Jackie's Reviews > The Blackened Blade

The book is over 400 pages. I personally found it lacking and disappointing. It’s very repetitive. Shower, class, work out, eat, go to the woods.

The entire book is about magical being (warlocks, witches, shifters) in an academy, but there really isn’t any magic used. I can think of like five moments when magic is used. None of the main characters powers are even explained, just that they are powerful. One is a shifter and of course the “leader” has smoke daddy powers. Super original.

In the book, she only attends the same three non magical classes; music, world history, and defense class. There is no diving into the magical aspects of the book.

For a character who “pulled herself from the depths of hell” and is an older soul than everyone she is very meh about everything? I personally would have preferred if she was psychotic and feral. At least she would be interesting.

There are so many plot points not explored. And for a 400 page book I expected some things to be explained. Like….

Her half sister is only a year younger than her and the family history is never explained. Who is the sisters mother? Why does the fmc have the family name but she sister doesn’t? Where is her father? How did she kill her mother? What is the sisters powers?

The markings on her body are never explored in the book. It makes no sense that she would ignore these strange markings appearing on her skin. She never seeks answers on how she was able to go back in time. She just accepts it and moves on. It makes no sense? It was a missed opportunity for the author to explore the magical aspect of this world through researching her markings.

Why is she even in the school. She hates it there. She’s not accepted. Or wanted. She supposedly is powerless. So leave. There are obviously bigger problems to focus on instead of 19 year old shoulder checking her and calling her a slut. She lays in bed and cries for her mate…. So go find him and save him! 🤦‍♀️

She brags about getting revenge but she really doesn’t. Yes she stands up for herself but Again it would have been so cool if she was feral and a psycho.

Besides getting stronger and standing up to the bullies she has no real goal or purpose.🥱 Thats the entire book.

I grew very tired of the “you’re weak and pathetic. no one wants you here” bullying. I mean I get it she’s not like other girls… but god it was repeated over and over again.
Idk if I will continue into the next one.