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Gathering Darkness
by Morgan Rhodes
“And those with dark pasts didn't always yearn for dark futures.”
Stars (Out of 10): 10/10!
Overall Thoughts: Oh my wow this book was amazing. I absolutely devoured it. It was rich in betrayals, revealings of secrets, plot twists, and romantic and sexual tension. Everything that the last books did wrong were fixed in this book, and this was definitely my favorite of the series so far.
SPOILERS BEGIN HERE
The Good: Everything!!! The cover was beautiful, the writing style clicked with the impeccable plot, and I found the sexual tension I craved between these characters in this book. The deaths also were almost all meaningful, which was truly my only problems with the books before!
The Bad: I know that no book is perfect, but thinking back, there's not much I would change in this book if given the choice!
The Characters: I didn't think it was possible, but everyone got better in this book. Magnus had the possibility of being redeemed, new villains were introduced, the weak were able to prove themselves (you go Nic!), and Cleo was shown being the strong (and manipulative) queen she could be! Yet somehow, they all kept their realisticness and humanity. Sure, I wanted Cleo to just get over Theon and move on to Magnus (I'm so terrible), but I loved how she still reacts to how Magnus murdered him, because no, in reality, that pain and that hatred is never going to go away.
The Plot: I loved this plot to bits. I loved all the twists, one after another, and how almost every event was deemed important.
The World Building: This book continued to amaze me in this area. We don't get too much information to overwhelm us, but enough for us to understand what's going on. I also love how the author chose to make it a much grander affair, involving the surrounding countries and not just Mytica.
The Stereotypical Tropes: There is somewhat of a weak love triangle between Magnus, Cleo, and Jonas, but I think it's fading away, and was never truly strong to begin with.
The Favorite Character: Cleo!!! (And Magnus <3)
Buy it, Borrow it, Or Bin it: Buy it!
Stars (Out of 10): 10/10!
Overall Thoughts: Oh my wow this book was amazing. I absolutely devoured it. It was rich in betrayals, revealings of secrets, plot twists, and romantic and sexual tension. Everything that the last books did wrong were fixed in this book, and this was definitely my favorite of the series so far.
SPOILERS BEGIN HERE
The Good: Everything!!! The cover was beautiful, the writing style clicked with the impeccable plot, and I found the sexual tension I craved between these characters in this book. The deaths also were almost all meaningful, which was truly my only problems with the books before!
The Bad: I know that no book is perfect, but thinking back, there's not much I would change in this book if given the choice!
The Characters: I didn't think it was possible, but everyone got better in this book. Magnus had the possibility of being redeemed, new villains were introduced, the weak were able to prove themselves (you go Nic!), and Cleo was shown being the strong (and manipulative) queen she could be! Yet somehow, they all kept their realisticness and humanity. Sure, I wanted Cleo to just get over Theon and move on to Magnus (I'm so terrible), but I loved how she still reacts to how Magnus murdered him, because no, in reality, that pain and that hatred is never going to go away.
The Plot: I loved this plot to bits. I loved all the twists, one after another, and how almost every event was deemed important.
The World Building: This book continued to amaze me in this area. We don't get too much information to overwhelm us, but enough for us to understand what's going on. I also love how the author chose to make it a much grander affair, involving the surrounding countries and not just Mytica.
The Stereotypical Tropes: There is somewhat of a weak love triangle between Magnus, Cleo, and Jonas, but I think it's fading away, and was never truly strong to begin with.
The Favorite Character: Cleo!!! (And Magnus <3)
Buy it, Borrow it, Or Bin it: Buy it!