54 pages was enough to constitute a no from me. So many POVs (4-5) jammed every 4 paragraphs or so in the 2 chapters I read. They all sound the same t54 pages was enough to constitute a no from me. So many POVs (4-5) jammed every 4 paragraphs or so in the 2 chapters I read. They all sound the same too, so I was bored very quickly....more
Look, I have been, up to this point, patient. Nay, downright forbearing. But this is too much!
This is a novel with one heroine and four devoted loversLook, I have been, up to this point, patient. Nay, downright forbearing. But this is too much!
This is a novel with one heroine and four devoted lovers - so why is there so much goddamn tongue-wagging (and not the kind you’d expect?!)
I am stuck with a whole cacophony of characters that just like to hear the sound of their own voices over and over again as they explain, in a nonlinear and purposely-confusing way, a nonsensical balance system, long lists of purities and impurities and thousands upon thousands of years of contradictory mythical lore spanning back to the creation of time.
Look, I don’t like to tell anyone how to do their job but I checked the social contract inherent in the genre and found this series to be in violation of the mandatory number of illicit sex scenes to be expected.
Easily 75% of this book is long series of conversations I don’t care about. Because the world building makes it clear that whilst an apocalypse can happen, it’s possible for heaven and hell to literally slam shut the gates and ride out catastrophe as the big bad gets loose. And whilst it’s possible that later down the line, the big bad could cause issues for hell - the real emergency isn’t there! None of the characters would be caught up in the initial slaughter so the end of the world feels pointlessly dramatic.
Also, and I can’t stress this enough, what is even the point of Jude?!
Okay, so whilst there is a lot of action in the physical sense in which monsters needed to be slain and lives were on the line, I continue - and I canOkay, so whilst there is a lot of action in the physical sense in which monsters needed to be slain and lives were on the line, I continue - and I can not express this strongly enough - to be searching through the pages wondering when the explosive, all-consuming and wickedly-delightful sex scenes are going to appear.
Like, I’m sorry, is this author even dedicated to the craft of whacking as many orgies in as taste and common decency allows? Have they no appreciation for our needs?! If I can count the sexual interactions from two books on one hand then I count that as underachieving.
If I have to sit through another conversation I don’t want to understand about imbalances and purities and the carefully constructed tightrope hell and heaven walk then I am going to start screaming.
I DON’T CARE ABOUT CHARACTER MOTIVATIONS AND DECEIT AND A WEB OF LIES AND PLOT THAT IS ENSNARING THE LEAD CHARACTERS!
I could do with more stabbing (literally and figuratively) and less chitchat about the conspiracies surrounding all the bit players!
I picked up this book expecting a devious sex-fest with a barely mentioned plot tying into it with the express purpose of creating more and unique wayI picked up this book expecting a devious sex-fest with a barely mentioned plot tying into it with the express purpose of creating more and unique ways for the characters to get it on.
Unfortunately there is a lot of world building, and character arcs and back story and mythology.
I’m actually offended. I had EXPECTATIONS. You don’t pick up this kind of novel expecting to memorize complicated mythology, okay? Clearly some kind of contract has been broken here.
Get your shit together in the next installment, guys.
Also, the continued use of the word g*pped (which is a slur) was very aggravating. I knocked off a star just for that alone....more
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