![]() ![]() My fingers are crossed that their reading experience was a lot better than me. ![]() Yet regardless of that, fans are going to gravitate towards this series due to the breathtaking cover, synopsis and this novel being the perfect mashup (apparently) of The Cruel Prince and City of Bones. Long drawn out introductions, info dumps, confusing plot lines/holes, lack of structure and messy world-building essentially ruined this all together for me. Little to nothing of the magic system was properly explained (perhaps it will be in upcoming books?). It was overly drawn out and boring, preventing me from being invested in them and their story. I wasn’t able to connect to the characters and the events that surround them due to that and because I also struggled with the pacing. 2-3 POVs would have suffice and the inner monologues were too dreadful and unnecessary. First things first, it was tough to keep track of the characters with the multiple POVs (I believe 4-5). Now obviously by the rating I had given this book, the bad outweighs the good in every single way. Let’s start off with the positives, shall we? I thought the author handled the triggering content with care and sensitivity, I found the royal politics fascinating, and this YA thriller had great LGBTQ representation. An upsetting read that seems to be the norm with fae/YA books I have picked up lately. ![]()
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