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Ace of Shades
by Amanda Foody
4.5 /5
Okay short version?:
Gaaaaaaah!!! I wasn't liking it at first, mostly because it was marketed as a new Six of Crows and I couldn't unsee the negative differences. But once I managed to set my skepticism aside, I found myself enjoying it a lot. I fell in love with the characters and the story ended up being as exhilarating as I hoped.
Long version:
I had two main problems at the beginning, but they quickly got kicked under the table:
Firstly, everyone was going on about how this was just like Six of Crows. Anyone who knows me knows I am mad about those books so I will have a huuuuge amount of skepticism when something is even compared to it. No, your book is NOT going to be the new Six of Crows! Leave it!
Buuuut as it went along new thing were added to the world building and to the plot which meant that I really could distinguish it from SoC and finally see it as its own book... And that's when it started to excell.
Secondly, (and this is probably still attached to reason 1 and comparing these caracters to my all time favourite babies) I wasn't liking Enne...
I found her a little dumb and whiny(AT FIRST! at! first! hear me out..) and her decisions were eyeroll-worthy.
BUT! Oh hoho... I grew to really like her.
What is so great about Enne is that she feels so real. She's a 17 year old who has come to this new city by herself in order to look for her mum. She is alone and half grieving. She cries on a daily basis. She eats cookies. She puts make up on. She likes to be seen as graceful and charming but she also likes to be shown respect. I love her for being all those things at once.
As much as I grew to like Enne, there is no one in this world I love more than Levi Glaisyer.
My boy, you are no longer up for adoption, you are mine. I will protect you with my life, until my final breath and then I'll make sure you stay alive and well and happy for the rest of your days because you deserve the world.
That's all I have to say about my Levi, my heart.
The secondary characters have had a good introduction and I can't wait to find out more about them in the next book.
The relationships they all have with each other was so heartwarming but painful at the same time. GUH I LOVE THAT FEELING.
Honestly, I was sad when it ended. It left me wanting more, and hopefully we'll get it very soon with the second book.
Okay short version?:
Gaaaaaaah!!! I wasn't liking it at first, mostly because it was marketed as a new Six of Crows and I couldn't unsee the negative differences. But once I managed to set my skepticism aside, I found myself enjoying it a lot. I fell in love with the characters and the story ended up being as exhilarating as I hoped.
Long version:
I had two main problems at the beginning, but they quickly got kicked under the table:
Firstly, everyone was going on about how this was just like Six of Crows. Anyone who knows me knows I am mad about those books so I will have a huuuuge amount of skepticism when something is even compared to it. No, your book is NOT going to be the new Six of Crows! Leave it!
Buuuut as it went along new thing were added to the world building and to the plot which meant that I really could distinguish it from SoC and finally see it as its own book... And that's when it started to excell.
Secondly, (and this is probably still attached to reason 1 and comparing these caracters to my all time favourite babies) I wasn't liking Enne...
I found her a little dumb and whiny(AT FIRST! at! first! hear me out..) and her decisions were eyeroll-worthy.
BUT! Oh hoho... I grew to really like her.
What is so great about Enne is that she feels so real. She's a 17 year old who has come to this new city by herself in order to look for her mum. She is alone and half grieving. She cries on a daily basis. She eats cookies. She puts make up on. She likes to be seen as graceful and charming but she also likes to be shown respect. I love her for being all those things at once.
As much as I grew to like Enne, there is no one in this world I love more than Levi Glaisyer.
My boy, you are no longer up for adoption, you are mine. I will protect you with my life, until my final breath and then I'll make sure you stay alive and well and happy for the rest of your days because you deserve the world.
That's all I have to say about my Levi, my heart.
The secondary characters have had a good introduction and I can't wait to find out more about them in the next book.
The relationships they all have with each other was so heartwarming but painful at the same time. GUH I LOVE THAT FEELING.
Honestly, I was sad when it ended. It left me wanting more, and hopefully we'll get it very soon with the second book.