One of the aspects of this series that I enjoy, aside from Tinasha always floating around, defying gravity, is how the stories are told like a series of fairy tales linked together with an overarching plotline. As we wound up the story with Lanack, I realized we were only halfway through the book. What else lay ahead? Just more wonderful stories, that’s all.
The solid world building and deep relationship between Oscar and Tinasha continues to deliver reading enjoyment. I can’t wait for the third volume.
There's something about the writing style that makes it still feels calm & mellow eventhough the pace pick up or during intense scene. I don't know what exactly is that maybe it just the author's style but for me it would be better if the tone can follow the pace or scene to make it more gripping. The story has pick up the pace more than the 1st book, I think it'll pick up more in the next book after that scene, but still give calm & slow vibes. I have no complaints about the character though, I still like them all and their growth even the new ones. It's cute seeing Tinasha getting more comfortable with Oscar and how he shows his affection towards her.
We love great progress! The barrier between these two getting together is slowly deteriorating with each make out session. How she can argue she doesn’t want to marry him after such? Don’t ask me. 😂
The blurb almost makes me had aneurism cuz what do you mean Lanak is Tinasha’s love of her life? 😭 it’s Oscar no matter what 😤
Anyways, it’s understandable that Tinasha has a love given that she’s a witch and she lived a long time and also considered the most powerful witch. But I’m glad that as I read along it’s not really that kind of case with Lanak.
The slooow burn with this couple is so worth it to read though. I’m glad that Tinasha is slooowly being vulnerable and open to Oscar and his proposals lol and I’m glad Oscar continued to deliver his deadpan but serious declaration of love to Tinasha while being the badass cool crown prince.
I remarked about the first book that the setup has a power limit problem - omnipotent characters reduce stakes in conflict to zero. A good solution is implemented in this book: what if the omnipotent character has psychological problems? They can't blast their way out, so they have to deal with it in a way that can carry a plot. It works well enough until the resolution, but then what? At the halfway mark the big conflict is over. The rest of the book is dedicated to mostly random stories which fill space, though there is a tiny bit of lore connection and it's possible that some of it connects to later volumes. Episodic writing can be done, but to pair it with a consistent narrative in the same story probably cannot.
The 2nd book of this series was substantially more entertaining. This was the book that hooked me. It was exciting enough that I was anticipating good things from this series.