Sylphrena

All signs said I should love this book, Burning Kingdoms is amazing and a contender for my favorite series of all time, there's lesbians, (kinda) enemies to lovers, the narrator was great... but it failed to get its claws into me. I didn't feel strong emotional attachment to the romance or interest in the magic system and these are the primary factors that I've liked in the author's previous work. It felt like it had all the potential to be a five star read, I can't tell if audiobooks can no longer captivate me like physical/ebooks or if I'm just unable to properly articulate my issues with the book writing my review almost a month after reading (ugh, I've been in a reading slump recently).

This felt like the middle chapters of of a much better book. It's unique in premise, but doesn't have much going in plot.

Amanda Dolan was a great narrator and it was short enough to finish without much ado.

Lovely sapphic short story, I just wish it hadn't been predictable, it left you feeling like the protagonist was little silly. I think a much lighter touch on the foreshadowing would have jumped this to five stars. I'd recommend, but don't expect anything groundbreaking :)

This felt quite slow for me in the middle, and I take this as a sign I should take a break from the series before jumping into the newer books in this universe. The ending is as satisfying as previous books, but something about the setting change and pace put me off (and down half a star).

Not quite cozy fantasy, but this delivered as a platteable book to eat up quickly. Like my last book by Kingfisher, it was still too YA for me and the romance was decidedly boring. Unfortunately, unlike the last one, it failed to win me over with any unique charm... this felt cookiecutter. Pretty solid, but I'll consult a fan for a better fit before picking up another of her books. I'd also not call this dark fantasy, even for YA, but maybe my standards for such are high?