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A review by kayhush
Games of Death and Desire by Eva Chase
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
5.0
OOF. I am still riding that "I read one of my favorite books" high. The FARTHEST thing from this book is Second Book Syndrome. There was nothing about this book that lulled, stalled, or meandered.
We got answers to critical questions which gave a sense of settling into the story even more, while other answers were still left outstanding and new questions were raised.
Some of the little breadcrumb trails that have been laid were brought to their conclusion. This not only served to help settle into the story but also to give the reader trust in the author. There will be times that you read a book and you think breadcrumbs are being left, but then the book or series ends and they never were brought to their conclusion. You're left not only with a sense of discomfort but also reduced trust in the author that every aspect of the story was intentional. It starts to feel accidental when those breadcrumbs actually lead somewhere.
This is the kind of series that you re-read and annotate. Starting to see the links and connections, the foreshadowing. The first read is the "stay up until 2 AM to finish the book" read, and the second read is the "okay, let's slow down and really absorb it" read.
I adored this book. This is a new favorite fantasy romance series. This is what I will be comparing other fantasy romance series against. ESPECIALLY why-choose. This book was amazing in showing the character and relationship development. The multiple POV was supportive of character development and understanding and didn't impact the immersion whatsoever.
Honestly, cannot recommend it enough. If you are on a reading spring, YouTube video, Instagram post, TikTok video, and someone is recommending the Rites of Possession series by Eva Chase with a fiery passion.... it is probably me.
Now begins the pain of waiting until March for Secrets of Graves and Gold...
Huge thank you to BookSirens and Eva Chase for providing a free digital advanced reader copy of this book. All opinions are my own, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
We got answers to critical questions which gave a sense of settling into the story even more, while other answers were still left outstanding and new questions were raised.
Some of the little breadcrumb trails that have been laid were brought to their conclusion. This not only served to help settle into the story but also to give the reader trust in the author. There will be times that you read a book and you think breadcrumbs are being left, but then the book or series ends and they never were brought to their conclusion. You're left not only with a sense of discomfort but also reduced trust in the author that every aspect of the story was intentional. It starts to feel accidental when those breadcrumbs actually lead somewhere.
This is the kind of series that you re-read and annotate. Starting to see the links and connections, the foreshadowing. The first read is the "stay up until 2 AM to finish the book" read, and the second read is the "okay, let's slow down and really absorb it" read.
I adored this book. This is a new favorite fantasy romance series. This is what I will be comparing other fantasy romance series against. ESPECIALLY why-choose. This book was amazing in showing the character and relationship development. The multiple POV was supportive of character development and understanding and didn't impact the immersion whatsoever.
Honestly, cannot recommend it enough. If you are on a reading spring, YouTube video, Instagram post, TikTok video, and someone is recommending the Rites of Possession series by Eva Chase with a fiery passion.... it is probably me.
Now begins the pain of waiting until March for Secrets of Graves and Gold...
Huge thank you to BookSirens and Eva Chase for providing a free digital advanced reader copy of this book. All opinions are my own, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.