I could not get into this book. I don't know if my expectations were too high coming off of Daughter of the Moon Goddess or what but I've finally deciI could not get into this book. I don't know if my expectations were too high coming off of Daughter of the Moon Goddess or what but I've finally decided to just stop forcing myself. ...more
I so badly wanted to like this book but alas, I just haven't been able to get into it and am calling it quits. I so badly wanted to like this book but alas, I just haven't been able to get into it and am calling it quits. ...more
I ultimately decided to DNF this one after trudging through 50% of it. I rarely DNF so that says a lot (6th book ever) but once I was halfway, the ideI ultimately decided to DNF this one after trudging through 50% of it. I rarely DNF so that says a lot (6th book ever) but once I was halfway, the idea of another 272 pages was too much. The Six of Crows comparison is unfortunately misleading and at least in the first 50%, there's no heisting. I would also disagree with the Cruel Prince comparison unless it's specifically for Queen of Nothing since that turned out to be a bust.
There were too many POVs and too little time spent with each one of them to get invested. I think the story would have benefited from being only from Rags POV, although I did like Inis Ever-Loyal's chapters more than any of the others. The pacing seemed to go back and forth between really fast and really slow and the world-building wasn't as complex as I'd have liked.
I very badly wanted to love this and was convinced I would as soon as I read the description but it was clear early on that this book wasn't going to be for me.
I received an e-arc from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. ...more
Thanks to Netgalley for providing me a digital ARC of this book.
I really liked how this book started and was determined to love it but unfortunately, Thanks to Netgalley for providing me a digital ARC of this book.
I really liked how this book started and was determined to love it but unfortunately, that was not to be. Most of Everly's inner monologue had me visibly cringing and it quickly became a chore to read it. It seemed more like a YA Contemporary than anything with language that was a times very childish sounding. The constantly jumping around timeline made for a choppy and confusing read. ...more