I really enjoyed this one! The world was super cool and completely sucked me in. However, I definitely preferred the first half over the second half. I really enjoyed this one! The world was super cool and completely sucked me in. However, I definitely preferred the first half over the second half. The first half focuses on competition and the stakes are high and you get to see the main character try and overcome many obstacles to do what she loves and save her family. It was great. The second half turns into a quest storyline that had more of a romance focus and was just kind of a little boring. I still really liked the book, but that shift took it from being something I loved to being more something I liked. I do definitely think it’s worth the read, but just be warned that the second half is very different than the start, which depending on your tastes might be a positive or negative thing. For me it was more of a negative. One definite positive even for the final half is that the writing is so beautiful. ...more
I so badly wanted to enjoy this one but unfortunately I really didn't. I loved Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender, their writing completely captivateI so badly wanted to enjoy this one but unfortunately I really didn't. I loved Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender, their writing completely captivated me and the characters were so loveable and amazing. So I was expecting much the same here, or at least something similar, but that isn't what I got at all. This was a really frustrating reading experience. Personally as a reader I tend to prefer likeable characters, but in this book I didn't find any of the characters to be enjoyable. There were some sweet moments of romance and friendship, but for the most part I found everyone to be insufferably annoying. The cast of characters is extremely diverse which is awesome, it was lovely to see a M/M romance blossom between two queer POC characters, but I just wanted more for them. They just could be really assholes at times to be entirely honest and it was infuriating. There was a lot of cheating going around to the point where I flipped back to make sure I had read something right. I found it unnecessary and just made me more annoyed with characters I already was struggling with. There was representation for the deaf and HoH community which I loved, the incorporation of ASL was very seamless and really well done in my opinion. I just wish that the redeeming qualities hadn't been completely outweighed by all the things I didn't like. The story itself was messy, which did make sense since the characters were as well. I don't think this is a bad book, it just wasn't something I enjoyed. I was hoping for a sweet and cute second chance romance but I was just left so frustrated in the end....more
This was not at all what I was expecting and unfortunately that worked out in a negative way for me. The story was so bleak and depressing, and I undeThis was not at all what I was expecting and unfortunately that worked out in a negative way for me. The story was so bleak and depressing, and I understand why but it just made it super hard to read. The concept is intriguing but the execution was lacklustre and bland. Maybe part of it was that it was a totally different book than I’d thought it would be, but I found it so hard to connect with anything. It hit one note and that was it. Partially I wasn’t a fan of the jumping between fantasy and present historical time, I felt like it made it so it took forever for me to kind of get any grasp on things. The main character of the first portion has no grounding and that made it so I felt like I didn’t either which didn’t make for a pleasant reading experience. I just felt disconnected. Once we got to the second sister I just kind of wanted to get through it even though that was when the plot actually started to get going. Honestly I was just quite let down by this one unfortunately.
Do be aware this story deals heavily with depression and suicide, including self harm....more
I’ve read a few books about time travel, but this one is definitely my favourite. Very different than the other books I’ve read by this author but jusI’ve read a few books about time travel, but this one is definitely my favourite. Very different than the other books I’ve read by this author but just as interesting, unique, and fast paced. The ending dragged a tiny bit in my opinion, but it was also a super complicated situation so not all that surprising. Overall it was super enjoyable! ...more
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