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[tinytiddles]

RATING AND REVIEW

A Liar's Twisted Tongue (Fated Blood Trilogy #1)

3/5

I was not really impressed tbh. Somehow, the plot felt rushed but too long at the same time. The tension was also so thick that the intended slow burn didn't feel slow at all.

I was ready to forget this existed and not care for the next releases, but fortunately for the author, they did captivate me with the end - purely out of curiosity on how it will continue.

I really don't even care for any of the characters at this point. There was just something entirely off on how the book portrayed character development.

It felt as if we were only learning about the characters through their described actions, but their actions weren't even consistent enough to paint a clear picture of the characters. Does that even make sense?

I just really didn't like the storytelling, I guess. When POVs switched, it'd even go back in time a little bit, so you'd have to figure out how far back we jumped if we saw Lucian's POV. Confusing.

And all this work put into the world building and racial names, but the fucking main plotpoint is just called "the weapon". Boring.

The slow burn and enemies to lover trope just also felt entirely wrong. Their tension was so thick right from the start that it didn't even matter if they kissed or not - you just know that they both know they're it. Even if they are battling their inner trauma and not flat out saying it.

EDIT: It's because of the dual POVs. Instead of a slow burn, we immediately got Lucian's POV where he reveals his infatuation almost immediately. All my complaints are connected.

EDIT EDIT: Okay, and I also just realized I mainly criticized the romance portion of the book, when it could just be more fantasy focused. And that's because it was just mid. Classic elemental magic with a bit of racial warfare. Honestly, they seem more OP than they let on. It was a book based in academia, and yet we barely saw any of it.

[tinytiddles]

Ch 39 A Liar's Twisted Tongue (FBT 1)

Yes, I too go back to sleep when everyone is-

-trying to kill me after I'm revealed to be of the Arcane. BRILLIANT.

And then I too also run out, without any help or updates from allies on the current situation, and immediately get caught by guards. What the fuck?

AND THEN GET CAPTURED BY THE QUEEN, ONLY FOR HER TO IMMEDIATELY RELEASE ME ?????? W T F

[tinytiddles]

Ch 27 A Liar's Twisted Tongue

"Yeah? Well my apologies. Which one should I use? Prince? Or pathetic?"

"You could have called me yours."

"I'd like to call you dead."

"All right...Kiss or kill me then. Your choice."

[tinytiddles]

Ch 11 A Liar's Twisted Tongue (FBT 1)

The parallels to Hunger Games is throwing me off HEAVILY.

And again, I keep having to fight off my biases from this being a TikTok book. IT'S NOT BAD ME, IT'S NOT BAD.

Also by parallels, I just mean the Gale/Katniss vibe with Desdemona and Damien at the start of the book.

And then also Haymith with the drunk guy that's teaching Des how to be a proper lady.