➷ this book follows nyra, the princess of marmoris who is on the run from her tyrannical f➸ 3 stars
“i have been starved, nyra. until you.”
➷ this book follows nyra, the princess of marmoris who is on the run from her tyrannical father, the wicked king. she has endured the cruelties of palace of life, since she is a fae without any magic. when the rebels raid the kingdom, nyra escapes and ends up living on the streets, but that all comes to an end when a pick-pocketing goes wrong and she is captured by the royal guards and then captured again by the rebellions, where she is forced to become one of them. she must keep her true identity a secret or be unalived.
— i loved how this book was very fast paced because i literally read this in one sitting. though i did enjoy this book but because it was a quick read i was wanting more with the world-building and wanting it to be more fleshed out and i felt like nothing was happening at all in this book. there were so many times where i kept thinking that something was missing like maybe i skipped the first 2 whole books and i’m missing a whole lot of background info even tho this is the first book. this book needed so much more depth, especially with the characters. idk if it was just me but it felt like there was no fantasy element whatsoever.. he just trains her majority of the story and that’s just it.
i feel like we all have different interpretations on “enemies to lovers” because i don’t consider them enemies if they are instantly attracted to one another from the get-go and he was so possessive and controlling over the fmc.. like aren’t you all supposed to be enemies?? so why tf do you care about what she does or who likes her. this just undermines the animosity. he also makes decisions for her and she goes along with it?? GIRL STAND UP OMFG. their connection seemed more rooted in lust than genuine romance. there was a distinct lack of romance, and the focus seemed to be more on physical desire rather than emotional connection.
nyra/verena: the princess and heir who has escaped her kingdom and has changed her name to nyra so she isn’t found by the king and brought back to the palace. i wish she had more of a backbone to her, she gave in to dacre way too easily, given how cruel he was to her i thought she would’ve put more of a fight up but dacre was literally walking her like a dog and she was just obeying everything he says. like she would push back but then all of a sudden she is compliant to his demands lmaoo. she was naive and after living on the streets for a year i thought she would’ve had more life skills and would know how to defend herself but nope, she knows nothing. wdym you don’t know any self defence?? girl you have been living on the streets ...more
“i love you, lotus flower, and that means i'll be by your side during all of your battles with your demons. i'll kill them for yo
➸ 2.75 stars
“i love you, lotus flower, and that means i'll be by your side during all of your battles with your demons. i'll kill them for you if you let me.”
i went into this book with the lowest expectations ever bc miss rk has a habit of ruining her characters in their own books and shocker, she ruined niko’s character for me at the start of the story so i avoided being disappointed. why was landon’s character sm better in this story than his own book?? rk’s mind needs to be studied.
someone pls ban “holes” from rk’s vocabulary im literally begging atp. this book had no right being as long as it was, literally 581 pages of ✨NOTHING✨ 200 pages could have easily been cut out and the story still would’ve gotten across to everyone. the middle section was giving me severe whiplash bc i felt like i was continuously reading the same thing over and over again. brandon made this book so much more bearable for me. after writing so many books i feel like we all thought her writing would have improved by now, but no it still remains absolutely cringy and juvenile. this has got to be the worst series to date, i fear eliava can’t save it atp (i have hope they will tho) i mean she has eight months to write their book so let’s see if she can redeem this series. even tho she’s taking her time to write GOW she will still find a way to fuck it up ...more
”summer is my sun, and i’m the simple planet revolving in her orbit."
this book was pretty decent tbh, i didn’t love it or hate it➸ 3 stars
”summer is my sun, and i’m the simple planet revolving in her orbit."
this book was pretty decent tbh, i didn’t love it or hate it, i just feel very indifferent towards it. i love the whole premise of the book but it felt very much like icebreaker and the deal.. like mix both of those books together and you get this (but like icebreaker this book is like 100 pages too long) even tho it was a bit of a slow burn it did feel very insta-lovey and everyone knows that just isn’t my thing, i absolutely loathe that trope ...more
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