Melissa
My opinion may have suffered a bit because expectations were too high going in, but this didn't blow me away how I wanted it to. The world in fascinating, the characters and their dynamics are interesting, and obviously Bartholomew is the greatest side character ever created.
But the main love story seemed to turn from "enemies" to lovers with very little indications of their feelings changing, traveling through the world seemed to happen in the blink of an eye, and the ultimate Boss Battle seemed way too easy after all the work it took to get there. Oh, and the twist ending was not really all that twisty.
That said, the storytelling itself was lovely and I'm definitely going to try the next one. 3.75
My opinion may have suffered a bit because expectations were too high going in, but this didn't blow me away how I wanted it to. The world in fascinating, the characters and their dynamics are interesting, and obviously Bartholomew is the greatest side character ever created.
But the main love story seemed to turn from "enemies" to lovers with very little indications of their feelings changing, traveling through the world seemed to happen in the blink of an eye, and the ultimate Boss Battle seemed way too easy after all the work it took to get there. Oh, and the twist ending was not really all that twisty.
That said, the storytelling itself was lovely and I'm definitely going to try the next one. 3.75