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thewordslinger's review
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
The amount of things that ride these characters...<i>hard</i> is too damn high. Literally it's everything except <i>other characters</i>.
Also, now that we're 2 books in, I can definitively say that I don't particularly care for Steel at all. If "dumb military grunt" was a trope, he'd be the poster child. All he does is growl and brood and smash things. Did his angelic ancestor mate with a gorilla? Because that's exactly how he acts.
And he's not even <i>that</i> great of a warrior, even if everyone in the world tries to convince us of this fact. He's just an emotionally stunted kid with anger issues.
It's his half-cocked plan to go off on his own hunting down 'his sister' that gets everybody into this mess. And every fight they get into he ends up shredded and near death. Emberly has to come to his aid literally every single time.
Which cool, yay badass woman. But it's realllllly not a good look for the love interest to be <i>this</i> inept.
And let's face it: the relationship between Emberly and Steel is based <i>entirely</i> on nothing but a couple kisses. There's nothing that really draws them together, no reason other than his weird ass dreams and her weird ass "mine" thing--neither of which has thus far been explained at all.
All the emotional confession stuff that happens in this book doesn't land because as great as it is in the moment, it ultimately means nothing; there's barely anything between the characters that could be considered friendship, let alone a relationship. I'm not buying into them AT ALL as a couple. And I feel like I should be wanting to root for them by now.
I hate to say it--because I know Thorne gets his own book with Nova later--but he and Emberly immediately have more chemistry than Emberly and Steel ever did. Even when he's being a shit to her, beating her up, and leaving her to be soul-melded or whatever. <i>Even</i> when he's being a big bad villain and destroying London. Not only can the guy actually fight, he's clever and witty and intelligent--he matches her energy.
If ever there was a time to break away from love interest number one in order to find one's true mate, it's now.
But alas.
Also, now that we're 2 books in, I can definitively say that I don't particularly care for Steel at all. If "dumb military grunt" was a trope, he'd be the poster child. All he does is growl and brood and smash things. Did his angelic ancestor mate with a gorilla? Because that's exactly how he acts.
And he's not even <i>that</i> great of a warrior, even if everyone in the world tries to convince us of this fact. He's just an emotionally stunted kid with anger issues.
It's his half-cocked plan to go off on his own hunting down 'his sister' that gets everybody into this mess. And every fight they get into he ends up shredded and near death. Emberly has to come to his aid literally every single time.
Which cool, yay badass woman. But it's realllllly not a good look for the love interest to be <i>this</i> inept.
And let's face it: the relationship between Emberly and Steel is based <i>entirely</i> on nothing but a couple kisses. There's nothing that really draws them together, no reason other than his weird ass dreams and her weird ass "mine" thing--neither of which has thus far been explained at all.
All the emotional confession stuff that happens in this book doesn't land because as great as it is in the moment, it ultimately means nothing; there's barely anything between the characters that could be considered friendship, let alone a relationship. I'm not buying into them AT ALL as a couple. And I feel like I should be wanting to root for them by now.
I hate to say it--because I know Thorne gets his own book with Nova later--but he and Emberly immediately have more chemistry than Emberly and Steel ever did. Even when he's being a shit to her, beating her up, and leaving her to be soul-melded or whatever. <i>Even</i> when he's being a big bad villain and destroying London. Not only can the guy actually fight, he's clever and witty and intelligent--he matches her energy.
If ever there was a time to break away from love interest number one in order to find one's true mate, it's now.
But alas.
jerseytwilight's review
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
brii_brii's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
oliviaxo's review against another edition
5.0
HOLYY CRAP
Wow i am blown away yet again!! The action in this 2nd installment of the Fallen Legacies book was amazing! New interesting characters were introduced and we also learned more of Emberly’s origins!! Time for the 3rd book!!
Wow i am blown away yet again!! The action in this 2nd installment of the Fallen Legacies book was amazing! New interesting characters were introduced and we also learned more of Emberly’s origins!! Time for the 3rd book!!
everythingerynreads's review against another edition
5.0
The twists and turns in this book had me holding my breath more times than I can count! I'm absolutely loving this story more and more with each book.
Emberly is coming into her powers and finding confidence in herself. We're learning more about her origin and where she came from. She is such a strong badass female character and I absolutely love her!
Steel and Emberly... this is such a deliciously slow burn. I really love where this story has taken these characters. We also get more background on Steel which I think is so important to really understand his character.
I cannot wait to see where this story takes us in book 3 because that cliffhanger at the end was crazy!
Emberly is coming into her powers and finding confidence in herself. We're learning more about her origin and where she came from. She is such a strong badass female character and I absolutely love her!
Steel and Emberly... this is such a deliciously slow burn. I really love where this story has taken these characters. We also get more background on Steel which I think is so important to really understand his character.
I cannot wait to see where this story takes us in book 3 because that cliffhanger at the end was crazy!
jazzyjay121's review against another edition
5.0
I love this series. I went 5 stars because the end of the book had me like OH SHOOT!!!!!
alexjxr's review against another edition
4.0
I need moreeee, I need book 3 right now. And answers about Thorne I'm so intrigued by him.
kasfire's review against another edition
5.0
5/5 Stars
There was so much happening in this book that it's hard to pinpoint my feelings. I love Steele and Emberly and all their friends. I'm so intrigued on where this story is heading, especially with that ending!
There was so much happening in this book that it's hard to pinpoint my feelings. I love Steele and Emberly and all their friends. I'm so intrigued on where this story is heading, especially with that ending!