five stars. ten out of ten. this was *amazing* it was even better than the first, and the first book was another ten out of ten read.
I absolutely lovefive stars. ten out of ten. this was *amazing* it was even better than the first, and the first book was another ten out of ten read.
I absolutely love these characters, this world, and this author's writing. I really tried to take my time with this one bc I wanted it to last longer but once I got started I couldn't put it down and I read it in like two sittings ...more
reread 3/30/24: yup, just as good as the first time and if you haven't read it yet & want to know why you should, my original arc review is below! ----reread 3/30/24: yup, just as good as the first time and if you haven't read it yet & want to know why you should, my original arc review is below! ------ o.m.g. i LOVED this SO MUCH. it was literally aMAZING. I couldn't put it down. I was laughing out loud so much and I freaking love these characters so much. I was hooked from start to finish. I loved the letters that he sent her as they were growing up, and even tho Ora would trick him into sending her awful gifts, I loved that she still kept them bc she knew he had good intentions. the scene when she first met had me SCREAMING, poor Finn ...more
I’m just. wow. I loved this. It was SO good. I loved the characters and the writing and story and the pacing and… just all of it. I don’t think I haveI’m just. wow. I loved this. It was SO good. I loved the characters and the writing and story and the pacing and… just all of it. I don’t think I have any complaints (except that I just want them to KISS. PLEASE. I’m jk. ish. I loved this and wouldn’t change a thing).
okayokay, actual review below: First: characters. I genuinely loved all of them. Emerelda was an amazing character. I liked her from the start and just slowly fell even deeper in love the more we got to know her. She was such a strong and intelligent and just all around amazing FMC, and I’m sorta obsessed. PLUS she’s a captain. Of her own ship. As she went through the different challenges and obstacles thrown at her by the fates or gods or whoever is writing her book, she met every single one of them without backing down. And she came out even stronger every time. The heartless prince? Um for a man that doesn’t have a heart, he sure stole mine pretty quickly. Which I am totally okay with, I would have just handed it to him if that means we get more Ryder and Emerelda page time. I lived for all of their interactions. The side characters? Toriq, Caleb, Ansel, Winnie? LOVED THEM TOO. they didn’t just feel like side characters either though! They felt just as important as the MC and helped move the story along too.
This is also very much a slowwww burn. I don’t read them very often because I’m usually disappointed when the couple does get together if it isn’t written well. BUT I AM NOT DISAPPOINTED. Like I said, I am LIVING for every single second of page time that Ryder and Emerelda have together.
I was literally hooked from the first paragraph, and I could not put it down. This was so good from start to finish. I loved all the fairytales, myths and stories that were woven into this, and they didn’t feel like afterthoughts either, they were actually part of it. And if I wasn’t so familiar with so many fairy tales already I may not have realized that they weren’t completely unique for this story (which they still very much are, because they aren’t exactly the characters you remember from the Disney movies). I’m not gonna say which stories make an appearance in this, you’ll just have to read it yourself and see :)
ALSO there were poems/riddles, prophecies, songs, etc that RHYMED. That you got to read on the page! I LOVE getting those and this was yet another element that pushed this from already being a five star read, onto my favorites list. So, overall (if you couldn’t tell), I loved this. The writing was phenomenal, the story was amazing, the world building was incredible, and the characters were the best too. Like I said it is slow burn, there’s some found family, quests and adventure. There are sirens, mermaids, pirates, genies, magic and curses, and sooo many other things. and you know I also loved all of the tension and the little twists and turns the story took. I literally cannot wait for the next one and I one hundred percent recommend this!!
(there are soooo many more things I want to say and mention, but I don’t want to spoil anything so go add this to your TBR and read it asap so you can see for yourself.)
special thank you again to the author and R&R Book tours for sending me a copy!...more
I FREAKING LOVED THIS WHOLE BOOK. I'm gonna try and write an actual review later BUT YOU SHOULD READ THIS ASAP. you will not regret it.I FREAKING LOVED THIS WHOLE BOOK. I'm gonna try and write an actual review later BUT YOU SHOULD READ THIS ASAP. you will not regret it....more
Okay so I LOVED this book. It is definitely my favorite out of the series. I liked Gabrielle's character and Oliver is an ICON in this book (although Okay so I LOVED this book. It is definitely my favorite out of the series. I liked Gabrielle's character and Oliver is an ICON in this book (although there were things he had done in the previous books that I did not like, but other than that I really liked his character). I think the only thing that would have made me love it a little more would be if Asiri had gotten more page time and some sort of redemption arc. If I'm being totally honest... I was totally rooting for him and Gabrielle. I thought that their relationship was really starting to develop and it could have become a very steamy and serious enemies to lovers thing, and when I read the necklace scene I was like OMG THIS IS SO CUTE because he had secretly been there her whole life? Just watching over her and protecting her? Ugh my heart. But yeah, I was definitely rooting for them. Now to Andre. I want to put this out there first: I did not hate his character. I just think he was a bit... much. Sometimes. Like I understand she's your soulmate, but dude, come on. You just saw "overprotective/possessive alphahole" (thank you SJM's Bryce for the best adjective/noun ever) and had to take it several steps further.
Anyways, like I said, I loved the book, and the series. As always, Laura Thalassa wrote a fantastic series that had me hooked almost from the start and then just got better the farther they progressed....more
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