House of Sky and Breath

I can honestly say that the first book is somewhat easier to digest than this one. The main character is so out of touch with reality when it comes to analyze situations and ways to talk, when to be cheeky and when to keep the impulse in check or when it comes to people around her. When you think she is actually having some character development, she splats all over again. I can't like these series tbh, the idea of a magic world along with technology is actually a great concept, but somehow Maas made it really hard to like Bryce. She constantly disregards Hunt and his own struggles, I don't even understand why they are even together. Everyone needs to give in to her whims, she can't discern when to keep her mouth shut and when to use her sharp tongue, which usually brings all sorts of issues and even dangerous situations. Bryce is like a ticking bomb and highly impulsive and to me personally that is not what I consider to be a badass and leading female character, in fact Bryce lacks what it means to be a leader and sure characters need to have flaws to make the story interesting because no one likes Mary Sues, but they usually also have character development which Bryce is lacking, I am not reading the 3rd book. To me, it was a waste of time...even Nesta from ACOFAS (also another J.Maas series) which was 1000x worse than Bryce was able to understand that at some point you need to get over yourself and work on your behavior and issues, otherwise it leads to nothing more than isolation, more frustration and only hurts and drives away people who love her. Bryce lives in a world where everyone gives in to her, and so she never changes for the better. She has moments yes, but other than that I wouldn't call it character development. ...weiterlesen

Oh my burning Solas! To be honest, this series didn't quite make it to my list of favorites in comparison to TOG and ACOTAR. I found it less captivating, and I struggled to comprehend the ranks and history presented in the story. However, the ending left me with high hopes that the upcoming books might change my mind. Believe me, it takes a lot to shock me, but when I finished the book at 10 p.m., my jaw dropped to the floor! ...weiterlesen