A | A marvelous end to this outstanding trilogy that stayed consistently strong throughout the whole trilogy, Ember Queen is a great example of how toA | A marvelous end to this outstanding trilogy that stayed consistently strong throughout the whole trilogy, Ember Queen is a great example of how to write the last book in a series. The book鈥檚 strength lies in Sebastian鈥檚 writing and her ability to make me care about al the characters 鈥 even those that I found annoying and even those who I should feel no sympathy for 鈥 as well as the relationships between them.
B | Another solid B. This would have been a higher grade, but I wasn鈥檛 really happy with the ending. But that鈥檚 just me being petty. If I was less a cB | Another solid B. This would have been a higher grade, but I wasn鈥檛 really happy with the ending. But that鈥檚 just me being petty. If I was less a child about it? I do think it wraps up the series quite nicely. Sure I may not like the outcome but it was definitely a decent series and I鈥檓 glad I finished....more
B | Solid B. Bit of a roller coaster ride because it would get super interesting and then boring. Had it not been for the last 50 pages or so, I wouldB | Solid B. Bit of a roller coaster ride because it would get super interesting and then boring. Had it not been for the last 50 pages or so, I would have given this a lower grade. At least the ending was a good hook. Looking forward to reading the last book. ...more
A+ | People always talk about 鈥渟econd book syndrome鈥 and I can tell you straight up? This book absolutely does not suffer from it. It is everything I A+ | People always talk about 鈥渟econd book syndrome鈥 and I can tell you straight up? This book absolutely does not suffer from it. It is everything I had hoped for and more. This book is so good that I didn鈥檛 even notice it was midnight on January 1st because I was so enthralled. It is fast-paced and it doesn鈥檛 leave you time to breathe because there is always something happening.
I loved Katherine even more in this book. If I had to rank which queens are my favorite, it would be Katherine, Mirabella, and Arsinoe. They are all compelling, interesting characters, but I think that Katherine has become the most interesting one. She is ruthless, out for blood, and I gotta say, I鈥檓 looking forward to seeing what the next with her (& her sisters, of course, but mostly Katherine)....more
C-/D+ | This is such a disappointing book. I actually threw this into my DNF shelf but after drinking iced coffee, I decided to just finish the rest oC-/D+ | This is such a disappointing book. I actually threw this into my DNF shelf but after drinking iced coffee, I decided to just finish the rest of the book because I was so close to finishing it. I鈥檓 only writing this right after I finished reading the book cuz it鈥檚 like almost 9pm here in Manila and I鈥檓 still on the coffee high. Will this review make sense??? Idk !!
You know what the saddest thing is? I was REALLY enjoying this book. I was in love. But then NOTHING was happening plot wise. Yes, I am all for character driven stories, but if I鈥檓 at 40% or something into the book, I should already see ACTION. Instead, about 55% of the book is introductory stuff with nothing major happening. Then when the plot does occur, it just is so ridiculously rushed?
Both Mina (the Queen/Stepmother) and Lynet (Snow White) are interesting characters who did feel alive (Mina more so than Lynet which is lmao), but at the same time, they weren鈥檛 fully fleshed out enough. Mina did feel more fleshed out, but wow Lynet just felt bland.
The character motivations thus felt super 鈥 idk, subpar. I didn鈥檛 and couldn鈥檛 believe them, especially Lynet. I didn鈥檛 feel like Lynet was in danger at any moment because she had such quick control over her magic which is just ridiculous to me.
Overall, Mina was a better written character but even she suffered at the half way point. The jump between past!Mina POV and present!Mina POV was just a whiplash. It helped because at least it was easier to understand her motivations, but lord after the halfway point when the action happened, I just cringed. Her emotions just didn鈥檛 feel REAL and it鈥檚 such a shame because I did enjoy Mina鈥檚 backstory.
The worldbuilding was also lacking.
The entire thing just felt rushed and wow I鈥檓 honestly sad that I didn鈥檛 like this book.
A+ | Stunning, magnificent, stupendous. There are only a few books out there that I can honestly say that I: 1) Adored to the moon & back & back again 2A+ | Stunning, magnificent, stupendous. There are only a few books out there that I can honestly say that I: 1) Adored to the moon & back & back again 2) Immediately want to reread 3) Can say made me weep 4) Find absolutely beautifully raw and stunning.
This is the best book I have ever read. Yes, I'm saying this straight from my very soul -- THE SEVEN HUSBANDS OF EVELYN HUGO is the best book I have ever read, hands down.
I'm not even sure if I'm going to write a full review of this book because I am so utterly in love with this book that all I'm going to end up doing is screaming about my love for it.
I want everyone out there to read this book ASAP. Don't walk to the bookstore. RUN to one or to a library to get this book. Absolute must-read....more
D | I don't mind reading books with gore and dark topics so it's not even the contents of the book itself that dropped this down to this grade. If anyD | I don't mind reading books with gore and dark topics so it's not even the contents of the book itself that dropped this down to this grade. If anything, it's the fact that this book reads like a rough draft. It's simply an outline. There's absolutely no substance what so ever in this book. The only reason it's not getting a lower star rating (or none at all) is because the author did a good job depicting how cults work and what they do to their members. Aside from that, this book was a straight-up disappointment. I should have expected it when I saw how short the book was, but I was at least expecting something more than a rough draft getting published somehow. ...more
A | Stunning. What can I say? This book is absolutely stunning. From the plot to the worldbuilding, to the characters themselves, and to the writing, A | Stunning. What can I say? This book is absolutely stunning. From the plot to the worldbuilding, to the characters themselves, and to the writing, everything came together to create this magical book. While there were issues that populate the book, they didn鈥檛 take away from my enjoyment of this novel.
C+ | Disappointing read. While I had to force myself to slow down with 鈥淭he Song of Achilles鈥, with this book I had to force myself to FINISH it at alC+ | Disappointing read. While I had to force myself to slow down with 鈥淭he Song of Achilles鈥, with this book I had to force myself to FINISH it at all. Again, while the writing itself is stunning and relatively easy to read, unfortunately the plot and characters themselves were just a snore....more
C-/D+ | While this book has a great premise, its execution was choppy and poor. The book鈥檚 saving grace is the writing. However, beautiful diction canC-/D+ | While this book has a great premise, its execution was choppy and poor. The book鈥檚 saving grace is the writing. However, beautiful diction can鈥檛 hide the fact that there was no structure to this book, that the pacing was all over the place, and that the characters and their relationship didn鈥檛 feel genuine.
B+ | This is what I can an introductory book. It sets up the stage for the chaos, drama, and madness that is (hopefully) to come. We get to meet the tB+ | This is what I can an introductory book. It sets up the stage for the chaos, drama, and madness that is (hopefully) to come. We get to meet the three sister queens, Katherine, Mirabella, and Arsinoe. Long story short, they鈥檙e goddess appointed with abilities and need to kill each other for the crown.
Although this book started out really slow, once you get to the middle portion of the book, things pick up and become much more exciting. It鈥檚 well worth pushing through the first half of the book to get to the good stuff. I absolutely will be continuing with this series. ...more
A+ | 鈥狧igh key crying because this book was just absolutely AMAZING.鈥 Rin blessed us with this book 鈥 this series!! But wow that ending was just beautA+ | 鈥狧igh key crying because this book was just absolutely AMAZING.鈥 Rin blessed us with this book 鈥 this series!! But wow that ending was just beautiful and now excuse me while I sob because it was a perfect book with a perfect ending for this amazing series....more
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