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A review by booksalacarte
Wisteria by Adalyn Grace
dark
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
2.5⭐️3🌶️
New adult Romantasy
Magical Historical Realism
Marriage of convenience
Sentient house
Reincarnation
Slow burn
This series was not for me. This review relays my frustration.
I didn’t enjoy the last two books enough that I sold my first editions. FOMO made me read this book. But, I’m SO glad I cancelled my preorder. This series was just NOT for me.
Questions from the previous books that I had going into the third: Is the magic system explained in a satisfactory way? Does it explain how reincarnation is possible? Does it explain how the first FMC is able to have reaper powers? Is it consistent from book to book? How is a deity able to die, and their powers still continue on without them? Will the murder of Signa’s mom be explained and concluded?
The only thing consistent from book to book is my frustration, disappointment and asking “ok but HOW?”
Nothing is explained. AND the characters that should know just say that they don’t. I absolutely HATE it when an author takes an easy way out in world-building and when a character is asked, just says “I don’t know”. Newsflash, that’s not mysterious, it’s lazy writing.
Blythe has always been my preferred FMC. Her character arc was always more engaging. The romance was more interesting. I wish that HER story had been 2 books long. This book threw all her potential in the trash. Sure the romance was working but why was the plot conflict solved so quickly?! Then the Epilogue?!!!!
Why was Signa’s story so prominent in a book featuring Blythe? If you weren’t completely done with her character arc, this should have been a 3rd Signa/Death book… because there STILL isn’t a resolution for that.
The plot holes are stark. The backstory shifted. The ending was rushed and fell flat. Characters brought in were a missed opportunity.
The epilogue was just awful. Creating MORE world-building and magic origins questions. Not to mention that it negated the whole, “you don’t have to be her for me to love you”. There was barely a relationship after they first started liking each other.
The premise is so good… the execution was meh and the world-building was barely there and lackluster.
I will not be reading anything further in this series/world.
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Belladonna Series overall: 3⭐️3🌶️
Belladonna- 3⭐️2.75🌶️
Foxglove- 3⭐️3🌶️
Wisteria- 2.5⭐️3🌶️
New adult Romantasy
Magical Historical Realism
Marriage of convenience
Sentient house
Reincarnation
Slow burn
This series was not for me. This review relays my frustration.
I didn’t enjoy the last two books enough that I sold my first editions. FOMO made me read this book. But, I’m SO glad I cancelled my preorder. This series was just NOT for me.
Questions from the previous books that I had going into the third: Is the magic system explained in a satisfactory way? Does it explain how reincarnation is possible? Does it explain how the first FMC is able to have reaper powers? Is it consistent from book to book? How is a deity able to die, and their powers still continue on without them? Will the murder of Signa’s mom be explained and concluded?
The only thing consistent from book to book is my frustration, disappointment and asking “ok but HOW?”
Nothing is explained. AND the characters that should know just say that they don’t. I absolutely HATE it when an author takes an easy way out in world-building and when a character is asked, just says “I don’t know”. Newsflash, that’s not mysterious, it’s lazy writing.
Blythe has always been my preferred FMC. Her character arc was always more engaging. The romance was more interesting. I wish that HER story had been 2 books long. This book threw all her potential in the trash. Sure the romance was working but why was the plot conflict solved so quickly?! Then the Epilogue?!!!!
Why was Signa’s story so prominent in a book featuring Blythe? If you weren’t completely done with her character arc, this should have been a 3rd Signa/Death book… because there STILL isn’t a resolution for that.
The plot holes are stark. The backstory shifted. The ending was rushed and fell flat. Characters brought in were a missed opportunity.
The epilogue was just awful. Creating MORE world-building and magic origins questions. Not to mention that it negated the whole, “you don’t have to be her for me to love you”. There was barely a relationship after they first started liking each other.
The premise is so good… the execution was meh and the world-building was barely there and lackluster.
I will not be reading anything further in this series/world.
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Belladonna Series overall: 3⭐️3🌶️
Belladonna- 3⭐️2.75🌶️
Foxglove- 3⭐️3🌶️
Wisteria- 2.5⭐️3🌶️