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bookishnads's review
*received complimentary, opinions are all my own*
I NEVER DNF books but I just couldn't get through this. I got halfway through (literally, 50% according to my Kindle) and eventually I just had to give up, because I was just dreading picking it up again.
This is not at all a smooth reading experience. I constantly find myself confused and unable to take in the words, not because the story is complex or the writing is poetic, as with some fantasy books, but because the sentences don't feel right. The passages feel unnatural. It's hard to explain but there's just a lot that doesn't make sense or feel natural in this book and in the writing and it makes getting through it a chore.
To the author's defence, the writing is very descriptive and paints vivid images with beautiful descriptions of surroundings, etc.. However (judging from the amount I read) it could have been half as long, it's SO repetitive.
Half of the book (and especially in the first few chapters) feel like im just reading the same thing over and over and over. HOW MANY TIMES in different wordings do we need to read "the alliance found a muddy girl on the streets and she made them money but if they ever found out they'd torture her worse than death yada yada". I think I made 7 separate notations on my Kindle of the gist of this sentence reoccurring before I just gave up on trying to keep track of all the times.
Also A LOT of it doesn't make any sense. You're telling me Vincent who's extremely attentive and suuuper into "Rosalia" and spends a lot of time admiring her 1. doesn't recognize Salomes voice "without it's polished airs" 2. Doesn't recognize her lips?? They make out??? How many people are you making out with that you can't tell whether you're kissing the same person or not??
My biggest issue with this however is that the story has so much potential, this awesome girl is going undercover to perform an epic heist with some evil resistance organisation on the King, but she has her own agenda etc. It sounds awesome!!!! But then the epic heist is just.... Petty theft??? Stealing rings off nobles hands? Chipping off marble pieces with her "sharpened nails"?? Come on???
Like I said, I only got halfway through so maybe it gets a lot better and things start to make more sense later in the book but honestly, this book didn't do enough to make me want to get there. I guess the spice is alright if that's important to you, so there's that.
I NEVER DNF books but I just couldn't get through this. I got halfway through (literally, 50% according to my Kindle) and eventually I just had to give up, because I was just dreading picking it up again.
This is not at all a smooth reading experience. I constantly find myself confused and unable to take in the words, not because the story is complex or the writing is poetic, as with some fantasy books, but because the sentences don't feel right. The passages feel unnatural. It's hard to explain but there's just a lot that doesn't make sense or feel natural in this book and in the writing and it makes getting through it a chore.
To the author's defence, the writing is very descriptive and paints vivid images with beautiful descriptions of surroundings, etc.. However (judging from the amount I read) it could have been half as long, it's SO repetitive.
Half of the book (and especially in the first few chapters) feel like im just reading the same thing over and over and over. HOW MANY TIMES in different wordings do we need to read "the alliance found a muddy girl on the streets and she made them money but if they ever found out they'd torture her worse than death yada yada". I think I made 7 separate notations on my Kindle of the gist of this sentence reoccurring before I just gave up on trying to keep track of all the times.
Also A LOT of it doesn't make any sense. You're telling me Vincent who's extremely attentive and suuuper into "Rosalia" and spends a lot of time admiring her 1. doesn't recognize Salomes voice "without it's polished airs" 2. Doesn't recognize her lips?? They make out??? How many people are you making out with that you can't tell whether you're kissing the same person or not??
My biggest issue with this however is that the story has so much potential, this awesome girl is going undercover to perform an epic heist with some evil resistance organisation on the King, but she has her own agenda etc. It sounds awesome!!!! But then the epic heist is just.... Petty theft??? Stealing rings off nobles hands? Chipping off marble pieces with her "sharpened nails"?? Come on???
Like I said, I only got halfway through so maybe it gets a lot better and things start to make more sense later in the book but honestly, this book didn't do enough to make me want to get there. I guess the spice is alright if that's important to you, so there's that.
lilbirdh's review
5.0
Another fantasy/paranormal element that can either be excellent or comical: witches. Luckily, this book did not disappoint and made the witches to be strong, interesting characters. I cannot wait to see what happens next!
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
apiratethatdoesnothing's review
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
The middle dragged and ending felt rushed
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