2.5 stars
It was fine. Really nothing memorable

2.25/5
- the “follows two storylines that eventually intersect” kind of narrative fails when I’m not invested enough in either of them
- Shaky world building, often uneventful, forced romance with no chemistry
- Selling this as a count of monte christo retelling does this a disservice
- Most likely will not continue

Dnf. Read about 30% just couldn't get interested. The story fell flat for me. Not much character building the reviews acted like there was to much world building which I like but didn't see to much of. I didn't feel the anger and hunger for revenge in the plot. It just seemed to show up out of no where and be enough.

A tincy wincey thing made me dissatisfied and that was the fact that one of the mcs Amaya is unemotional face to death. Like there'll be one too many deaths and she'd be just reacting and not dwelling on an emotional level as though it was common for her, she would move on or decide to do something else right away. Okay i understand at first your troubled but the later???? Don't you mornnn????? Yes, she morns but only HER parents and that's it (I don't want to spoil so i'll leave it at that).
Other than that the writing was absolutely beautiful! I lived for the analogies and the intricacies in the writing style, i think that's what made me want to turn the page at each end of chapter. Every chapter has a surprise of some sort and it is truly fun to just react to all of them and i ASSURE YOU you won't figure things out. At least i didn't and i was gasping at 3 am in the morning several times this past week. (yes, it took me a few days. I just didn't prioritise reading over writing that's all. anyways yeah)
IT WAS AN ALMOST 5 stars!!!! i'm not a harsh critic or anything but the lack of lyricism caught me off guard. It made me detached from the characters. Also side-not: i strangely love Romara. ore than Amaya and Cayo combined lol. OH and ROACH!!! bruh why are my fave characters the side characters????
anyways that was teh chaotic review. It's currently 4 am in the morning and i haven't slept. Bleeding skies what am i doing?