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A review by betwixt_the_pages
A Vision in Crimson by Kathryn Troy
4.0
Rating: 3.75/5 Penguins (rounded up)
Quick Reasons: insta-love; some mysterious/unexplained magics; the writing felt a little bit stiff; intriguing plot line; unique and fresh world-building; entertaining read
HUGE thanks to Kathryn Troy for the ARC of this title! My review of this book is voluntarily written and in no way altered or impacted by this gesture.
The dark shadow swirled it around in his mouth for a minute, then spit it back out and rolled it around in his palm. The once blue sphere was now clear. Ice crystals filled the little curiosity.
To his left, the sun was rising. The many darted off into the shadows, taking the sphere with him.
This was an entertaining, easy to dive into read. The world-building is fresh and unique, with some new twists to the old tales/tropes. I had a fantastic time living through these characters as they explored new territories...and each other. The plot was intriguing and made me want to know what happened next, as soon as possible. And that COVER!? STUNNING!
There was a lot of the insta-love trope happening, as our MMC and FMC jumped very quickly from "hi, I just met you" to "hi, let's move in together!" The writing also felt a bit stiff and disjointed in certain scenes. There were some moments I thought we might get a better explanation of the magic sources mentioned, that ended up remaining mostly mysterious (where did Kate's magic come from? how were Luca and Hercules and all the various other bookish characters suddenly found to exist? was Kate the only sibling with abilities?)
"What were you doing?"
Ted hesitated before answering. "The acting troupe."
Kate blinked as she caught his meaning. "The whole-- THE WHOLE troupe??!"
"They were in town for a couple of days. They did an acrobatic performance at the summer festival. It was quite a show, you would have enjoyed--"
"You couldn't contain yourself just this once?!" Kate cried.
"Did you hear what I just said? They were ACROBATS."
Still, this was a fast and entertaining journey, and I greatly enjoyed "watching" the characters grow and thrive. I definitely recommend this to lovers of mythology, fantasy, magic, and vampires. There are secrets to be uncovered in these pages, Penguins. Are you ready for them?
Quick Reasons: insta-love; some mysterious/unexplained magics; the writing felt a little bit stiff; intriguing plot line; unique and fresh world-building; entertaining read
HUGE thanks to Kathryn Troy for the ARC of this title! My review of this book is voluntarily written and in no way altered or impacted by this gesture.
The dark shadow swirled it around in his mouth for a minute, then spit it back out and rolled it around in his palm. The once blue sphere was now clear. Ice crystals filled the little curiosity.
To his left, the sun was rising. The many darted off into the shadows, taking the sphere with him.
This was an entertaining, easy to dive into read. The world-building is fresh and unique, with some new twists to the old tales/tropes. I had a fantastic time living through these characters as they explored new territories...and each other. The plot was intriguing and made me want to know what happened next, as soon as possible. And that COVER!? STUNNING!
There was a lot of the insta-love trope happening, as our MMC and FMC jumped very quickly from "hi, I just met you" to "hi, let's move in together!" The writing also felt a bit stiff and disjointed in certain scenes. There were some moments I thought we might get a better explanation of the magic sources mentioned, that ended up remaining mostly mysterious (where did Kate's magic come from? how were Luca and Hercules and all the various other bookish characters suddenly found to exist? was Kate the only sibling with abilities?)
"What were you doing?"
Ted hesitated before answering. "The acting troupe."
Kate blinked as she caught his meaning. "The whole-- THE WHOLE troupe??!"
"They were in town for a couple of days. They did an acrobatic performance at the summer festival. It was quite a show, you would have enjoyed--"
"You couldn't contain yourself just this once?!" Kate cried.
"Did you hear what I just said? They were ACROBATS."
Still, this was a fast and entertaining journey, and I greatly enjoyed "watching" the characters grow and thrive. I definitely recommend this to lovers of mythology, fantasy, magic, and vampires. There are secrets to be uncovered in these pages, Penguins. Are you ready for them?