3.5⭐️3.5🌶️

Book 3

Dark adult Fantasy

Multi POV

Orphan FMC

Fae/fae adjacent

Folklore/mythical creatures

Stockholm syndrome

Slow burn

Fated mates

Forbidden romance

Secret identity

Forced proximity

On the run

Tw: questionable guardian/ward relationship, toxic relationship, 

Book 2 and 3 take place over a month. That is NOT clear at all until the very end of the book. It felt so drawn out in that regard. I basically wish they were just 1 book. I think book 3 took place over a 2 week period. 600 pages is a lot for 2 weeks of story building.

The ambiguity is finally the focus! finally, the big world building questions are answered, in part, leaving the resolution and unveiling how things fit together. 

I hate it when trials are put into play, but then amount to basically nothing. I don’t think the aspect of the trial moved anyone’s character arc forward. Really, it was a blip just to get to the end of the month/coupling ceremony. A big letdown.

Some of the side character’s arcs are very interesting. But also leaving questions unanswered… in an annoying way.

I’m ready for this series to be wrapped up. If this is dragged out for more than 1 book, I may toss the ending and call it a spade. I think beautiful writing and prose can only take you so far. I need this world building to fully reveal the shape of the fantasy world so that we can just let the plot play out. 

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Crystal Bloom Series: unfinished

To Bleed a Crystal Bloom- 4.5⭐️2.75🌶️

To Snap a Silver Stem- 4⭐️3🌶️

To Flame a Wild Flower- 3.75⭐️3.5🌶️

Book 4- unannounced