praise_yhwh's reviews
91 reviews

Just wasn’t for me. I couldn’t find the motivation to read it and every time I did pick it up, reading it felt like a chore. 

FMC is very much a Mary Sue, but the book isn’t all that bad. I will say that the exposition and descriptions are definitely the best part of the book—they’re so poetic! 

Nothing too memorable, but a fun read nonetheless. 

JESUS FUCKING CHRIST. That was one hell of a ya novel. The dialogue, the characters, the setting, literally everything about this book was top-notch. Absolutely amazing. 

The tragedy and angst and gore and a certain sunshine character’s decent into cruelty were the highlights. I also appreciated how Lauren made it so easy to understand all of the characters’ viewpoints and why they did things. Romance was nice too, but if someone says that this book is slow-burn then they’re LYING to you badly.

I feel like it’s intended for the FMC to be childish and not mature for her age, but BY GOD was it almost unbearable to read. Every time the FMC spoke, I had to brace myself for what she was about to say. There were also pages upon pages of yapping that I could not bring myself to care about no matter how hard I tried. 

Overall, this book just wasn’t for me.

Just wasn’t for me. Loved the characters tho, js couldn’t be bothered with the plot.

I loved the 1st and 2nd act of the book but the 3rd act fell short of expectations (that were low to begin with considering how pessimistic I am). I had no sympathy or love for

Aleksander

whatsoever, so Leigh’s attempts at making

Alina

sorry for him was just not it, especially after what he did and the

deaths he caused

. I loved the supporting Grisha and Nikolai in this book tho, even when the cast felt crowded and it was hard to keep track of everyone. 

I feel like 3rd amplifier’s reasoning behind it wasn’t as fleshed out as it could’ve been which made it feel a little flat, but I still enjoyed it. It was fitting for the story tho. 

I think Leigh backed herself into a little bit of a corner, and had to right a few too many twists and turns to make everything fit nicely. Pacing was incredibly weird, but writing’s hard and I enjoyed the series overall. I’m still gonna read six of crows and king of scars lol

THE ART?? THE STORY?? They really stepped it up with this one. I js dislike how they transitioned to the next book, but I’ll happily read it anyway. 

Love Jack’s new arm too! :)