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A review by skyhazzard
Calla Falling by Tallie Rose
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
I received an ARC from the author in exchange for an honest review.
To start this off I really liked the idea of this book (I’m nothing if not Beauty and the Beast trash) and certain aspects, I just wanted more from everything. I felt like the story could have been much stronger with more development, more interactions between characters, just more in general.
Also more showing not telling…like Calla being one of the best hunters, it was mentioned numerous times but we only saw her fight with Isolde (who’s the love interest and it felt more like flirty banter time) and then she fought again later on but was in a weakened state and when we begin in the story she hasn’t really fought in awhile because of this peace between vampires and humans. I would have liked to see more of her being a badass hunter and living up to that.
On the plus side I did enjoy Calla and Isolde’s interactions. I could feel the chemistry between them, I just wanted more scenes between Calla being forced to be around her to them actually falling for each other. But the flirty banter was great.
To start this off I really liked the idea of this book (I’m nothing if not Beauty and the Beast trash) and certain aspects, I just wanted more from everything. I felt like the story could have been much stronger with more development, more interactions between characters, just more in general.
Also more showing not telling…like Calla being one of the best hunters, it was mentioned numerous times but we only saw her fight with Isolde (who’s the love interest and it felt more like flirty banter time) and then she fought again later on but was in a weakened state and when we begin in the story she hasn’t really fought in awhile because of this peace between vampires and humans. I would have liked to see more of her being a badass hunter and living up to that.
On the plus side I did enjoy Calla and Isolde’s interactions. I could feel the chemistry between them, I just wanted more scenes between Calla being forced to be around her to them actually falling for each other. But the flirty banter was great.