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Eliza Tilton

Autor(a) de Broken Forest

23 Works 175 Membros 9 Críticas

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I’m sorry but I can’t rate this higher when adultery isn’t frowned upon. When the king did it, his wife was super upset (as she ought to be) and angry but for some reason it is alright if she also cheats on her husband? Double standards much?

Genre: romantic fantasy, suspense
Age: adult
Series/Standalone: part of a series by many authors, read as standalone
Tropes: friends to more
Content: abusive spouse, adultery (both the husband and wife were guilty), death of children, murder
Rating: 2/5 Stars
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libraryofemma | Oct 20, 2023 |
Allow a full, long day for this PG15 paranormal quest to hold the darkthings at bey. I had an ARC via Bookfunnel and this voluntary review is my own opinion.
 
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Quakerwidow | Mar 28, 2022 |
Zombies, necromancy, magic and romance make this into an intriguing read with more than a few dark surprises.

Arabella was kidnapped, nearly sacrificed at the hands of a cult, and is trying to recover from the experience with her family far away from their home. Scars cover her body, but she's managed to find a way to live on, and even has a nice dose of curiosity, which sends her exploring the surrounding area of the town they're staying in on her own. But she isn't aware that demons are not a myth in this village, and that the dark mines there hold even darker secrets. Soon, she finds herself facing the walking dead, and her voice might be the only way to stop them.

I've enjoyed Tilton's tales in the past and was looking forward to this one. This tale snuggles up with a darker, gothic plot and takes a teenage girl, who already has suffered a horrid ordeal, and sets her against a necromancer and his evil desires. The entire thing rings with originality and forces the heroine into situations, which grab and don't let go. With demons and zombies, the shadows are deadly, and throwing this all into a village which a maze of mines creates a perfect scene. It keeps the reader on the edge of their seat and offers all sorts of exciting surprises.

The writing flows seamlessly and creates a solid world. There isn't any time lost on long explanations as we meet Arabella during one of her explorations, and learn with dribbles and drops about her difficult past. And that works, although part of me wished to have had the chance to experience her earlier episode with the occult first. But then, there were several moments, which seemed to be rushed over and could have used more depth. Still, I didn't want to stop reading and had to see what would happen next.

This is a young adult novel, but for some reason, the characters often seemed a little younger to me than they were. The dialogue was often short and simple, not exactly how I'd expect (and know) older teens to speak. Plus, the reactions seemed a bit young as well...more as if they were in their earlier teens. But as the story went on, even this was no longer an issue, and I found myself rooting for Arabella, Leo (her love interest), and wishing the zombies would finally just fall over and stay nice and dead.
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tdrecker | Oct 13, 2020 |
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Avikar embarks on a mission to save his sister Jeslyn who's been kidnapped and taken into the mythical country of Daath.

In the beginning I had some trouble focussing on this book, mainly because it doesn't involve one first person POV, but multiple first person POVs. Especially when the scene wasn't completely set yet this was confusing. There were some thing in the story that I really liked and added something, like Lucino and Jeslyn telling the same story, showing their different ulterior motives. At other times, the story was hopelessly awkward when there were very exposition-filled scenes that felt out of place.

Of the three POV characters Jeslyn is the least entertaining. She's incredibly naive and doesn't seem to learn anything. I hope she will grow more in the rest of the series. All in all, it had its moments and I hope to see more of them in the next book.

Thanks to the publisher for providing me with a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!
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Floratina | 1 outra crítica | Dec 7, 2019 |

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Obras
23
Membros
175
Popularidade
#122,547
Avaliação
½ 3.5
Críticas
9
ISBN
24

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