A girl who can speak to gods must save her people without destroying herself.
A prince in danger must decide who to trust.
A boy with a monstrous secret waits in the wings.
Together, they must assassinate the king and stop the war.
In a centuries-long war where beauty and brutality meet, their three paths entwine in a shadowy world of spilled blood and mysterious saints, where a forbidden romance threatens to tip the scales between dark and light. Wicked Saints is the thrilling start to Emily A. Duncan’s devastatingly Gothic Something Dark and Holy trilogy..
My Review:
| “We’re all monsters. Some of us just hide it better than others.”
I know better than to believe the hype of a book. But I fell too hard because of the gorgeous cover. I need to stop falling for that sneaky trick. Not very memorable but the cover is beautiful 🤷♀️ The story just wasn’t interesting to me and started off slower than I like. By the time it started to pick up, I already lost interest. In my defense, I already read 360 pages before I skimmed the rest. What I was expecting was lots of blood, gore, and evilness dripping from each and every page but I got none of that. Nothing stood out from all the talking. I needed more action and less talking. And I thought the lead female was going to be this badass female kicking lots of ass and taking names but she was just a back thought to a yawn producing romance. *Sigh!* I think my eyes hurt from all that eye-rolling. It hurts me to state all of this because this was one of my most highly anticipated books of this year. It will now become one of the most disliked of the year. I guess we will always have that cover….. |
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Aww, I had high hopes for this one.
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I think a lot of us did and I don’t know anyone who enjoyed it. I hope you have a better experience with Wicked Saints.
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lol, we will indeed always have the cover. I’m sorry you didn’t like this book. What a disappointment! I haven’t read it yet, but I do have an ARC to get around to. I’m still looking forward to it. Crossing my fingers!
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I hope you like it. It just really wasn’t for me. But let me know your thoughts when you get around to it 😊
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Oh man this is such a bummer! This was my second most anticipated release, right behind Aurora Rising. I have an arc so I’ll still give it a shot for review purposes, but I’m so sad to hear it didn’t live up to the hype!
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Yeah, it really just wasn’t for me. But it might surprise you and you might wind up loving it. I hope your experience with that book is a lot better than ours.
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