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A review by bekahzabel
To Bleed a Crystal Bloom by Sarah A. Parker
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Okay I have quite a bit of jarbled thoughts to share with y’all here.
First off, the writing is so beautiful. Very poetic prose in Sarah’s world building which is right up my alley, I would truly write anything this woman puts out.
Second, I found myself very confused. I’m talking about by page 400 I was like okay where are the answers?? LOL. Most of the time I just try to be a little delulu through the world building in a fantasy book, but I’m hoping it was really setting the scene for the next two books of the trilogy.
Rapunzel retelling,
Unique Magical World,
Mermen 🧜🏼♀️🧜🏼♂️ & Magical Creatures
Prophecy/Mysterious ??
Coming of Age FMC
Training
4⭐️//🌶️
*****Spoilers from this point forward******
Third, I’m not sure who I was supposed to fall in love with. Rhyorden is giving me possessive and I’ll do anything to have her… but there were moments that he really pissed me off. I don’t like the way he speaks to Orlaith.
Cainon… I liked you, and you were growing on me until you snapped the cupla onto her wrist without her permission. That gave me the ick.
Kai… you can do no wrong, I was rooting for you.
Orlaith our FMC is sheltered and slowly coming into her own. She’s got some training under her belt, and I’m looking forward to seeing more growth once she crosses the sea after leaving the Stony Stem.
I will definitely continue I just hope some more answers unfold 😩🤣
First off, the writing is so beautiful. Very poetic prose in Sarah’s world building which is right up my alley, I would truly write anything this woman puts out.
Second, I found myself very confused. I’m talking about by page 400 I was like okay where are the answers?? LOL. Most of the time I just try to be a little delulu through the world building in a fantasy book, but I’m hoping it was really setting the scene for the next two books of the trilogy.
Rapunzel retelling,
Unique Magical World,
Mermen 🧜🏼♀️🧜🏼♂️ & Magical Creatures
Prophecy/Mysterious ??
Coming of Age FMC
Training
4⭐️//🌶️
*****Spoilers from this point forward******
Third, I’m not sure who I was supposed to fall in love with. Rhyorden is giving me possessive and I’ll do anything to have her… but there were moments that he really pissed me off. I don’t like the way he speaks to Orlaith.
Cainon… I liked you, and you were growing on me until you snapped the cupla onto her wrist without her permission. That gave me the ick.
Kai… you can do no wrong, I was rooting for you.
Orlaith our FMC is sheltered and slowly coming into her own. She’s got some training under her belt, and I’m looking forward to seeing more growth once she crosses the sea after leaving the Stony Stem.
I will definitely continue I just hope some more answers unfold 😩🤣