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*Spoiler Alert I guess*

Honestly, I am not, and never have been a big fan of Blackwood. Rook has always been my favorite of the love interests, but it seems pretty clear to me that after book two there’s no way it’s gonna work out. So right now, I’m holding out for Magnus. He’s not my favorite, but I definitely like him better than Blackwood. 

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Pros and Cons

Reasons why I like A Shadow Bright and Burning: (aka why you should read it)

It has a very interesting plot, that turns a lot of cliches on their head.

e.g. the main character is NOT the chosen one, but originally everyone thinks she is.

The world building is incredible. Especially for ya. Generally I’m not very impressed with ya worldbuilding, but the monsters in here are creepy, and magic system is pretty cool. 

I’m a big fan of the magicians if you can’t tell from my blog

there are a lot of really funny lines in the books, so far as i’ve read

a few interesting character dynamics, mostly concerning family 

Magnus’s backstory

Did I predict more than half the plot twists? yes. were they still very enjoyable and satisfying to see happen? yes again. 

R’hlem (fantastically creepy looking villain)

Female friendship in book two!!!!

Things I don’t like about A Shadow Bright and Burning:

the title, i’m really not a fan of metaphoric titles and stuff like that, and it doesn’t seem to hold much connection to the storyline

i have to admit, the beginnings of both of the first two books threw me off. For some reason I really wasn’t keen on how they began, but they got better later on. 

Blackwood (in my mind he’s just a knockoff Mr. Darcy)

Some of the characters are a little flat

the usual “takes place in the 1800s and the main character is a girl so she has to prove to all the men how women aren’t weak, hysterical little creatures but can actually fight”

like it’s not that that type of storyline is bad, I’m just really sick of it, and I’m really sick of the main character being the only one to actually be a good female character. Luckily later on a few more good female characters arrive in book two, but book one is pretty lacking. 

Overall, it’s a pretty great series, and while it isn’t amazing, it is a lot better than a lot of ya I’ve read over the years. I could probably go into more depth as to why that is, but eh, I’m lazy this afternoon so that ain’t happening. 

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