Quicksilver

DNF @ 42%

I can't do it anymore. I'm so done with this “tortured hero” excuse for the MMC to just be an absolute fucking douchebag.. I'm sorry but personally I think that no matter the context (playfully or seriously) calling the FMC a “needy bitch” is not okay and coming from the supposed love interest??? I tried to move on from that but I couldn't. He seemed to treat everyone else with a level of indifference but when it came to the FMC he was the biggest dick to her. Personally, I cannot find any redeeming qualities about him and for that reason I cannot get on board with the romance that will happen (eventually if I kept reading).

The FMC constantly played the “poor me”/ victim card whenever she put herself into bad situations! I understand she's in a foreign world and is trying to figure out what is happening but if she just fucking listened for one second she wouldn't end up in half the situations she did.

The world and lore building were shit. The writing was verbose in a bad way. I understand the author trying to set the scene and mood, but I don't need to know the ornate wood carvings in detail.. it felt over written for no reason. When DNFing I got 282/670 pages through, and it could've easily been condensed down to 150-200 pages.

Overall, I couldn't force myself to continue reading especially after reading some reviews. I have no interest in the characters and what is going to happen to them. I won't be forcing myself to read another 300 pages just to get to a supposed “epic” ending with a cliffhanger.

I cannot recommend this book, in my opinion, there are so many better fantasy romances out there.

Final rating: DNF ✨