cunningempress's reviews
483 reviews

Maybe a little less interesting than the previous books.

This one felt a little slower than the previous books.

Such a good start for the year!

Why haven't I read this before? This is amazing.

Also, towards the ending the authors managed to put some very simple things into words that made me cry. So I guess I know what I'll be reading the rest of the week.

Kind of insta-lovey and cliche but honestly, I was expecting that so I guess I liked it. This feels like a series I'll enjoy for a time but definitely not for over 15+ books.

This series is such a solid fantasy that I would definitely recommend to fans of An Ember in the Ashes or Throne of Glass.

My biggest pet peeve with this is that I'm not sure if this is YA or not. I think it falls somewhere between YA and NA.

I was confused about why everyone was so in love with this book but then I read more and now I understand. I'd say the first third of this was very "meh". Pretty standard fantasy with a bit of a romance.

The romance isn't anything new. I've read a lot of these tropes in other books before and this romance wasn't anything ground breaking. But I do eat it up every time anyway.

I liked the alchemy and the magic system, it was a bit different from other fantasy books.

A really solid first book and I can't wait for a sequel!

This is too boring and too long. There's no end in sight. I wanted to like this but it keeps dragging on and on and I have nothing to wait. The interesting bits from the first book haven't been mentioned and I don't have the will power to keep reading.