KoE really surprised me in it’s complexities and depth and world building.
It was on par with the whole Throne of Glass series.
Yeah.
Maxym Martineau does such a good job making her characters have intricate backstories that are revealed bit by bit, letting the secrets come to light naturally. KoE was more about finding oneself in the midst of emotional turmoil than it was about the relationship between Leena and Noc. The relationship between Leena and herself, Leena and her beasts and Leena and her past took center stage in KoE. The character development in Leena was amazing. From the beginning of the book, the Charmer was wary of men and people in general, having been burned too badly before. Because of that, the connection between her and Noc is especially extraordinary. Noc is willing to work with her, willing to tell her some secrets and willing to protect her from the beginning.
Her past burns weren’t.
The simple act of listening to her and not betraying her shot Noc up so many levels, it was ridiculous.
Noc, on the other hand, wasn’t “truly” burned. At least not in the traditional sense. He was cursed. And it was a terrible curse. I cried.
Noc suffered quite a bit in this book and I sincerely hope that he doesn’t suffer so much in the next book. Like, ease off. He needs a happy ending.
The genre should read: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Romance. There was more fantasy and magic than romance. I mean, plenty of that too. But still. I repeat: The magic of relationships (in general) was the main focus.
The diversity was off the charts for this book; gay, bisexual, straight, lesbian, black, white, I’m not entirely sure what race you are sir…, pretty sure there were some Arab adjacent there…
Point being, it was an amazing book. There were some triggers: harm, scars and torture as well as some violence but it wasn’t that bad and it wasn’t graphic. That’s like the best part about the book.
None of it was graphic. Not the sex, not the fighting, not the deaths. Everything was exactly right. I couldn’t put it down.
It was on par with the whole Throne of Glass series.
Yeah.
Maxym Martineau does such a good job making her characters have intricate backstories that are revealed bit by bit, letting the secrets come to light naturally. KoE was more about finding oneself in the midst of emotional turmoil than it was about the relationship between Leena and Noc. The relationship between Leena and herself, Leena and her beasts and Leena and her past took center stage in KoE. The character development in Leena was amazing. From the beginning of the book, the Charmer was wary of men and people in general, having been burned too badly before. Because of that, the connection between her and Noc is especially extraordinary. Noc is willing to work with her, willing to tell her some secrets and willing to protect her from the beginning.
Her past burns weren’t.
The simple act of listening to her and not betraying her shot Noc up so many levels, it was ridiculous.
Noc, on the other hand, wasn’t “truly” burned. At least not in the traditional sense. He was cursed. And it was a terrible curse. I cried.
Noc suffered quite a bit in this book and I sincerely hope that he doesn’t suffer so much in the next book. Like, ease off. He needs a happy ending.
The genre should read: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Romance. There was more fantasy and magic than romance. I mean, plenty of that too. But still. I repeat: The magic of relationships (in general) was the main focus.
The diversity was off the charts for this book; gay, bisexual, straight, lesbian, black, white, I’m not entirely sure what race you are sir…, pretty sure there were some Arab adjacent there…
Point being, it was an amazing book. There were some triggers: harm, scars and torture as well as some violence but it wasn’t that bad and it wasn’t graphic. That’s like the best part about the book.
None of it was graphic. Not the sex, not the fighting, not the deaths. Everything was exactly right. I couldn’t put it down.