I adore the heck out of Linsey Miller and her Mask of Shadows duology was very interesting and fun. However, Belle Revolte just wasn’t what I had hoped for. The magic system is unique and fun, pulling on the powers of the sun and moon for different aspects of healing and divination. My problem just comes with the pacing. The first half of the book is very slow, nothing is really happening and you don’t know what the main plot line is until about half way through the book. Then it’s all a high-tail to the end with one event happening after another and another. I couldn’t follow along and found myself having to re-read huge chunks of the book just to understand what was happening where.

The ending was also a bit rushed and some things still don’t make sense to me. Like there are just threads that don’t add up.

It breaks my heart that this wasn’t a favorite. But I do hope if you like the way the book sounds that you’ll give it a try. Or, at least read her Mask of Shadows duology. Linsey is a wonderful person and such a sweet author even though she writes some of the most wonderfully creepy things. She is great and I’m so sorry I couldn’t love this book like the others.

Can’t wait till her next novel comes out though.