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adrienne_adrimano 's review for:
Rose in Chains
by Julie Soto
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
The SLOWEST of burns, and stuck in the enemies part of enemies-to-lovers right throughout this book, yet still wholly enjoyable. I am SEATED for the next installment.
This and The Irresistible Urge to Fall For Your Enemy (the 1st in a duology) came out in the same day, and I loved them both, but I liked this one had a bit (I literally mean 0.25 of a point) more. I mention Irresistible Urge to say that while they are broadly under the same theme and come from the same publishing house, they are otherwise completely different and both excellent books and worlds to get lost in.
Rose in Chains was long-ish but full of action, and had more characters (than the main couple) to become fully invested in, just by the nature of the story being about crown twins from one magical society who butt heads with the young people from the hierarchical line of people from another magical society, who primarily use a different sort of magic. Lots of room for the author to branch out into romances between other couples, even though we are nowhere near the HEA for the main couple.
Excellent world building. I could see this series having a huge global following.
Now to wait a whole year for book 2 :'(
This and The Irresistible Urge to Fall For Your Enemy (the 1st in a duology) came out in the same day, and I loved them both, but I liked this one had a bit (I literally mean 0.25 of a point) more. I mention Irresistible Urge to say that while they are broadly under the same theme and come from the same publishing house, they are otherwise completely different and both excellent books and worlds to get lost in.
Rose in Chains was long-ish but full of action, and had more characters (than the main couple) to become fully invested in, just by the nature of the story being about crown twins from one magical society who butt heads with the young people from the hierarchical line of people from another magical society, who primarily use a different sort of magic. Lots of room for the author to branch out into romances between other couples, even though we are nowhere near the HEA for the main couple.
Excellent world building. I could see this series having a huge global following.
Now to wait a whole year for book 2 :'(