Such a good idea for a fantasy story ruined by such juvenile dialogue. This book is a perfect example of why you should never judge a book by its cover. The cover is beautifully done and set the tone for an epic story.

Love the witcher vibes and the high fantasy setting this book takes place in.

Things I like:
-The story if written in a more adult dialogue, had the ability to be epic! I loved the story of the Ankou and would LOVE to read a more adult version of this.
-I love the imagination used to create these characters! The mages, handmaidens, unicorns, and of course the curse on the ankou. Such good ideas that I would have loved to read about in more detail and adult context.
-The world building was great. I love high fantasy settings with magic and mythical creature likes this.

-I also like how the author showed an abusive/toxic relationship from the perspective of the man being the victim. Often times it’s always the woman depicted as the victim and people forget it can be the other way around. I really appreciated what the author was showing in that theme.

Things I don’t like:
-The dialogue and writing is EXTREMELY young adult. To the point where I found it disappointing and lackluster. What really bothered me about this was that the author picked some very dark and mature themes in this book such as rape, and the mature content paired with the juvenile writing style just really didn’t go together well. This alone is what ruined the book for me.
-I wasn’t crazy about the character development. It didn’t captivate me. Although I can appreciate Flora’s growth as a character, I just wasn’t crazy about her. The Ankou had some development as well but it’s nothing you don’t see coming.
-The plot is simple and predictable.

This story had the ability to be so epic and instead was just so disappointing.
Most disappointing read of 2021 for me.

I probably wouldn’t recommend this book unless you enjoy books with a VERY young reading level. I hope as the author grows, we see more themes like this, but maybe written more young adult or new adult.

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