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Scythe & Sparrow by Brynne Weaver
3.5
dark lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I’m really struggling with my rating for this one. 

My initial thoughts are that I loved some of it, but not all of it. 

The one year time jump was sudden and I kind of feel like it wasn’t needed. What happened during that one year just felt like a short recap, which didn’t feel needed either. It just didn’t flow well. 

The relationship between Rose and Fionn really just felt like a sexual one? We didn’t get much relationship building for them on the page besides murders and injury recovery. I feel like I wasn’t given much to root for them as a couple? It’s almost like I was just rooting for them to kill better instead? Even their early friendship seemed blah?

I wish that like the other two were kind of set in their own timelines, that this one was well.  Obviously there has to be some kind of match up due to the visit to Hartford but I felt like we were just given the same plot from a different POV just to add pages. 

I agree with others that this felt more drawn out than the others and it could’ve been edited it down. 

I think Fionn is still my favorite brother? I’ll think about it. 

Overall,  I wish the ending to this series was more just about Fionn and Rose and didn’t include as much of the other two couples. I wanted more building of their friendship to relationship.