Reviewed by Leigha on
Perhaps I would have enjoyed this book more if I did not read it right now. While I typically love unique fantasy settings and star crossed lovers, I struggled to connect to the main characters and the beast charming. It’s been rather difficult for me to read right now with everything going on in my life – I do give it credit for sucking me into the story rather quickly and easily.
I found Leena and Noc to be boring protagonists. They should have been fascinating considering their careers, and yet they felt rather ho-hum as individuals and as a couple. The setting is much more fascinating, although I will admit to struggling with picturing the “beasts” described in the text. I wish some of the beasts were not made up – we got plenty of fascinating animals in our world to draw upon. The ending had me intrigued, and I picked up the second book in the series on NetGalley.
tl;dr While the characters were boring, it was a quick and easy read with an intriguing ending.
Reading updates
- Started reading
- 4 July, 2020: Finished reading
- 4 July, 2020: Reviewed