megliz's reviews
205 reviews

Probably are at the Caraval series first, but this one sounded more interesting to me. Though I'm glad I went right into this one. I really loved the fairy tale atmosphere. Everything felt bright and a little ostentatious and really magical. Even when things got dark and spooky, it still felt very cartoonish fairy tale. Which was a positive to me, I felt very immersed in this world. 

World building wise, I'm curious about the idea of the Fates and can't wait to explore more of this world. The FMC got on my nerves a little, but it is a YA book, so that was expected. I loved Jacks! He's so evil. I can't wait to see him soften towards his little fox. 

I am definitely jumping right into the next book. And I might go back and read Caraval just for more Jacks.

I found this book to be incredibly boring. I just didn't care about any of the characters or about the mystery that was happening. I missed whatever message the book was giving me because of how uninterested I was. It just wasn't for me.

Unfortunately, I could not get into this. Everything about it is good. It's vikings and pirates and enemies to lovers, and I was loving it until I just could not get back into it. While I finished it, I can not give it a fair rating. I am planning on going back and listening to the audiobook at a different time. 

This is a creative, unique, and beautifully written fantasy. The setting is immersive and feels like a child's imagination. I really liked the nonsensical nature of the world. Hana and Keishin are complete opposites. He follows a more scientific viewpoint, and her being more open and with fluid thinking. 

For me, the plot was just okay. I ended up being distracted by world building, and I didn't like being pulled away for the plot. I did like the twist at the end. It was really interesting how the two main characters were connected. The romance was sweet but insta-love. 

It's a beautiful book, and it deserves praise for the prose, but I felt like it lacked substance overall.

I wanted to love this so much. It has an amazing premise, but it was just okay. I loved the language and the idea of translation. The inspiration that was taken from Babel was really interesting. World war vibes with dragons was a unique concept. The political intrigue that went throughout the book was Hunger Games level.

However, the characters really just fell flat for me. I didn't fall in love with anyone. I didn't root for anyone. I found the main character to be kind of annoying most of the time, and the romance felt really weak to me. 

I think I wanted more politics, more rebellion, instead of vivian thinking about her friend and her love interest. For a YA book, I think this is really solid. I just don't think it translates well into adult fantasy. I am interested enough that when the second book comes out, I'll probably read it. 

While reading, I thought this was gonna be a solid book but like a good 4 stars. Mostly because this definitely fell into middle book syndrome. At times, it feels like most of the plot is just setting up the major arc of the next 2 books, but nothing ever happens in this book, and you're left on big cliffhanger. However, this did not happen. Yes, we are introduced to a lot of new things, new characters, new concepts, and more world building. But there's actual payoff at the end of this book. And while the ending was jaw-dropping, I felt it was the perfect stopping point. 

Since I finished the book, i've spent like a week looking at other people's theories because we are left with a lot of questions. Also, this book builds on a concept we just thought was world building, but now might be very important - the gods. There were little small moments throughout the book that really fleshed out the world building. There was a lot of travel in different places. You had to explore more of the world. The fantasy elements are starting to feel more complete.

One of the best things in this book, in my opinion, is how funny it was. Fantasies usually have comedic reliefs, but this book was legitimately hilarious. All the characters are so sassy. Our grandpa dragon, Tarin, should not be as sassy as he is. Ridoc carried parts of this book. He is definitely one of my favorite characters, and if he dies, I will riot. I didn't expect an enemies to lovers relationship between myself and Dain but he redeems himself.

The romance was the part that irritated me in Iron Flame, I'm not a huge fan of miscommunication. However, in Onyx Storm, their relationship is perfect. Shadow daddy Xaden was hot, but Venin Xaden is scorching. Violet and Xaden really feel like they have a strong foundation for the relationship, and I really feel like for the first time, they are just truly deeply in love.

My biggest complaint is the beginning of the book. The whole first rendition of quest squad was annoying. I hated how everyone was still fighting with Violet, even though she knew what needed to happen. I was so happy when she finally said, "No, shut up, sit down. We're doing this my way." Also, the whole thing with General Aetos, being a dick, there was already enough issues in the book that it felt redundant and unnecessary. 

I liked the first two books enough to pick up this third book, but now I am a die-hard fan. I will be counting down the days for the next one. I will probably end up rereading all three of the books sometime this year as well.

This is a funny fantasy romantic comedy. Who doesn't wanna step into their favorite fantasy novel. Isekai trope is one of my favorite types of books for easy fun fantasy reads. 

Rhys/Feliks had such a squirrel brain. I'd loved his personality. Mixing his silliness with Marek's angst and grumpiness gives the perfect grumpy/sunshine tropes. Watching Feliks confuse the hell out of everyone was hilarious. I loved the side characters of Bunny the dragon, our murderous son Damon, and our murderous BFF Kasia.

Honestly, the plot was secondary to the character relationships and the romance. That really works for me. It might not work for others, but I love this book and we'll be looking forward to the next one.

This was such a gripping, haunting, mysterious gothic romantasy. The atmosphere really sets the tone for the book. 

The main character was giving me fits with how annoying she was, but her character growth was breathtaking. I loved it. She embraced who she was, and I can't wait to read in the next book her growing even more into herself.

The murder mystery was interesting. I think it dragged a little bit, but the twist did surprise me. I didn't care too much for the side characters. Sylas was snarky, and I loved him. Hopefully, we get to explore more of Blythe's character in the further books.

Signa's and Death slow burn romance was the star of the book. I ate up the fact that she's the only person he can touch. How protective he was of her really sets a new meaning of touch her and die vibes. 

Book one felt like a standalone. The story wraps up really nicely. But I am excited to where the story can go.

This was such a fun time. I loved the humor of this book. It like literally cracked me up at times. Personally, I think it worked better listening to it on audiobook, then reading it. I think the humor and the overall silliness comes across better that way.

I liked getting the villain's point of view sporadically throughout. He is so down bad for her. The plot was pretty captivating, and the twist was really good. 

Some books I read for the plot or big world building. And others are you just for fun. This was a fun book. Don't take it too seriously.