#but this is after being absolutely spoiled for like 560 chapters which are long as fuck themselves. the scrollbar is like 1-1.5mm 😩

[cinna-bunnie]

nooo im all caught up on my manhwa and now i have to actually do something else

hell world

#*scoffs* as if i don't have a bunch of other comics and some video games lined up #BUT!!!! 😩 u know when u get sucked into something for weeks or a month then u finish and face The Void #yeah lol. it's still going too ૮ – ﻌ–ა I'll try 2 keep up #i been rereading Tower of God for a while tho 😹 it's sooo good. #it's rly funny it just has the one season animated because this is one of those cases where you TRULY have not seen anything yet #i assumed there was just enough material for like one or two more seasons but oh no. lmaooo #it's like ~12% of the story and there's hella seamless time skips bc doing things actually takes a realistic amount of time lol #so there's still A Lot to explore. i already liked it but i found it a lot more enjoyable the second time around 0: #“takes a realistic amount of time” ← it is seamless bc u do not have to necessarily see or follow them thru this time #u can just b at the result sometimes. the pacing is always p good tho. it never rly feels like it drags on longer than it needs to #except maybe the last like 50-100 chapters bc the artist needed to take it easier‚ which makes for some good long visuals #but they do kinda feel like padding for the story that drag a bit before getting to the point #but this is after being absolutely spoiled for like 560 chapters which are long as fuck themselves. the scrollbar is like 1-1.5mm 😩 #on top of it moving fast and staying interesting like berserk does. kinda stumbling frm one thing to the next but #yeag :3 yayy it was very nice and i will be referring back to it a lot as a means to keep up w the story and to practice my drawing

[vreugd-madelon]

The Savior’s Sister Review

The Savior’s Sister by Jenna Moreci is a 560 page Adult Dark Fantasy book. The second in The Savior’s Series. The first is The Savior’s Champion, which I reviewed as well, click here. I had a lot of trouble getting the book to my home. The original pre-order was cancelled by a dutch retailer, because they couldn’t deliver and thus I got this copy from Amazon.nl. It was eventually delivered 4 days before it was supposed to, making me very happy.

I’ve been very excited for this book, and have been really hyping it up for myself. Since it’s a companion novel it follows the same time frame as the Savior’s Champion, which you should really read before starting this one.

Warning: this book contains graphic violence, sexual situation, physical abuse, adult language and referenced to suicide.

Leila Tus Salvatíraas is the Savior of Thessen and worshiped my all. When she come of age the Sovereign’s Tournament is called into existence for Her to marry a man, but the focus shifts from marriage to murder and the current Sovereign and Leila’s father, Brontes, is plotting her assassination. Is she able to thwart his plan with the help of Her sisters and some unexpected allies?

I rate this book 4/5 stars, because while I did like the book near the end, there are some issues I take with it.

There is a certain weight to the hardcover, which I really like. It makes the book feel grand, hefty and luxurious. I’m scared to actually begin reading the book. I’m scared that it won’t live up to the standard of TSC or that I’ve hyped it up too much for myself. But there is no time like the present, so here we go:

I’m enjoying my time with TSS, but as I’m currently halfway through I’m missing that certain oomph that TCS had. The new pieces of content that we see are very interesting and it’s nice to see what Leila was up to, while Tobias was underground in the labyrinth. The moments they share are obviously the same, because we saw them from Tobias’ POV, but they feel very stale. Some moments feel like they’re only put into this book because Leila and Tobias share the room, but they don’t interact with each other, because Tobias is brooding or whatever. These moments are cut short by Leila just leaving. Example: the feast before the other Royals arrive. Even if she struggled with her own thoughts about being found out that she switched with Cosima, and have her ruminate those thoughts into circles, it would’ve been better. It would make the reader worry with her, for her. It would raise the tension.

Leila is a very upfront and tough lady, not scared to give someone a piece of her mind, which I really like. The moments Leila is actively fighting against her own assassination are very well done. the energy and grit are there. While not as bloody as the labyrinth in TSC, there is still a great deal of graphic violence. The love she feels towards Tobias is also very convincing near the end of the book. Especially when the colors he emits are described as a prism, all of them shown at once, and he feels them for her.

Asher is put into the position of her own personal bodyguard by the Sovereign Brontes. Asher’s refusal to call Leila by her name instead of ‘Her Holiness’ really bothered me, especially after Leila had expressed her preference early on. She has to yell at him, to make the change happen. In my opinion it would’ve been better is he suddenly called her by her name, showing the reader that he listens rather than to tells us. I’m sad that he played such a little role in this book. It would’ve been really fun to see Leila expand her own network through him, and it would’ve been interesting to see how Brontes and her would pick at each other’s network to unravel them. Asher could’ve been a double agent, or a triple.

Hylas is my favorite side character of this story and I’m happy to see that he survived. I just hope that he’ll make it through the 3rd book. He’s my little baby boy and I cherish him deeply.

The end of chapter 16 is one I really liked. I never knew who learned of her true title, and even in this review I won’t spoil who I’m talking about, but I actually shed a tear at the reveal even though he became a pain in the ass. Chapter 29 is my absolute favorite of them all. It has another great side character in it, Talos. It killed a man I absolutely despise, and it gave me a giant shock at the end. It’s too bad that we never see a long lasting effect from that revelation in Leila. The beginning of the next chapter she’s sad because Tobias had yelled at her. It makes it seem that she had no care in the world about the revelation and it’s just unfortunate.

The last point I want to make it about the layout of the book. The lengths of the chapters are fine, not too long or too short. But it’s the chapter header I take issue with. Below I’ve put a picture of the prologue chapter and it doesn’t change throughout the book. If you see anything else than a tramp-stamp tattoo please tell me! In a way it can be seen as an elegant design, but I’ve seen too many tattoo shows and shops.

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