A-m-a-z-i-n-g!!!!! Review to come!

4.5

So glad this book grew up and the characters along with it! Loving the series! I do hate that Fallon can’t catch a break, every time she tries to have a normal day…it all goes to hell in a hand basket. For the record, I hate Browyn.

Yeah, it was okay.

I mean, just like its prequel, this book absolutely wastes time with unnecessary scenes and side plots that drag on and add nothing to the overall story; so much so, that the actual main plot line doesn’t really progress until the latter 3rd of the book. But we been knew.

Fallon is still absolutely brain impaired, it’s painful to witness. It’s not as bad as in the first novel, thank god, but it’s not better by much.
I do like Fallon’s friends for the most part, though they unfortunately aren’t given much time at all to really become relevant. Most of them are entirely inconsequential to the plot and simply exist for comic relief or lewd jokes. I don’t hate that, I just wish that they were given more of a significant role to play.
I do like Lore, but he’s very one-note. That man isn’t exactly layered, he has three moods and doesn’t show much emotional range outside of those, which is a pity. I would’ve liked to see more of his humanity and time spent interacting amongst his people.

What I don’t understand is the 180 personality flip that one of the characters (spoilers, sorry, can’t say who) goes through. I mean, yeah, it was sort of hinted at? And the way was paved towards a certain outcome? But the way that particular plot line was written felt so jarring and sudden, at least to me. I wasn’t shocked or surprised, exactly, just really taken aback. Personally, I don’t feel like that character’s arc outcome was explained well enough to be believable. I don’t know, maybe those missing bits will be filled in in the 3rd book, but as for now, those questions remain unanswered.

I’m still undecided if I’m going to continue with the next book or leave it here. I’ll give it a day or two to decide, we’ll see. All in all, this series is a decent way to pass time, but to say that I’m emotionally invested or in any way attached to the characters or the story, would be a blatant lie.

Okay. I was iffy on continuing the series but I felt a slump coming, so I decided to continue. In the first book, I found Fallon to be extremely selfish, naive, and lowkey difficult to enjoy.
However.
The character development from book 1 to this book was extremely evident. Though still naive, she was quickly becoming what I considered to be worthy to co-run a kingdom.
The enemies to lovers and slow burn was more epic in this book. Lore pissed me off with a certain princess, and he kept quiet and listened to her comments without any reassurances.
Dante pissed me off more. Because what the fuck is he doing? Apparently nothing productive imo.

Anyways, if you thought the first book was okay, keep reading. I’m obsessed with this series and hooked now

Fallon is still in fact a dumb bitch.

i feel like this wasn’t as good as the first book? the plot was a lil slow and honestly i feel like not much happened in the book. also fallon was kind of annoying with her hatred towards lore and her sudden love she felt for him felt rushed. OVERALL it’s not a bad series. i might read the next one. we shall see.