Lilz’s Reviews > The Songbird & the Heart of Stone > Status Update

Yeah no this is not it :,( I’m genuinely so disappointed after loving the previous instalments. The action scenes are not exciting, the romance had no tension or yearning, the plot feels uninteresting and I just miss the old characters in this universe as well as what could’ve been. Sunshine x Grumpy dynamic didn’t even happen

I still don’t feel invested in this. I’m glad we got more hints about Asar’s background but even that, like the characters and story, was lacking in depth. We don’t have the meaningful moments and conversations like we did in between the trials in the Serpent and the Wings of Night. Everyone wants to hide everything about themselves and it makes for a rather dull read. Wasted opportunity

The Underworld descriptions were way too obscure at first but now we’re getting into the juicy levels of hell and gaining the pieces of the Death god. I hope we get more info on the side characters cuz rn I feel disconnected. Mische is not as bubbly or talkative as she was previously, she’s kinda just mysterious tho blunt. Need more scenes with Asar!! Feels like nothing has happened but also plenty acc has

I’m not finding this as compelling as the Nightborn duet was so far, but I am excited to learn more about Mische’s past. There’s not as much romantic tension bcs her and Asar do want the same thing, and I assume she will betray her god in the end bcs she’ll fall in love with Asar. I do hope we get more grumpy x sunshine from them. Feels slightly predictable but ig we’ll see what the underworld will bring.