic.
Although, I never would ever connect with Imogen, it was fun to read a character who is rather spoiled and selfish and loved lavish things and her lavish lifestyle. To see her grow and change was definitely a feat of its own.
I will say the romance was okay. It seemed fast and there’s drama, but again, a bit too fast for my liking and I’m not sure if I actually liked Talan or not 😅
The ending also was a bit surprising, and I will say, the ending helped improve the scoring of this book because the ending is not your typical HEA fantasy ending. But I wouldn’t say it’s NOT happy, just different.
Overall, a great dark fantasy read with Bridgerton vibes. I would definitely recommend!
Imogen’s family was among them, one of the Anointed clans. Being the youngest, Imogen was the one to serve at the Middlemist. But twelve years ago, the Warden came and was convinced to take Mara instead of Imogen. And Imogen was secretly delighted to be able to continue to live her lavish life, despite being rather sickly and ill. And poor Mara had to join the Order of the Rose and watch the borders of the Mist for monsters and intruders.
When Imogen and her family visit Mara, Mara tries to tell Imogene something, but fails to do so when called away to protect the border where Imogen sees the truth about her sister and the Roses.
After the event, Imogen throws a party where she meets Talan d’Astier, a boy her father is thinking about doing business with. When they meet and talk, their situations are similar and Talan understands Imogen a lot better than others and tells her they could help each other.
Overall, I enjoyed this story. This took a much darker turn than I expected. It’s like a darker version of Bridgerton 😅 filled with monsters and dark magic.
Although, I never would ever connect with Imogen, it was fun to read a character who is rather spoiled and selfish and loved lavish things and her lavish lifestyle. To see her grow and change was definitely a feat of its own.
I will say the romance was okay. It seemed fast and there’s drama, but again, a bit too fast for my liking and I’m not sure if I actually liked Talan or not 😅
The ending also was a bit surprising, and I will say, the ending helped improve the scoring of this book because the ending is not your typical HEA fantasy ending. But I wouldn’t say it’s NOT happy, just different.
Overall, a great dark fantasy read with Bridgerton vibes. I would definitely recommend!