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caseymac's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Toxic relationship, and Blood
Moderate: Trafficking, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Violence
baileyk113's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I want to preface this by saying I read the second book a month after the first. I might’ve had a higher rating if I read them closer together, but I also felt like this book was meh. I think I liked it more than the first but also I’m rating this lower??? I think I liked the international aspect but Liggett took the book in a direction I definitely didn’t expect.
I was surprised how blood-obsessed this book was. I understand Rhys and Ash have special powers with their blood, but there was a focus on the other immortals and their need for blood that made it feel like Liggett was trying to spin the book to almost be a vampire book? Definitely wasn’t the feel from the first book even though Dane and Ash blood-bonded. I feel like because there was a darkness inside of Ash that she still could’ve had some cool powers, which she did have through the book like having the vision of where Rhys was, but Liggett instead focused on blood.
I also was surprised that Dane and Coronado could switch places? From my impression of the magic in the first book, once someone took over another person’s body, that person was no more, as with Katia and Ash. I didn’t hate this aspect because it made the book more interesting, but I just didn’t feel like it followed from the previous world building.
Also also, hated that Ash kissed Coronado. It felt entirely unnecessary. Obviously this was before she knew that Coronado took over Dane more often than she was aware of, but I was just like: is this really necessary?? I know she was mad at Dane but I couldn’t imagine her actually stooping this low.
Incest is such an unnecessary trope. Always. Hate it. I don’t care if Lucinda and Coronado were extremely close, they don’t have to be together in a romantic way.
Beth is definitely my favorite character, so I was sad to read about her locked in a tower all the time. I felt like she could’ve helped ash more because of her visions and such. She definitely is not useless even though she is a bit spacey. Happy that she and Rhys are getting a happy ending.
I thought the ending was super cheesy. Low key made me cringe but at least there was a finality to the series.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood
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