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The Blackened Blade (The Blackened Blade, #1)
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3.5 -
I have a few bones to pick with this book:
- It started off slow, but then started to pick up around the 60% mark. I found some parts very repetitive and think the book could have used another round of editing
- The magic system was very underdeveloped. I was expecting things to be flying around, people getting turned into rats, but for a magical school, I feel like zero magic was performed (aside from the self-healing)? It was more saying than showing. The most “magical” aspects were the different groups (Elven, shifter, witch) and the beasts trying to kill everyone.
- Our girl Micai needs to get her butt into the library and RESEARCH SOME STUFF. She just takes everything at face value 😭 “oh look at these new marks on my hips and ankles… wonder what that’s about… anyways”
- Wtf is going on with her sister? I need to know more about this little backstory. Why does she hate Micai? What compulsion does she have over the wolfies? I’m sure we’ll get it in the next book, but I feel like it was such a huge plot line that kinda fell to the background.
- I need more of Professor Valor. Like a lot more.
- That cliffhanger is NOT COOL. And what’s worse is that there isn’t the second book for me to pick up asap. I know Annex is gonna be fine… right? He’s gonna be fine. Gonna keep telling myself this.
All in all, I enjoyed myself (I know my review makes it seem like I didn’t, but I was kicking my feet and giggling) and I will be reading the next book because there are too many questions left unanswered and I NEED to know what’s gonna happen. I’m happy to see a take-no-shit/hold-no-prisoners FMC and can’t wait to see Micai evolve in book 2!
#JusticeForAnnex
I have a few bones to pick with this book:
- It started off slow, but then started to pick up around the 60% mark. I found some parts very repetitive and think the book could have used another round of editing
- The magic system was very underdeveloped. I was expecting things to be flying around, people getting turned into rats, but for a magical school, I feel like zero magic was performed (aside from the self-healing)? It was more saying than showing. The most “magical” aspects were the different groups (Elven, shifter, witch) and the beasts trying to kill everyone.
- Our girl Micai needs to get her butt into the library and RESEARCH SOME STUFF. She just takes everything at face value 😭 “oh look at these new marks on my hips and ankles… wonder what that’s about… anyways”
- Wtf is going on with her sister? I need to know more about this little backstory. Why does she hate Micai? What compulsion does she have over the wolfies? I’m sure we’ll get it in the next book, but I feel like it was such a huge plot line that kinda fell to the background.
- I need more of Professor Valor. Like a lot more.
- That cliffhanger is NOT COOL. And what’s worse is that there isn’t the second book for me to pick up asap. I know Annex is gonna be fine… right? He’s gonna be fine. Gonna keep telling myself this.
All in all, I enjoyed myself (I know my review makes it seem like I didn’t, but I was kicking my feet and giggling) and I will be reading the next book because there are too many questions left unanswered and I NEED to know what’s gonna happen. I’m happy to see a take-no-shit/hold-no-prisoners FMC and can’t wait to see Micai evolve in book 2!
#JusticeForAnnex
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