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Lowan's Song by Elaia Crowe
3.0
Rating: 3.5/5 Penguins (rounded down)
Quick Reasons: this read is crawling with instalove; cute romance, confusing writing; interesting characters but hard to follow story; this just wasn't the Reaper romance for me; snarky, witty prose...but also awkward, dramatic prose?
HUGE thanks to Elaia Crowe and Unchained Imagination Publishing for the title! My review is voluntarily written and in no way altered or impacted by this gesture.
"Death is your purpose, and purpose always calls to a person. Relentless in its pursuit for your heart."
"I know what I am, Rook. There's not a part of me that needs you to clarify that, and it would be much less damning to crave mayhem than murder."
"Mayhem can lead to murder. Your soul isn't any more damned than mine for carrying out your duty."
This book was as interesting as it was chaotic, as entertaining as it was confusing. I was at turns EXCITED about what was happening, would happen, had happened already....and yet somehow slightly annoyed with how few answers I gleaned from the read. Ultimately, this book just wasn't QUITE the right fit for me...but oh, how I think it COULD HAVE been with just a little more cleaning.
The concept for this story was SUPER intriguing. I was sucked into the world almost immediately, needing to know the backstory, needing to seek out and root around in all the nooks and crannies for the answers. I could not bring myself to put this book down--I NEEDED to see what happened next. The characters were at odds, both SUPER intriguing and yet entirely (at moments) irksome. The prose was witty and full of snark...and yet somehow also, at times, a little too dramatic with the emotional dialogue. I left this read, ultimately, confused...mostly questioning the world, the magic system, the backstory. How did we end up where we ended? What happened in the before, and WHY?
"Your cheeks are a little red. Are you thinking about what I said I want to do to you?"
"No, I'm thinking about what I want to do to you."
"Which is what? Tell me."
"Kick you from this island to find out if reapers can fly."
With some further clarity on the world-building, some polishing on the character motivations (there was a fair amount of instalove, but not a whole lot of relationship building to lend credence to the fast leap from "I mostly hate you" to "okay let's do this"). This book was intriguing, well-paced, and filled with snark. I definitely recommend to lovers of paranormal fantasies, reaper romances, and adventure-packed reads. Can YOU hear Lowan's Song, Penguins?
Quick Reasons: this read is crawling with instalove; cute romance, confusing writing; interesting characters but hard to follow story; this just wasn't the Reaper romance for me; snarky, witty prose...but also awkward, dramatic prose?
HUGE thanks to Elaia Crowe and Unchained Imagination Publishing for the title! My review is voluntarily written and in no way altered or impacted by this gesture.
"Death is your purpose, and purpose always calls to a person. Relentless in its pursuit for your heart."
"I know what I am, Rook. There's not a part of me that needs you to clarify that, and it would be much less damning to crave mayhem than murder."
"Mayhem can lead to murder. Your soul isn't any more damned than mine for carrying out your duty."
This book was as interesting as it was chaotic, as entertaining as it was confusing. I was at turns EXCITED about what was happening, would happen, had happened already....and yet somehow slightly annoyed with how few answers I gleaned from the read. Ultimately, this book just wasn't QUITE the right fit for me...but oh, how I think it COULD HAVE been with just a little more cleaning.
The concept for this story was SUPER intriguing. I was sucked into the world almost immediately, needing to know the backstory, needing to seek out and root around in all the nooks and crannies for the answers. I could not bring myself to put this book down--I NEEDED to see what happened next. The characters were at odds, both SUPER intriguing and yet entirely (at moments) irksome. The prose was witty and full of snark...and yet somehow also, at times, a little too dramatic with the emotional dialogue. I left this read, ultimately, confused...mostly questioning the world, the magic system, the backstory. How did we end up where we ended? What happened in the before, and WHY?
"Your cheeks are a little red. Are you thinking about what I said I want to do to you?"
"No, I'm thinking about what I want to do to you."
"Which is what? Tell me."
"Kick you from this island to find out if reapers can fly."
With some further clarity on the world-building, some polishing on the character motivations (there was a fair amount of instalove, but not a whole lot of relationship building to lend credence to the fast leap from "I mostly hate you" to "okay let's do this"). This book was intriguing, well-paced, and filled with snark. I definitely recommend to lovers of paranormal fantasies, reaper romances, and adventure-packed reads. Can YOU hear Lowan's Song, Penguins?