King of Immortal Tithe

Very cosy BL story, I just wish it was done maybe in a series as it feels a little bit sped up, that misses character focus and makes them too 1-dimensional. IMO, a good book for one evening.

3.5 stars

I enjoyed the book at the start and then it kinda went off the rails a bit. I found most of the deaths to be unnecessary if I'm honest.

I have no idea why Arlo would find Faenir attractive after he just straight up murdered his previous lover, and his previous lovers parents. And then when they finally got together, it felt rushed. It relied too much on exposition. Like the author had to get from point A to B so they did it hurriedly. 

The death of May and the servants felt necessary like it was there just for shock value. The entire mass extinction of Faenir's family at the end of the book just felt unnecessary too. Like you've got these interesting characters who've not been expanded upon or went into detail with and you just wipe them out as a “surprise they're all backstabbers evil”? I honestly agree with them all. Faenir should not rule. He's shown no leadership qualities whatsoever. 

It just felt rushed and underwhelming and underdeveloped. Like it was a first draft.