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I'm sort of at odds with this book, it had so much potential. fantasy romance set in a persian mythology world... yes please! The execution, slightly lacking.

I have to say the world building and characters, I loved. I just felt like there were many points where it could have gone more in depth, and as a result, most of the story just felt lacking, especially the first half. The plot in the second half was much better, but it just took so long to get there, I'm not sure the payoff was worth it.

The romance sprinkled throughout was great to read, but I think I'm realising the insta love trope is not a favourite of mine. I can still enjoy reading it, enjoy the passion and the one liners (that are inspired), I just feel like there needs to be more substance to a romance, than.. oh I'm now irrevocably, completely in love.. because she's beautiful and I can't live without her - vice versa, for it to be an epic romance. It's a personal preference, but there just needs to be more, before I can believe that you're so madly in love with a character, without actually knowing anything about them.

Also, the way the book was written, made me feel stupid half the time. Felt like the author had grabbed a thesaurus for every other word, tying to make the story feel more mythical, or I don't know what her intention was. It just made for a struggle to read at times, especially with such a slow plot.

Overall, credit where it's due. Even though it was a slow plot and hard to understand at times, this story had characters and a world that definitely piqued my interest, and has tons of potential for future books in this series.

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I'm sort of at odds with this book, it had so much potential. fantasy romance set in a persian mythology world... yes please! The execution, slightly lacking.

I have to say the world building and characters, I loved. I just felt like there were many points where it could have gone more in depth, and as a result, most of the story just felt lacking, especially the first half. The plot in the second half was much better, but it just took so long to get there, I'm not sure the payoff was worth it.

The romance sprinkled throughout was great to read, but I think I'm realising the insta love trope is not a favourite of mine. I can still enjoy reading it, enjoy the passion and the one liners (that are inspired), I just feel like there needs to be more substance to a romance, than.. oh I'm now irrevocably, completely in love.. because she's beautiful and I can't live without her - vice versa, for it to be an epic romance. It's a personal preference, but there just needs to be more, before I can believe that you're so madly in love with a character, without actually knowing anything about them.

Also, the way the book was written, made me feel stupid half the time. Felt like the author had grabbed a thesaurus for every other word, tying to make the story feel more mythical, or I don't know what her intention was. It just made for a struggle to read at times, especially with such a slow plot.

Overall, credit where it's due. Even though it was a slow plot and hard to understand at times, this story had characters and a world that definitely piqued my interest, and has tons of potential for future books in this series.

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