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I'm having to really push myself to get through this. That's not to say it's bad, I actually like it quite a lot, but the story doesn't grip me nearly as much as I had hoped.

As I listen, I find myself reminded that the characters are inches tall, and I'm glad the author continues to use language to express that.

I'll give it props for acrually ending instead of dragging on.

Bc threatening your ex-boyfriend cop with a gun while you're already under suspicion for prior behavior is a good idea. 🫠

This writing is... Not that great so far. It does a lot of tell, not show.

ARE YOU TELLING ME THE SAND ACTS LIKE A FUCKING APHRODISIAC???? WHAT IS THIS, SOME SHITTY WATTPAD LEMON???

Isla is truly a dumbass. 🙄 I still can't believe she didn't use Oro's power to see truth from lie. Like.... She could have saved herself so much time if she used his flare.

"Cleo could have killed her, but she hadn't. There must be a reason why."

💀 Maybe it's bc she's allied with Grim rn, and killing you would make him upsetti-spaghetti.

I'm both disappointed, and impressed.

I asked for a raise at work and my manager lent me this to read instead...

Sooooo here we go. May as well give it a read.

Book 1: Grim is holding back a greater evil, we can't just kill him.

Book 2: We need to kill Grim.

🙄 I already hate this. And just deciding Isla's gonna rule over the [redacted] realm w/o proper consultation seems... Unfair... Especially when she's already stated to not being able to rule properly nor seems to want to rule anything??

Lord

The constant use of "meanly" is sending me! What is this, 2nd grade?

Oh no, was he mean you, Isla? 🙄

Isla's very bad at this...

This book has a bad case of Tell Don't Show. The world building is shallow. 💀

Doggggg 💀 this is straight up embarrassing, like I'm getting second-hand embarrassment.

Oh my god never have I regretted buying a colldctors edition before bc I hate this so much already but the art in the colldctors is downright beautiful.

So I see why people said the latter 15% of the book popped off. I went from being somewhat bored of what I thought were somewhat slow, unimportant or needlessly dragged-on scenes, to eagerly anticipating the next book.

CC does a wonderful job weaving clues into seemingly mundane chapters and scenes, all for it to come together at the end. The cliffhanger is rounded off and satisfactory, yet still leaves me yearning.

Unfortunately, this seems to be slower than the first book, and not for the first time have I considered putting this down. But I only have 2 days wifh the audiobook from Libby, soooooo

Got ahold of the graphic audio version of this, and it was so much better listening to it than the OG VA of the normal audio.

I will say, I enjoyed this book better than the first few.

This was better than I thought it would be. The very start had me wanting to quit, but the bar scene after was when I began to like it.

Pain... Just pain. Lord, that was incredibly cringey. 😮‍💨

Good lord that... 🙄

"Am I not supposed to try and escape my captor?"

Gurl you gave that up a long fucking time ago don't even start. Youve ignored opportunities and even made the decision several times to just go quietly to your "inevitable death".

This books is nothing but weak banter, and one-bed trope with Indiana Jones sewer escapes. Plot? Where? Because I don't see it.

God I hate this.

This is insufferable-- how is this popular?

Alright, I really loved this. I loved this so much. The romance, and the way they fell in lovfe was genuinely so sweet. And I knew how the story would end, but I still cried a little.

Dare I say, this may be a 5-star for me.

This is really adorable.

That.... Was painful.

"magic has a cost."

One that was never described or taken seriously, bc all they do is use magic.