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While I liked The Rose and the Dagger more than the first book, I still felt it lacked in certain areas, which weakened the book as a whole.
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Wow, just wow.
The Raven King is pretty much everything I ever wanted out of The Raven Cycle, and a fitting conclusion to such a whimsical series. However, I found some elements of the book to be either unnecessary or confusing, which is why I'm not giving it a full 5-star rating.
The Raven King is pretty much everything I ever wanted out of The Raven Cycle, and a fitting conclusion to such a whimsical series. However, I found some elements of the book to be either unnecessary or confusing, which is why I'm not giving it a full 5-star rating.
actual rating: 2.5
This book just didn't deliver on what it promised.
The first half was slow on the uptake, with the more important scenes being cut short (at least that's what it felt like), while the later half was incredibly rushed, with new important elements being introduced right around the climax/end of the book.
My chief complaint when it comes to this book stems from the fact that it just wasn't long enough for the story it wanted to tell, so most of it (the world, the legends, the relationships between secondary characters, etc) came off as superficial and failed to really suck me in.
This book just didn't deliver on what it promised.
The first half was slow on the uptake, with the more important scenes being cut short (at least that's what it felt like), while the later half was incredibly rushed, with new important elements being introduced right around the climax/end of the book.
My chief complaint when it comes to this book stems from the fact that it just wasn't long enough for the story it wanted to tell, so most of it (the world, the legends, the relationships between secondary characters, etc) came off as superficial and failed to really suck me in.
Everything about this book was entirely unexpected.
The beauty and the beast was never my favourite fairytale so, while I appreciated the relationship between Feyre and Tamlin, I liked that book more for everything that happened outside the romance. However, with ACoMaF, the relationship between Feyre and Rhysand fit very well with the story, without overshadowing the plot.
I didn't expect to like this book so much, I didn't expect to get this attached to Rhysand's merry band of misfits, and I certainly didn't expected to like, even love, Rhysand after his behaviour in the better part of ACoTaR.
I honestly have no complaints when it comes to this book, I loved where it took the story, how it completely crushed the love triangle, and the delicious plot twist at the end, so I recommend it wholeheartedly!
The beauty and the beast was never my favourite fairytale so, while I appreciated the relationship between Feyre and Tamlin, I liked that book more for everything that happened outside the romance. However, with ACoMaF, the relationship between Feyre and Rhysand fit very well with the story, without overshadowing the plot.
I didn't expect to like this book so much, I didn't expect to get this attached to Rhysand's merry band of misfits, and I certainly didn't expected to like, even love, Rhysand after his behaviour in the better part of ACoTaR.
I honestly have no complaints when it comes to this book, I loved where it took the story, how it completely crushed the love triangle, and the delicious plot twist at the end, so I recommend it wholeheartedly!
I am a bit... disappointed ??
I may be spoiled but I went into this book expecting magical duels and, instead, got a design competition to beautify St. Petersburg, which isn't what I'd call 'the greatest test and enchanter will know'.
Don't get me wrong, the writing is magical and I breezed through the book in about a day once I really sat down to read it, but I was certainly expecting more from Vika and Nikolai.
My other complaint was the relationship between Pasha and Vika, more specifically how forced it felt. While Nikolai and Vika's attraction felt legitimate (especially considering the magical aspect to it) even if it was a little insta-lovey, I feel like the Pasha aspect of the love triangle could have been scraped entirely without damaging the story as it is.
Apart from those two complaints, The Crown's Game is a good book, if a bit random at times, and I'm definitely looking forward to reading the sequel.
I may be spoiled but I went into this book expecting magical duels and, instead, got a design competition to beautify St. Petersburg, which isn't what I'd call 'the greatest test and enchanter will know'.
Don't get me wrong, the writing is magical and I breezed through the book in about a day once I really sat down to read it, but I was certainly expecting more from Vika and Nikolai.
My other complaint was the relationship between Pasha and Vika, more specifically how forced it felt. While Nikolai and Vika's attraction felt legitimate (especially considering the magical aspect to it) even if it was a little insta-lovey, I feel like the Pasha aspect of the love triangle could have been scraped entirely without damaging the story as it is.
Apart from those two complaints, The Crown's Game is a good book, if a bit random at times, and I'm definitely looking forward to reading the sequel.
