Mairin
DNF.
I got bored. So bored. I was 30% in and nothing had happened?
The characters were not compelling they were cardboard cutouts of people I should care about but don't. They had no depth. The multi POV was too much. One or two POVs would have been enough for this story not 5.
I skimmed most of it. I kept waiting for a big bang to happen like something big and revealing that will move the plot forward but it didn't happen.
The premise sounded so good and it fell so flat. It failed in what it promised to give. The worldbuilding was lacking a lot. I expected more Norse and just got... hardly anything.
Wish I'd never read it.
It was okay.
I didn't care about the characters as much as I did in the first one. Not a lot happened and I picked this up and down for about 3 weeks before the library hood went back.
The ending was good but I left feeling like I wanted more. I should have cared a lot more when I just didn't. At all.
2.5
It was okay.
I did struggle a little with the MC there wasn't enough depth to make me want to follow her. I could have put this book down and forgotten about it
The mystery around grace Ward was interesting but wasn't compelling enough.
I expected more from the world of lack of GOV.
The worldbuilding is where Roth excels. It was the same with Divergent the way she writes the oppressive GOV in a form of trying to help but actually it indoctrinating the masses. It was well done and I could see this happening irl but hopefully won't.
There were parts where the story lagged. I wasn't compelled to keep reading and more often that not was meh about the whole thing. I wanted more with Emily Knox she was a compelling character.
Overall an okay read. Meh. The book don't draw much emotion from me as a reader
this was a fun read!
engaging characters, incredible world I want to know more off and the gods– i was laughing on occasions.
the characters all leapt off the page, and I love the disability rep in this. even the characters I didn't particularly like I ended up liking by the end.
the more I think about this book, the more I like it.
it was a straightforward story, one I had fun reading.
This was a meh book. It didn't grab my attention wholly (I listened to it) and I skimmed over some points.
MC was boring and lacked any character. I was far more interested in the side characters.
The story could have been interesting if the character was. Otherwise it was meh.
I feel you'd like this if you like kings of the wyld.
Thank you for the Arc but this wasn't for me.
DNF at 22%
I tried. I really thought the story was good but alas I couldn't get past the co fusing worldbuilding. Half the time I had to keep flipping to the glossary to know what words mean and to use an example the author chose to change the word for yesr worh Stretch. But it wasn't explained in the text and this was only one issue I had. Please PLEASE stop replacing names we understand it makes the world more Confusing.
The characters were okay at best. I was interested in the religion (faith I think she called it) but it was also confusing. I was unsure if they loved forever (there was mention of them loving centuries) and yet they are human. Once again this went unexplained for too long.
This book does remind me of JLA from blood and ash but told better. Still confusing worldbuilding and someone gets stabbed (badly) but it up and walking within a week and that is just not believable.
I'm sorry but this wasn't my cup Of tea
I expected more from this book. I loved the devil makes three but this fell a bit flat in places.
The narration had a big part in why I didn't love this book. If you are going to set a book in England at least get a narrator who can do an English accent
Overall this book was whelming. Just fine. Okay. There were parts I loved like the goblin market and how dark it is but the characters and their relationships between each other needed more depth. The flashbacks of May's past again needed more feeling and strength in the fear and conflict but it did work. I predicted a lot of what happened but it didn't take away much of the enjoyment.
I did want more of a horror aspect to this book than we got.
If I had physically read this book I would have liked it a lot more.
3.5 stars.
This book is amazing! Red rising hood but goes hunting for wolves and put a splash of what it's like to me a woman in this day and age?
Incredible.
It's told in 2nd person and that makes it all the more appealing. You get a deep understanding of what it's like to live in a world today where men refuse to believe woman when we speak up and blame us for their actions. Add the wolves to the mix and it's a brilliant metaphor.
The found family in this is everything I was after. Joined together from the experiences how they grew close and closer the more the opened up.
The ending I think needed a bit more of a heavier hit. More of a mention for it to hit stronger but I enjoyed it.
All the stars
Thank you to Netgally for the arc.
Who would have thought that I would be crying over this book?
Not me
This story holds such a strong voice that I can't help but be sucked in.
It starts off much the same as the other books and I did expect it to be a little more than gang fighting but I also enjoy the gang fights.
The characters and their relationships are well crafted for people who have suffered and aren't the best of people. It's the characters that drive this story, on the decisions however bad they make. I love the messy relationships and the connection Tomas Piety has with his adoptive son Billy.
It's nice to see on page how veterans deal with the war and PTSD or as it's said in this book Battle Shock.
I have never suffered with anything of the sort but it came across off page as real and I feel for Tomas for suffering with it. The understanding of others and also the shame around it too.
The ending held a suspense for me and I almost saw it coming. I knew someone was going to betray someone and things were going to go tits up and I was right. It was still fun to read.
But oh how I cried at the end. A bittersweet ending for Tomas Piety
I wanted to love this book as the author is a friend but I just couldn't.
DNF.
I found the characters lacking and too similar to each other. Their reactions to tension and conflict feels a little too rushed and the overall plot on the page does come across rushed as well. I would prefer the author to take her time with the characters and their motivations within each scene to make me as the reader connect with them more.
The dragons was interesting and o feel this could have been explored more as well as the magic system. It wasn't well explained on page.