Tegan
I did enjoy this book despite the handful of spelling and grammatical errors as well as the couple of plot inconsistencies I found. I contacted the author to find out if I received a unedited/beta copy of the book from Booksprout instead of the actual ARC. I haven't heard back yet so I'll ignore those issues for now.
The world building in this book was very good and I was hooked from the first chapter. I love a story that weaves words like music. I was immediately invested.
I liked the MC a lot and her adversarial relationship with her old friend/investigating partner. I did guess part of the twist about half way through the book but I didn't guess all of it. I was still shocked (literally gasped out loud) when it dawned on me.
The tropes that are present aren't handled poorly or cringey. One of my favourite parts of fantasy is when the world is grounded enough that it isn't overly fantastical and confusing. The tropes used benefit from the grounded plot. Nothing overly spicy included except for a few forced proximity scenes that weren't cringey but were still hot. The author definitely knows how to write tension!
The plot never felt rushed or too slow for me. It was crammed with content that I kind of forgot the initial incident that started all the mysteries but that was a nice tied-together moment once it wrapped back around.
The ending doesn't answer all the mysteries encountered and I would assume there's going to be a sequel or series going forward. It's a little bit of a cliffhanger but most things are wrapped up. I have a few questions about the end, one nagging question in particular, but I'll let my thoughts settle a bit before I decide how I feel about it. It's kind of a plot hole but I don't want to get spoilery. Let's say... it's concerning the end of the battle and one person who is guarded at the end.
I would LOVE to see fan art or sketches of the creatures. They have such unique and specific descriptions that I feel like they would make awesome designs. I thought this book would go a different way re: the creatures and from their first appearance I was like 'I wanna pet them' 😂 if I lived in that world I definitely would have died trying to pet something I shouldn't have.
I would recommend this to New Adult fantasy lovers that enjoy a new magic system. The main characters aren't teenagers, thankfully. I get burned out on reading about teenagers and people in their early 20s in fantasy so this was a refreshing perspective.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I did enjoy this book despite the handful of spelling and grammatical errors as well as the couple of plot inconsistencies I found. I contacted the author to find out if I received a unedited/beta copy of the book from Booksprout instead of the actual ARC. I haven't heard back yet so I'll ignore those issues for now.
The world building in this book was very good and I was hooked from the first chapter. I love a story that weaves words like music. I was immediately invested.
I liked the MC a lot and her adversarial relationship with her old friend/investigating partner. I did guess part of the twist about half way through the book but I didn't guess all of it. I was still shocked (literally gasped out loud) when it dawned on me.
The tropes that are present aren't handled poorly or cringey. One of my favourite parts of fantasy is when the world is grounded enough that it isn't overly fantastical and confusing. The tropes used benefit from the grounded plot. Nothing overly spicy included except for a few forced proximity scenes that weren't cringey but were still hot. The author definitely knows how to write tension!
The plot never felt rushed or too slow for me. It was crammed with content that I kind of forgot the initial incident that started all the mysteries but that was a nice tied-together moment once it wrapped back around.
The ending doesn't answer all the mysteries encountered and I would assume there's going to be a sequel or series going forward. It's a little bit of a cliffhanger but most things are wrapped up. I have a few questions about the end, one nagging question in particular, but I'll let my thoughts settle a bit before I decide how I feel about it. It's kind of a plot hole but I don't want to get spoilery. Let's say... it's concerning the end of the battle and one person who is guarded at the end.
I would LOVE to see fan art or sketches of the creatures. They have such unique and specific descriptions that I feel like they would make awesome designs. I thought this book would go a different way re: the creatures and from their first appearance I was like 'I wanna pet them' 😂 if I lived in that world I definitely would have died trying to pet something I shouldn't have.
I would recommend this to New Adult fantasy lovers that enjoy a new magic system. The main characters aren't teenagers, thankfully. I get burned out on reading about teenagers and people in their early 20s in fantasy so this was a refreshing perspective.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.