Ughhhhhhh
I'm not entirely sure why I ended up finishing this series. (I say finished because I'm not going to be bothering with Ebony's story...) 1 star, would've MAYBE been a 2.5 if there had been some editing and proof reading in this series AT. ALL. Misspelled words, horrible grammar, repeated words and sentences (how did we go from eating lunch to suddenly finding Raven in bed for the night? It felt like I teleported without even knowing it.), coma splices (I'm guilty there too..), weird scene transitions, plus numerous inconsistencies. I forget which book, but in one scene Raven cries into a red book that suddenly turns blue two paragraphs later. MOST of this could have been solved with an editor and proof readers.. I'm not asking for a perfect book, but dang. The writing also felt very juvenile to me. The plot wasn't half bad, but still needed work. The author also tried waaaay too hard to throw in elements of Harry Potter and it fell flat for me.
I originally started this series thinking it was RH, was sad when I learned of the love triangle instead. I hate love triangles with my whole soul. And the way it played out? No, no thank you.
Is it just me or did Raven learn NOTHING from this school. She was left without vital information until it was too late, and looked like a fool the entire time. Why did no one give her a crash course? And don't get me started on worthless Anton. He claimed to want to help her, but I don't see it. Everyone joked about his lack of proper answers, but seriously. He offered no real answers, let everyone struggle, and then would swoop in to save the day at the last second. And what was the purpose of Raven being of HIS bloodline? Weird and creepy.
Speaking of Raven, I would've liked her to BOND and TALK with her dragon more. She made it seem like this was possible, so why wouldn't she try to communicate with her dragon? Other than begging for help.
Vivian had NO purpose other than being a mean girl. She had no redemption whatsoever. Eden was also pointless. She just had to be the obligatory girlfriend (can't have one of the princes be single, can we?) and mean girl who hates all females who even look at her man. Again, no thank you. Give me my mean girls with SOME character growth, please and thank you.
The last battle was way too easy, felt horribly rushed, and was just.. a let down. The new big bag dark fae just seemed very insignificant and too easy to beat.
Yeah, definitely don't know why I finished. I for sure wouldn't have confined after book one had they not been on KU.