I knew this book would emotionally destroy me! I was not ready for this series to end, I wanted to savour this book and read it slowly, but the gang wouldn't let me. This book was everything I needed it to be for the final book and that ending was a perfect conclusion so much as I burst out crying.
The beginning of the book was so strange seeing Laila, Zofia, Hypnos and Enrique have to switch roles in a big way after the events of The Silvered Serpents. I wanted to be like them and hate Séverin, but again he won me over too much. I related so much to how Enrique was feeling during this initial chapters and I loved seeing his character development, especially Zofia's.
As soon as I opened the book I was instantly transported to Venice, like the other books in this series where I've been transported to France and Russia. I loved my trip away and with it being centred around Poveglia Island, I knew I would be instantly hooked as both of these destinations are high on my bucket list.
This series has been my favourite series this year and I am certain this will be a new comfort read.
My only negative was that the enemy just seemed like an after thought, but it still made for interesting plot twists. That being said, this what I do like about the series and that is the series can hold itself without an enemy present.
Highly, highly recommend you check out The Gilded Wolves series, you will not regret it.
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To be quite honest, The Bronzed Beasts did not work out for me as a finale to a very beloved series.
I had a tough time reading it, as a whole, and it basically gave me whiplash because one day I'd be bored as hell, and the next I'd be hooked and read 150 pages, then back to bored and disinterested and only reading 20 pages a day.
My issues with the book are as follows:
. The tedious and frankly boring writing style: I enjoyed Roshani's writing style in the other two books a lot more, because I was just getting to know these characters, so it made a lot of sense to include a little anecdote of their past lives or stories from when they were younger, because it added more history to the characters themselves.
The Bronzed Beasts certainly did not need that because at this point, we already know and love these characters, so it felt very tedious having to read through two/three pages of that before going back to the present day storyline.
. The historical aspects of the story: now, don't get me wrong, this one is completely on me, but it also felt as if she was stuffing more boring (to me) historical shit in this book than necessary.
. The lack of found family scenes between our main characters: The thing I loved the most was the interactions between Severin, Laila, Hypnos, Enrique and Zofia. But in this instalment, the group was separated, and the interactions and cute scenes between them just weren't enough! Like I'd have preferred modifications to the other points up there if it had meant seeing more of these characters be together and interact with one another.
. The stakes were high, but Enrique and Roshani were wasting too much time on the historical aspects of the book: sorry, but I had to include it another time.
. Eva being absolutely and incredibly useless.
. The ending! What was that ending?! Like am I the only one who didn't really get what was happening? Was anyone else as confuscious as I was, and still am?
I believe that's enough of the negative stuff, so I'll mention the aspects that I adored about The Bronzed Beasts:
. Severin, Hypnos, Laila, Enrique, Zofia: I shall miss them all so dearly, like I just can't.
. The romance arc between Enrique and Zofia: even though I wish Enrique was still with Hypnos, them breaking up in the last book was so well done, and I adore Zofia so much that I was very much happy to see them getting together!!
(THAT THROUPLE THOUGH!!!!!)
. Laila and Severin's developing romance: Was there nearly enough of it? Hell no, but I still loved how it all worked out anyway.
. Laila's "I'm dying in 10 days and you bitches are still talking about historical shit?" storyline: I just enjoyed it because the stakes were high because of that, and I adored Laila so much, that it increased my love and affection towards her because sis was dying soon.
. Ruslan's whole "I'm an evil genius and your asses will be handed to you" storyline, especially the reveal at the end about House Attis and what their "special powers and interests" are: just really well-done, but I'd have loved to see him die at the end tbh.
. The epilogue, which is the only reason I gave this book 3.5 stars instead of the 3 it deserved: I cried, I got emotional, I smiled, I loved and I lost.
That is how epilogues should be done, people!
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