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I actually like it

It sounded so good, but it is so boring. 😭 Hopefully it picks up.......

I have to put this book down for now because I'm honestly getting bored, and the name Lorenzo keeps taking me out of the story. I can't help but picture a modern Italian man every time I read it. We have Elara, an ancient Greek name, and an entire Greek inspired fantasy setting, only to suddenly throw Italian names into the mix. It just feels out of place and breaks the immersion for me.

I don't know... it is good, but it reads as YA and I find it hard to enjoy.

When I first saw this book at Waterstones two years ago, I knew I was going to like it. Why? I have absolutely no idea, but I still have that feeling.

Now, I've finally picked it up, and I really hope my instincts were right.

Male.. female... like a wildlife documentary. And it's heat season at that.

"You gladly change his messiest blowouts," I said. "Just by that alone, I know how much you love him—and me."

Sarah, bruh. This is horrible. Noone even talks like this, including parenting life is nice but done properly. This isn't done properly, it's cringy and gross.

"​I had to give Rhys’s tailor credit: she’d discreetly outfitted the slats over my chest with absorbent swatches of cloth. So when my tender, swollen breasts inevitably began to leak—which would be soon now, given the rising pressure in them—the milk would be sopped up before soaked spots appeared."

Even if she wasnt postpartum, I don't need a detailed description of how a random dress for a random meeting was made.

Let's see what I stood in line for two hours in fine Scottish weather to pick up at the midnight release. After reading all the reviews, I'm struggling to feel excited about this. At least I got the tote bag and a sticker I suppose...

Rating just dropped. What is this? In every chapter, they fight and then get back together again. It's too fast and repetitive, and honestly, boring.

This book is so immersive. I love it!

I am enjoying this so much. Was very drawn to this book and can totally see why, it's amazing.

Oh!!

I’m enjoying this one even more than the first book! It has so much more depth, and I’m very curious to see where this journey takes us this time. ✨

This book is such a pleasant journey~

My husband bought this for me because I fell into another reading slump (Strength of the Few I am looking at you...) and he wanted to pull me out of it. He doesn’t even read, so he went and chose a book entirely on his own. And honestly, knowing he picked it out for me makes it feel so dear to my heart I actually want to read it.
I’m already intrigued. I’m really liking it so far, it’s such a unique premise!

This turned into hate read.

I am so close to DNFing this book. I’m 35% in, 257 pages in and nothing of significance has happened. The important parts probably amount to 70 pages total. Every chapter, our Gary Stu has to prove himself, and he always does. It’s boring and ridiculous. I genuinely don’t care about reading an unnecessary chariot race.

I really enjoyed the beginning of this book. But because of Luceum’s POV, I’m tempted to DNF it. It’s so boring. Nothing happens, and it’s difficult to read because of their language barrier. I don’t think the author executed that part very well. I came to a Luceum chapter that’s 39 pages long, and I haven’t touched the book for three days. I’m currently struggling to push through because I just don’t care.

I don't care about Luceum, I really don't... It's so off. Like it doesn't belong in this book. I love Res and Obiteum tho... looking forward to each one.

Oh? Surprised by the direction the author went in with the sequel, but still very much intrigued.

I am beyond excited.

Less than 200 pages left - what more is there to tell? It’s not a boring book, it definitely picks up the pace, but where is all of this going?

I am getting tired reading this now. The last 100 pages are a drag. But I’m very hopeful that it will pick up the pace again.

I am so invested, I cannot stop reading.