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A review by bookishfairies
The Raven and the Dove by Kaitlyn Davis
5.0
*I received this ARC courtesy of NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*
4,5 stars.
I need to start off by saying that I absolutely loved this book. What really intrigued me about the story was the concept and the world that Davis created. However, because I liked the world and magic system so much I would've liked a bit more world building to better get to know the world I diving into. I also surprisingly ended up really liking the different POVs, which I normally don't enjoy that much - it just made perfect sense in this story. I just hope we don't get even more POVs in the next book because there are already quite a number of characters to follow and keep tabs on.
I really like the relationship between Lyana and Rafe, but I do feel that it was kind of rushed seeing as not much time had passed before things really started to progress. Also, I feel like Rafe sort of went in and out of character throughout the whole book? He was supposed to be suuuper loyal to his brother and felt that he owed him everything but went behind his back several times and was kind of selfish to be honest. I can't help but still like him for some reason though - it must be the dark-haired bad boy with a troubled past persona.
I'm still giving the book 5 stars here, even though it's more like 4,5 stars because I loved it when reading, and it has stuck with me in the days after I finished it. I'm very much looking forward to reading the next book and cross my fingers for more world building and no additional POVs than the ones in the first book.
4,5 stars.
I need to start off by saying that I absolutely loved this book. What really intrigued me about the story was the concept and the world that Davis created. However, because I liked the world and magic system so much I would've liked a bit more world building to better get to know the world I diving into. I also surprisingly ended up really liking the different POVs, which I normally don't enjoy that much - it just made perfect sense in this story. I just hope we don't get even more POVs in the next book because there are already quite a number of characters to follow and keep tabs on.
I really like the relationship between Lyana and Rafe, but I do feel that it was kind of rushed seeing as not much time had passed before things really started to progress. Also, I feel like Rafe sort of went in and out of character throughout the whole book? He was supposed to be suuuper loyal to his brother and felt that he owed him everything but went behind his back several times and was kind of selfish to be honest. I can't help but still like him for some reason though - it must be the dark-haired bad boy with a troubled past persona.
I'm still giving the book 5 stars here, even though it's more like 4,5 stars because I loved it when reading, and it has stuck with me in the days after I finished it. I'm very much looking forward to reading the next book and cross my fingers for more world building and no additional POVs than the ones in the first book.