The only ones I liked where Risha and Nikolas. The story mostly was told from the point of view(s) of the heirs. It felt like it was just this cool quote about Taesia that the author thought of that she just had to get it in somewhere. What will you do when all your masks fall? Who will you be then?' That does not sound like early 20 year old talking, least of all Nikolas.

He has said 'You wear, masks, Taesia.One day you're the hero, the next you're the thief, the fool, the killer. I'm still relatively new at reviewing books but in this book, if you take out any reference to their names and simply describe them going from point a to point b, I don't think I would be able to tell the difference.Ī part that bothered me the most in regards to a character's voice was when Nikolas broke up with Taesia. The story had multiple point of views, which I personally don't have a problem with, but I never felt like any of the characters had their own voice. I was just not a fan of this book and I honestly struggled to finish reading it. I would consider this more of a 'new adult' book than anything.īut because this was marketed as an adult book, I'm going to judge it as an adult book. The only thing I can imagine why this would be an 'adult' book was that there were two sex scenes but there was nothing too explicit. With YA books I tend to find the characters annoying, the book focus on romance (often unrealistic), and sometimes high-school level of drama. There is nothing wrong with YA books but, personally, I'm not a fan of them (or I have to be in the mood for them). This book was marketed as the author's debut adult dark fantasy book but throughout the story, I got YA vibes. I really did like the idea of the gods withdrawing their blessing and was interested as to see why they would like their realm die. The cover of the book looked awesome and the premise was interesting.

From the marketing, I understood that this was her debut dark adult fantasy book since she was traditionally known for doing YA books. Please note in an exchange for an honest review, I received an advance reader copy (ARC) from NetGalley.

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