puddlejumper's reviews
737 reviews

 

The writing is beautiful and the sense of place is exceptional. It's a period of history that I don't know much about and the book does a great job of placing you in the setting and giving information without info dumping. 

I went in expecting a horror book with vampires and I got a historical romance with a little bit of horror. My expectations were wrong and it's not really a genre I enjoy.

However, I can see why people would really enjoy this which is why I’m saying its a pick because it was an excellent book, just not to my tastes. 

 

 

I really liked the concept. It could have done with being a bit longer to really explain the setting and get grounded in it. 

The society outside the library wasn't really explored. Characters mention royalty and commoners but nothing more than that, not enough to get a real idea of social hierarchy and how it affects the characters. 

It's a good start to an interesting manga. Looking forward to seeing where it goes. 

Thanks #Netgalley #ARC

 

Terrible writing, nonsensical plot and loads of plot holes. Awful 

All of the stars for the dedication to military and nautical euphemisms. Love a good cannon and port.

I got this for free during Stuff Your Kindle day and it's second in a series? I'm assuming the series is about a himbo naval officer that goes around and accidentally has sex with people ... Then tells his crew who are very bored by it? 

It's stupid regency smut

This was a pretty standard alien human abduction fated mates with all the insta lust. 

The human character was very hot and cold, kept flip flopping between wanting to stay and wanting to leave. 

There was a massive tonal change about 80% in. There was rape, violence and I wasn't into it

This has a really interesting premise and started out strong. It then devolved into teenage melodrama and I checked out.

I found this book very boring. I think the style and pacing was intended to mimic Jane Austen’s works but it falls flat. 

I didn't mind the writing style at all. It was flowery and a bit pompous but in a fun way. It was the slow pacing that I had issues with.

There was a lot of info dumping at the beginning of the book which slowed everything down. Most of it I didn't need to know, or it could have been brought up at a more appropriate place in the book.

For a book that moved at a glacial pace and was unbelievably boring for parts of it, it jammed in a lot of stuff! I do wonder if it would have been better to have saved some of the stuff for the second book. 

The romance was very lacklustre. There was no chemistry between the characters and there wasn't any build up. It felt forced. 

This isn't a witchy version of Pride and Prejudice (or if it is, it's a bad one). If you like historical fantasy with a bit of romance then you might enjoy this but don't go expecting Austen. You'll be disappointed. 

Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC