The cover is nothing great but it isn't bad either. It's just.. Ok. But in this case it was good enough to persuade me (plus a recommendation from Goodreads).
I'm happy with the price, it's not expensive and it's not cheap. Sometimes when I see a really cheap book I will just buy it because it's cheap but I never really expect much from it.
Now to the story.. I loved the first half. I loved how she is different, I loved the art part, I loved the confusion (there was a lot of confusion). This confusion was good because Karou feels the same. I loved her blue hair.
However, I hated the second half. Soon after the Revelation, the story just collapses. filled with Flashbacks that in my opinion should have been more devided, not all thrown at once. I felt like the story just didn't go anywhere after that. There is so much that should happen, so much they work towards but none of it happens. Because you're stuck in the past and all the explenations are thrown at your face page after page.. I feel this could have been done somewhat more subtle.
When I got to the final page, I was dissapointed that not more had happened. That they didn't get any further.
I liked Akiva.. I get what he stands for and I get how he feels. The one thing I don't get is how their love works. I feel like there is a lack of chemestry between Akiva and Karou. They are soulmates, ment for eachother but I just don't feel it. Which makes me sad because I really want them to be all lovey dovey.
I feel like all in all the chracters lack a little bit of personality.. A bit of depth.
This book started out with great potential and for that potential alone I would reccomend this book. Maybe if I read the next one in the series (Days of Blood and Starlight) I will feel more satisfied and the book will go where I'd like to see it go.
Cover: 1
Price: 2
Characters: 1
Story: 1.5
Overall: 1.5
The rating for this book is doing my head in. I liked the start and I liked the concept but the second half of the book just makes me want to trash it a bit.. With an open mind I think this books deserves a 7 for the way it made me get into it at the start and in the end, I still really want to read the second one so yeah... I guess I didn't hate it as much as I think I did..
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