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sapphyi's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
fatimareadsbooks's review against another edition
4.0
This was definitely the strongest book of the series so far!
drridareads's review against another edition
4.0
“Because if you don’t choose to fight against the wrong in the world, then you are the wrong in the world.”
WHAT THE FUCK JUST HAPPENED
If this isn't prince Ashur alive I don't know what is
SO basically I don't know anything.
I am frustrated and in agony and it's all thanks to Rhodes.
And I'm not fancasting anymore cause let's be honest unless you the main 4 characters, there are high chances of your death.
Unfortunately for me the character that I do wish dies; probably won't cause she's a main character. Lucia is such a boring and dry character. A cardboard piece is more alive than her. I would like these books 10 times better if she were to stop existing in all of them. I had high hopes for her in the last book; but she can't even be properly evil.
In this book; she's with the freed Fire Kindred; Kyan. And he seems pretty cool in the start and says stuff like
“You say that as if this isn’t a miracle contained within a wooden bowl. This is sustenance that feeds both the body and the soul. Mortals could live off unseasoned meat and plucked grass and yet they choose to make concoctions that smell and taste divine. If only they applied their minds to everything in this manner, rather than wasting their time squabbling about mundane topics and killing each other for petty reasons.”
But then he's pretty much reduced to a puny and whiny God just without any self restraint. He had so much potential and it was all a waste.
Also Magneo happened finally and there were sparks! And no Cleo don't make him stop calling you princess; I like the petty way he says that.
I love how Magnus has grown. Out of all the characters; he's matured and changed the most and he's come such a long way. And i really need to edit my review cause I love all fancasts; the Magnus I chose is not the Magnus in my head anymore; I honestly did not like him in that first book.
Cleo. Omg she's such a strong character. She's so good at spontaneously making things up. Also when she knocks out Amara.
WHAT THE FUCK JUST HAPPENED
Spoiler
so here's the thing when Amara's grandmother talks about how she went to her apothecary and the last person he saw was Prince Ashur. And she also talks about how Amara survived drowning in childhood...she didn't really survive, her mom gave purchased something magical that would bring her back from dead. While reading this I suspected Ashur was alive but then Nic talked about how improper his burial was considering he was a royal. But now he is alive.I absolutely hate the bring back from dead/not really dead trope. So I don't know how I feel.If this isn't prince Ashur alive I don't know what is
SO basically I don't know anything.
I am frustrated and in agony and it's all thanks to Rhodes.
And I'm not fancasting anymore cause let's be honest unless you the main 4 characters, there are high chances of your death.
Unfortunately for me the character that I do wish dies; probably won't cause she's a main character. Lucia is such a boring and dry character. A cardboard piece is more alive than her. I would like these books 10 times better if she were to stop existing in all of them. I had high hopes for her in the last book; but she can't even be properly evil.
In this book; she's with the freed Fire Kindred; Kyan. And he seems pretty cool in the start and says stuff like
“You say that as if this isn’t a miracle contained within a wooden bowl. This is sustenance that feeds both the body and the soul. Mortals could live off unseasoned meat and plucked grass and yet they choose to make concoctions that smell and taste divine. If only they applied their minds to everything in this manner, rather than wasting their time squabbling about mundane topics and killing each other for petty reasons.”
But then he's pretty much reduced to a puny and whiny God just without any self restraint. He had so much potential and it was all a waste.
Also Magneo happened finally and there were sparks! And no Cleo don't make him stop calling you princess; I like the petty way he says that.
I love how Magnus has grown. Out of all the characters; he's matured and changed the most and he's come such a long way. And i really need to edit my review cause I love all fancasts; the Magnus I chose is not the Magnus in my head anymore; I honestly did not like him in that first book.
Cleo. Omg she's such a strong character. She's so good at spontaneously making things up. Also when she knocks out Amara.
candiecane333's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.0
Hard to keep up with all the shifting alliances but excited to keep reading this series
joana_stormblessed's review against another edition
3.0
Upon thinking about it:
i dropped a star. there are too may convenient and unrealistic things happening in this book. frustrating things. i think chapter 31 made me give it 5 but let's be real
2nd read:
Oh man I had forgotten everything EXCEPT chapter 31!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This time around I see the flaws: some of the characters act out of character and too much happens in a short amount of time. It seems that everything falls into place at all times. It feels like Morgan realized that she took forever to establish something (3 books) and that she now wants to get cracking.
Compared to the other 3 books the pacing was off BUT the ending and the twists and turns and chapter 31 still make it a 5 star book. And the nostalgia!! Cannot wait to see what happens in book 5 and 6!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
1st read:WHAT?! WHEN?! HOW?!?!?! How could she end a book like this and we have to wait another year?!?! This book was everything I needed it to be and way more than that!!! Loved loved loved it with all my heart!
i dropped a star. there are too may convenient and unrealistic things happening in this book. frustrating things. i think chapter 31 made me give it 5 but let's be real
2nd read:
Oh man I had forgotten everything EXCEPT chapter 31!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This time around I see the flaws: some of the characters act out of character and too much happens in a short amount of time. It seems that everything falls into place at all times. It feels like Morgan realized that she took forever to establish something (3 books) and that she now wants to get cracking.
Compared to the other 3 books the pacing was off BUT the ending and the twists and turns and chapter 31 still make it a 5 star book. And the nostalgia!! Cannot wait to see what happens in book 5 and 6!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
1st read:WHAT?! WHEN?! HOW?!?!?! How could she end a book like this and we have to wait another year?!?! This book was everything I needed it to be and way more than that!!! Loved loved loved it with all my heart!
astheplotthickens24's review against another edition
5.0
Good thing I waited for the fifth book before binge reading the third and fourth book. I love this series. I'm glad that after many torturous chapter Cleo and Magnus are finally finally and finally together.
teeggzz's review against another edition
4.0
I feel like I fall more and more in love with this series with every book I read. This was an enjoyable installment and I absolutely loved the second half but the first half of the book dragged quite a bit so I couldn't give it that extra star.
The plot just gets even more intense. As I said the first half or so of the book nothing major was really happening we were building up to the great finale and oh did Morgan Rhodes deliver! King Gaius being thrown off that cliff was absolutely amazing and I just loved how that whole scene played out. Although I did actually guess that an earthquake would commence but I just loved how everything tied in to one another.
One of the plot points I did not like was Lysandra's death. It was so out of the blue and I felt like it wasn't needed. I didn't particularly like Lys but killing her off wasn't the way to go. It had an affect on Jonas but honestly was he really that loyal when moment s before he had wanted to kiss Cleo?
Seeing Amara's point of view was really interesting this novel. I can almost understand where shes's coming from as we see how she has grown up. Not to say that I like her though. And when Cleo bashed Amara over the head with the bottle I was like yes you go girl! That whole escape scene with Cleo was awesome although I find it hard to believe that Cleo would be able to kill all of those guards perfectly when she had never hit a target.
Speaking of which Cleo and Magnus's relationship this novel was so good! The tension was rising and when they admitted there love I was so relieved. I haven't always been a Cleo and Magnus shipper but I can get behind it!
Lucia. In this novel she kinda annoyed me and I've never really liked her but I respected that by the end of it she came to her senses and wasn't going to help Kyan. The character development in this series is phenomenal!
Also another character that I was irked of with was Nic. I don't know why but I feel like he always gets in the way and doesn't trust Cleo's judgements.
Over all an awesome book and omg what the hell was that ending?!
The plot just gets even more intense. As I said the first half or so of the book nothing major was really happening we were building up to the great finale and oh did Morgan Rhodes deliver! King Gaius being thrown off that cliff was absolutely amazing and I just loved how that whole scene played out. Although I did actually guess that an earthquake would commence but I just loved how everything tied in to one another.
One of the plot points I did not like was Lysandra's death. It was so out of the blue and I felt like it wasn't needed. I didn't particularly like Lys but killing her off wasn't the way to go. It had an affect on Jonas but honestly was he really that loyal when moment s before he had wanted to kiss Cleo?
Seeing Amara's point of view was really interesting this novel. I can almost understand where shes's coming from as we see how she has grown up. Not to say that I like her though. And when Cleo bashed Amara over the head with the bottle I was like yes you go girl! That whole escape scene with Cleo was awesome although I find it hard to believe that Cleo would be able to kill all of those guards perfectly when she had never hit a target.
Speaking of which Cleo and Magnus's relationship this novel was so good! The tension was rising and when they admitted there love I was so relieved. I haven't always been a Cleo and Magnus shipper but I can get behind it!
Lucia. In this novel she kinda annoyed me and I've never really liked her but I respected that by the end of it she came to her senses and wasn't going to help Kyan. The character development in this series is phenomenal!
Also another character that I was irked of with was Nic. I don't know why but I feel like he always gets in the way and doesn't trust Cleo's judgements.
Over all an awesome book and omg what the hell was that ending?!
malinuknow's review against another edition
5.0
Best book ever. I really fell for Lucia in this book. Everything was just perfect!