Bungulover
3 stars. A Mix of Good and Bad.
I gave “The Serpent and the Wings of Night” 4.5 stars.
I understand that the implications of the ending in Book 1 are complex, and it wouldn’t be realistic for the FMC to simply move on after that event.
However, the repercussions of that made me grow to dislike both main characters for a good part of the book. The love-hate dynamic and their muddled morals felt unclear and uncomfortable, and I couldn’t root for them the way I did in Book 1.
Overall, it was a bit boring to me—I’m not sure exactly why. Beyond the interactions between the main characters, there were the politics, the preludes, and the repetitive phrases like “there she is” (which, in Spanish, was translated as “esa es mi chica,” and honestly sounded really icky). The whole “quest for the Holy Grail” plot felt flimsy, especially with how convenient everything became around the 70% mark.
The ending was satisfying, thankfully. However, it didn’t leave me wanting to continue with the rest of the series.
3 stars. A Mix of Good and Bad.
I gave “The Serpent and the Wings of Night” 4.5 stars.
I understand that the implications of the ending in Book 1 are complex, and it wouldn’t be realistic for the FMC to simply move on after that event.
However, the repercussions of that made me grow to dislike both main characters for a good part of the book. The love-hate dynamic and their muddled morals felt unclear and uncomfortable, and I couldn’t root for them the way I did in Book 1.
Overall, it was a bit boring to me—I’m not sure exactly why. Beyond the interactions between the main characters, there were the politics, the preludes, and the repetitive phrases like “there she is” (which, in Spanish, was translated as “esa es mi chica,” and honestly sounded really icky). The whole “quest for the Holy Grail” plot felt flimsy, especially with how convenient everything became around the 70% mark.
The ending was satisfying, thankfully. However, it didn’t leave me wanting to continue with the rest of the series.
I’m torn. It’s certainly an interesting story that kept me hooked, with great characters, but it was also painfully slow, with a lot of “filler”.
It ends on a completely open-ended note, offering no closure whatsoever.
I’m especially frustrated with the final twist. Seriously, another Tamlin? Rurik is even more similar: turning into a beast, locking doors, the whole thing. I was loving this character and expected more positive development between him and Saga, so his actions at the end were very disappointing. I’m genuinely sad that Saga continues to be ana bird in a cage after everything. It left me feeling pretty pessimistic.
The Good:
• The introduction of Saga.
• The slow-burn romance between Silla and Rey.
• The magic system and world-building.
The Bad:
• The endless Jonas POV chapters—I just didn’t want to be in his head anymore. His chapters were repetitive and dragged the pace down.
• Not a single appearance from the other Bloodaxe Crew characters. That felt like a letdown.
• Very few answers and way too many new questions. How many books is this series going to have?
• The graphic and often grotesque descriptions were a bit much for me—borderline disgusting at times.
• Almost every male character is either evil, abusive, or both.
Honestly, I’m actually relieved the third book isn’t out yet, because I don’ think I would have the energy to keep reading this story. I don’t know if I will continue.
Road of Bones: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Kingdom of Claw: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
I’m torn. It’s certainly an interesting story that kept me hooked, with great characters, but it was also painfully slow, with a lot of “filler”.
It ends on a completely open-ended note, offering no closure whatsoever.
I’m especially frustrated with the final twist. Seriously, another Tamlin? Rurik is even more similar: turning into a beast, locking doors, the whole thing. I was loving this character and expected more positive development between him and Saga, so his actions at the end were very disappointing. I’m genuinely sad that Saga continues to be ana bird in a cage after everything. It left me feeling pretty pessimistic.
The Good:
• The introduction of Saga.
• The slow-burn romance between Silla and Rey.
• The magic system and world-building.
The Bad:
• The endless Jonas POV chapters—I just didn’t want to be in his head anymore. His chapters were repetitive and dragged the pace down.
• Not a single appearance from the other Bloodaxe Crew characters. That felt like a letdown.
• Very few answers and way too many new questions. How many books is this series going to have?
• The graphic and often grotesque descriptions were a bit much for me—borderline disgusting at times.
• Almost every male character is either evil, abusive, or both.
Honestly, I’m actually relieved the third book isn’t out yet, because I don’ think I would have the energy to keep reading this story. I don’t know if I will continue.
Road of Bones: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Kingdom of Claw: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
I’m torn. It’s certainly an interesting story that kept me hooked, with great characters, but it was also painfully slow.
It ends on a completely open-ended note, offering no closure whatsoever.
I’m especially frustrated with the final twist. Seriously, another Tamlin? Rurik is even more similar: turning into a beast, locking doors, the whole thing. I was loving this character and expected more positive development between him and Saga, so his actions at the end were very disappointing. I’m genuinely sad that Saga continues to be ana bird in a cage after everything. It left me feeling pretty pessimistic.
The Good:
• The introduction of Saga and Silla’s development in finding her own power.
• The slow-burn romance between Silla and Rey.
• The magic system and world-building.
The Bad:
• The endless Jonas POV chapters—I just didn’t want to be in his head anymore. His chapters were repetitive and dragged the pace down.
• Not a single appearance from the side characters of book one. That felt like a letdown.
• Very few answers and way too many new questions. How many books is this series going to have?
• The graphic and often grotesque descriptions were a bit much for me—borderline disgusting at times.
• Almost every male character is either evil, abusive, or both.
Honestly, I don’t think I have the energy to keep going with this series. I’m actually relieved the third book isn’t out yet—less temptation to keep reading.
I’m torn. It’s certainly an interesting story that kept me hooked, with great characters, but it was also painfully slow.
It ends on a completely open-ended note, offering no closure whatsoever.
I’m especially frustrated with the final twist. Seriously, another Tamlin? Rurik is even more similar: turning into a beast, locking doors, the whole thing. I was loving this character and expected more positive development between him and Saga, so his actions at the end were very disappointing. I’m genuinely sad that Saga continues to be ana bird in a cage after everything. It left me feeling pretty pessimistic.
The Good:
• The introduction of Saga and Silla’s development in finding her own power.
• The slow-burn romance between Silla and Rey.
• The magic system and world-building.
The Bad:
• The endless Jonas POV chapters—I just didn’t want to be in his head anymore. His chapters were repetitive and dragged the pace down.
• Not a single appearance from the side characters of book one. That felt like a letdown.
• Very few answers and way too many new questions. How many books is this series going to have?
• The graphic and often grotesque descriptions were a bit much for me—borderline disgusting at times.
• Almost every male character is either evil, abusive, or both.
Honestly, I don’t think I have the energy to keep going with this series. I’m actually relieved the third book isn’t out yet—less temptation to keep reading.
This book was very interesting and refreshing. Lately, most romantasy books I’ve read have felt quite similar, but this one stood out a bit—even though it still shared some common tropes.
I definitely saw the protagonist’s identity coming. Unfortunately, I also knew Jonas wouldn’t remain the main love interest because of some fan art I stumbled upon (I just couldn’t avoid it!). I expected he would either die or be Tamlinized—a word I just made up to mean “turned bad”, if you know, you know 🤣—and it turned out to be the latter, which was disappointing. He is waaaaaay worse than Tamlin 😭
However, the reveal about Rey around the 90% mark genuinely surprised me, and that was exciting!
The sunshine x grumpy trope isn’t my favorite, but I’ll keep reading, since this book is anything but conclusive.
This book was very interesting and refreshing. Lately, most romantasy books I’ve read have felt quite similar, but this one stood out a bit—even though it still shared some common tropes.
I definitely saw the protagonist’s identity coming. Unfortunately, I also knew Jonas wouldn’t remain the main love interest because of some fan art I stumbled upon (I just couldn’t avoid it!). I expected he would either die or be Tamlinized—a word I just made up to mean “turned bad”, if you know, you know 🤣—and it turned out to be the latter, which was disappointing. He is waaaaaay worse than Tamlin 😭
However, the reveal about Rey around the 90% mark genuinely surprised me, and that was exciting!
The sunshine x grumpy trope isn’t my favorite, but I’ll keep reading, since this book is anything but conclusive.
In a word: Chaotic.
One shock after another turned this series into a full-blown telenovela. It was exhausting, painful, and left me deeply disappointed.
With Powerless, the Hunger Games inspiration was obvious, but after reading other reviews, apparently the author borrowed from several other sources throughout the series. So I guess that in order to write Fearless, she probably went hunting for dramatic moments and threw them all into the mix. Most of it lacked real justification—added purely for shock value.
The scene where Paedyn had to fight Kai to the death was painful to read—and revealing him as Mak didn’t make it any better. It left a terrible taste.
Making Paedyn the lost child of the king and half-sister to her new husband felt completely unnecessary. It was obvious Kitt would end up dying (and I didn't want him to), but turning him into a villain and having Kai kill him was upsetting and gratuitous.
The twists about their ages and hidden origins were just too much and made the story feel tangled and overcomplicated.
All for the drama.
The same scenes, dialogue, and cheesy quotes are repeated endlessly. One are twice are cute, but it was too much. Also making out where the sister is buried? Really?
I looked up the author—she’s quite young. I hope that, with time, she finds her own voice and learns to recognize when less is more. The romance was emotive, and I liked most characters and their playful interactions—when they weren’t being overly repetitive.
My breakdown:
Powerless: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ — Enjoyable, as long as you don’t have high expectations.
Powerful: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ — Cute. Sad. (tandem read not recommended)
Reckless: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ — Filler and repetitive (but the slow-burn romance was still enjoyable)
Fearless: ⭐️⭐️ — Exhausting, messy, bad ending.
Series Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ — A trope- and romance-heavy series with some enjoyable moments, but also plagued by repetition, and a messy, unoriginal finale. Too much borrowed, not enough substance.
In a word: Chaotic.
One shock after another turned this series into a full-blown telenovela. It was exhausting, painful, and left me deeply disappointed.
With Powerless, the Hunger Games inspiration was obvious, but after reading other reviews, apparently the author borrowed from several other sources throughout the series. So I guess that in order to write Fearless, she probably went hunting for dramatic moments and threw them all into the mix. Most of it lacked real justification—added purely for shock value.
The scene where Paedyn had to fight Kai to the death was painful to read—and revealing him as Mak didn’t make it any better. It left a terrible taste.
Making Paedyn the lost child of the king and half-sister to her new husband felt completely unnecessary. It was obvious Kitt would end up dying (and I didn't want him to), but turning him into a villain and having Kai kill him was upsetting and gratuitous.
The twists about their ages and hidden origins were just too much and made the story feel tangled and overcomplicated.
All for the drama.
The same scenes, dialogue, and cheesy quotes are repeated endlessly. One are twice are cute, but it was too much. Also making out where the sister is buried? Really?
I looked up the author—she’s quite young. I hope that, with time, she finds her own voice and learns to recognize when less is more. The romance was emotive, and I liked most characters and their playful interactions—when they weren’t being overly repetitive.
My breakdown:
Powerless: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ — Enjoyable, as long as you don’t have high expectations.
Powerful: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ — Cute. Sad. (tandem read not recommended)
Reckless: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ — Filler and repetitive (but the slow-burn romance was still enjoyable)
Fearless: ⭐️⭐️ — Exhausting, messy, bad ending.
Series Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ — A trope- and romance-heavy series with some enjoyable moments, but also plagued by repetition, and a messy, unoriginal finale. Too much borrowed, not enough substance.