Joely’s Comments (group member since Aug 14, 2022)

Joely’s comments from the Scripted in Fantasy and Fiction group.

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I personally didn't like Rhys or Feyre at all in ACOSF for essentially the same reason - they made decisions that were uncharacteristic and came off as having savior complexes. BUUUUTTT, I also think that's the point.
Because ACOSF is written in Nesta's perspective, we're reading it through her opinions of situations/people. While Nesta obviously loves her sister, it's been clear since book one that they have their issues and Nesta ultimately thinks Feyre believes she knows what's best for everyone. Similarly, Rhysand is the person that takes Nesta the longest to come around to because she finds him overbearing, controlling, and is irritated that he believes he's responsible for everyone else's lives. That being said, when we see scenes with Rhysand and Feyre in ACOSF they're usually underlined with a hint of annoyance.

That's just my interpretation, but I hope it makes sense! <3

I thought that this book had a decent premise, but one of my biggest book pet peeves is the uncreative use of literary allusions. The beginning screamed Cinderella to me, so I checked out almost immediately. I still gave it a chance because I really enjoy dark fantasy, but I unfortunately never got excited about it after that and ultimately dnf.

1. Legendborn
2. Fourth Wing

Currently reading The Black Witch and would HIGHLY recommend for people who enjoyed the magical school plotline of Harry Potter. I think this will be #3 soon!

What is your favorite read of 2023 so far? It does not have to be a new release!!

Nyxia series by Scott Reingten!! It has a cool concept (teenagers are fighting for a spot to collect space matter for a rich company in order to gain financial freedom on earth for them and their family), is written sooooo well, and is highly entertaining!

I'm about half-way finished now! This book is A LOT. Even as a literature teacher, I can't wrap my brain around the amount of etymology that this book contains. The entire magic system is built around it. It also took me waaaay to long to figure out that Robin is Lovell's kid.

I'm only 32 pages in, but it definitely screams more academia than fantasy. Interested to see where the story goes!

Azriel & Amren! Maas only mentions Azriel's background a few times throughout the series, but I feel like there is so much more to unpack!
I saw this one tiktok where someone annotated the entire series & hypothesized that Amren is a fallen angel - so I would have loved to have read more about her trying to remember where she came from.

Jasmine Yasmina wrote: "I’m 1/3rd of the way through and I’m enjoying it so far! It definitely isn’t spectacular but I guess the best may be yet to come. I’m struggling to connect with any of the characters to be honest a..."

Yay to posting your first comment!! We're happy you're here and that you feel comfortable sharing your thoughts. :-) I agree with you. The book DOES deliver, but I feel like there was SO much more that could have been talked about or developed.

Adélie wrote: "I loved her writing style but the character development for me wasn’t great. I think I’m the only one here who feels like the book didn’t live up to all the hype 😆 but hey nothing wrong with that. ..."

Agree 100% with that. No one really caught my interest like I wanted them to.

What's your opinion on the characters/ character development?

Alissa wrote: "Chaol from TOG had me like >:( every time he spoke"

Awww, I like Chaol! Although he did get more ">:(" in book 3. He thinks he knows what's best for everyone - which is super annoying. That's actually the quality I hated most in Feyre, too.

Chapter 12!!
Hmmm. I don't love how we keep having flashback narrations in the middle of active plot. I wish she would have done more front loading with world building before sending Oraya into the tournament to avoid that. Anyone else not like this style or is it just me? It's still entertaining, but I'm not currently IN LOVE with it. Other than that, I do like Raihn a lot!

I’m on chapter 6!! Here are my thoughts so far.

I like how Broadbent’s imagery is subtle yet precise, like each line has been carefully calculated. It’s easy to get drawn into and makes you want to read more. I think the idea of a vampiric world, rather than them simply living among humans, is surprisingly original. Although I feel like the plot has been developed more than the world building at this point, so I’m not 100% sure that that’s the case. I can tell there was some sort of civil war, but it hasn’t really been explained yet. However, the hunger games-styled tournament is NOT a new idea, so I’m hoping Broadbent is able to run with it in a different way than I’ve seen before (most recently in acosf and Broken Bonds by J. Bree).

I like Oraya. I appreciate how she doesn’t idolize the vampires for their looks or immortality. Rather, she’s more interested in their strength and abilities. I don’t think any love interest has been introduced yet, but I imagine she meets them in the tournament and they’ll probably hate each other, haha.

Questions: What do you think about the writing style? What’s your opinion on Oraya? How do you feel about the world building? Any Positives? Negatives?

YAY!! Im so glad you all have great things to say. I just saw someone give it a 2/5 stars & was immediately bummed out. Here’s hoping they’re just not that into vampires 🤷‍♀️😂

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