cajun_girl_reads's reviews
60 reviews

 This is 10000% a fantastic ending to this Duology!

I was offered this novel as an ARC review. It came in a gorgeous PR box with my own little dragon and he kept me company the entire time I was reading. I even named him. Sir Readerton, House of Ventura, First of His Name.

Yea. I watched GoT. Sue me lol

Back to the book! It gave me EVERYTHING that I needed. It was action-packed. It was dramatic. It was suspenseful. It has vampires and dragons. DRAGONS. There was a ton of tension and just as much spice. I don’t think I was let down by any part of this book & that isn‘t something that I say often. 

In book 1, Celestina got on every single nerve that I have. Not because she was a horribly written FMC, but because she was naive. Her character growth in this one was exactly what I was looking for and kept me turning the pages to see where she went with it. I fell in love with Amaya and Cullen. I love characters that you literally ache to give up. I love a good connection that is painful when it ends. It lets me know that all the blood, sweat, at tears the author put into this novel were portrayed on the pages to the point where I couldn’t give them up.

I will recommend this to literally anyone who will listen. 

 I am only just now getting into more dystopian novels. I love a good fantasy - but only recently. So I am still new to learning what it should include and what it should not - what I should be looking for and what I WANT the book to give me in this genre.

With all of that being said. WHY ARE MORE PEOPLE NOT TALKING ABOUT THIS?! I read this one and IMMEDIATELY jumped into the next. I am hooked. Quite literally. 

It has Fae. It has Humans. It has Fae vs Human and it is GIVING in that department. In ways other fantasy novels I have read haven’t. I couldn’t put it down. I LOVE the FMC - did she annoy me at times? Yes. But I have never liked a one-dimensional character, so I loved it. Honestly, if you haven’t read this yet - you should. Literally. Please do it.

-- but also kind of applies to life right now --

Now, lift up your beautiful face and show everyone in the room they can take nothing away from you. No matter what. Never apologize for how others react to your strength. 

It has been a bit since I picked up a YA book - but when I tell you tgis book did not disappint - I truly mean it!

Nev herself is very unique. And I mean this in a good way because it's something that made me notice her - the fact that she stood out compared to other FMCs in books that I have read. Her character development was on point and the entire flow of the events and story made sense and were seamless. 

There are some heavy topics in here - but there is also Halloween, so it most def evened out for me. Be sure that you read the triffer warnings, because while I may not have some - others do.

If you love a good redemption arc - then pay close attention to Nev's brother. I promise you won't regret it!

This book was whilesome - while giving me the things I look for when reading. Active and present MCs - secondary characters that stand out & a story that makes sense and pages that I just have to keep turning. It was a quick and very enjoyable read for me!

 As someone who has been married for 14 years and together for almost 20, I absolutely loved reading a novel that shows marriage concerns and very real issues within marriages represented. Marriage is hard. Relationships are hard. And as someone with children, I can say that I related to some of these things a little more than I thought I would. 

I am a sucker for a second chance story - especially since my love story in real life is about that. The ups are up and the downs in this story are down. But they were written so wonderfully that you couldn’t help but cheer for them even when they didn’t have a reason to cheer for themselves. 

Sometimes tho - like this book accurately portrays - it takes something massive and unexpected to drive your point home. When someone doesn’t take you seriously, sometimes you have to step outside of yourself and show them just how much you meant what you said. 

Watching this unravel and then getting to see it put back together was a beautiful thing. As far as second-chance romances go, this one is def in my top 10. I loved it.