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A review by booksbytheglass
Midnight Ruin by Katee Robert
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
okay hear me out … this one was a whole lot of fluff with little to no plot… it follows the story of eurydice and charon’s budding relationship and the fallout of the betrayal of orpheus - but I just didn’t care??? 🥴
I’ve been looking forward to eurydice’s story for a while now, especially after the events of the last book, but it just felt so rushed and superficial to me. I wanted a slow burn with charon, but they jumped into a relationship like two chapters in. and then, I wanted SO MUCH groveling from orpheus, and she forgave him almost immediately… I was 100% that cat meme “HUH” 😹😹😹
and beyond the relationship drama and the smut, the plot just went basically nowhere. it took a majority of the book for eurydice and ariadne to actually have a conversation about the threats against olympus, and yet, all it did was set up future stories.
this was 100% a filler book, but I don’t think it was the right couple to do it with. I just wanted so much more!!
for a long drawn out series like this, the conflict and upcoming war is just taking way too long to get here. I would have loved another side quest book like RADIANT SIN - but this one was pretty pointless except for the one conversation ariadne and eurydice had
rating: 3 stars
wine pairing: burgundy pinot noir
I’ve been looking forward to eurydice’s story for a while now, especially after the events of the last book, but it just felt so rushed and superficial to me. I wanted a slow burn with charon, but they jumped into a relationship like two chapters in. and then, I wanted SO MUCH groveling from orpheus, and she forgave him almost immediately… I was 100% that cat meme “HUH” 😹😹😹
and beyond the relationship drama and the smut, the plot just went basically nowhere. it took a majority of the book for eurydice and ariadne to actually have a conversation about the threats against olympus, and yet, all it did was set up future stories.
this was 100% a filler book, but I don’t think it was the right couple to do it with. I just wanted so much more!!
for a long drawn out series like this, the conflict and upcoming war is just taking way too long to get here. I would have loved another side quest book like RADIANT SIN - but this one was pretty pointless except for the one conversation ariadne and eurydice had
rating: 3 stars
wine pairing: burgundy pinot noir