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A review by louisv
These Bittersweet Vines by Dorian Valentine
emotional
mysterious
slow-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
“Thank you for loving me,” Ortherion said quietly.
“Loving you has been the easiest thing I’ve done in this life. When this one ends, it will be the easiest thing I do in our next lives.”
Catch me finally finishing this book. It was a wild but fun ride, with rich world building and an even richer writing style. I love how woven the characters are in the story and in each other's lives; their relationships with each other feel natural and rich with history. The way we learn more about the world because of their place with it also made the book feel not too info dumpy. Sometimes I do wish the time passing would be less aprupt, it made it a bit awkward to follow the story in my case. I do understand the passing of time, and how it was needed to tell what needed to be told.
To its core, this book felt like an insight in how a relationship slowly devolped, with in the backdrop a handful of mysteries that wave the plot nicely together, as well as of course the yearning and internal conflicts of status vs love. In well known fashion there is a big battle at the end and sacrifices to be made, but their weight felt through the rest of the story. I really enjoyed following these characters, and their ending felt perfect.
“Loving you has been the easiest thing I’ve done in this life. When this one ends, it will be the easiest thing I do in our next lives.”
Catch me finally finishing this book. It was a wild but fun ride, with rich world building and an even richer writing style. I love how woven the characters are in the story and in each other's lives; their relationships with each other feel natural and rich with history. The way we learn more about the world because of their place with it also made the book feel not too info dumpy. Sometimes I do wish the time passing would be less aprupt, it made it a bit awkward to follow the story in my case. I do understand the passing of time, and how it was needed to tell what needed to be told.
To its core, this book felt like an insight in how a relationship slowly devolped, with in the backdrop a handful of mysteries that wave the plot nicely together, as well as of course the yearning and internal conflicts of status vs love. In well known fashion there is a big battle at the end and sacrifices to be made, but their weight felt through the rest of the story. I really enjoyed following these characters, and their ending felt perfect.