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A review by booksbytheglass
The Songbird & the Heart of Stone by Carissa Broadbent
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
this series has a chokehold on me … while I didn’t connect to this installment in the universe as much as oraya and raihn, I loved seeing the growth and backstory of mische!
mische was one of my favorite characters from the first books of the series - so I was beyond excited to finally delve into her (hopefully) HEA! while it was only hinted at prior, seeing her trauma-filled past play out and bleed into the present was simultaneously heartbreaking and inspiring 🥹
who I didn’t really connect to was asar 😔 I wanted to love him so much (I mean, he’s everything my type is come on), but he truly had little to no personality? other than being broody and dark and hard to love?
did I love the growth that he and mische went through on their journey? of course… but I wanted more than the disgruntled half-brother who is ready to sacrifice himself for the world because the world hasn’t given him anything… I wanted in depth pain of his past (like mische) and I’m holding out hope for the 4th book ok I love getting hurt 🥸
I felt the journey itself and mische’s ultimate decision at the end was a tad predictable, but I did indeed love being back in this world so much!
rating: 4 stars
wine pairing: dry creek zinfandel
mische was one of my favorite characters from the first books of the series - so I was beyond excited to finally delve into her (hopefully) HEA! while it was only hinted at prior, seeing her trauma-filled past play out and bleed into the present was simultaneously heartbreaking and inspiring 🥹
who I didn’t really connect to was asar 😔 I wanted to love him so much (I mean, he’s everything my type is come on), but he truly had little to no personality? other than being broody and dark and hard to love?
did I love the growth that he and mische went through on their journey? of course… but I wanted more than the disgruntled half-brother who is ready to sacrifice himself for the world because the world hasn’t given him anything… I wanted in depth pain of his past (like mische) and I’m holding out hope for the 4th book ok I love getting hurt 🥸
I felt the journey itself and mische’s ultimate decision at the end was a tad predictable, but I did indeed love being back in this world so much!
rating: 4 stars
wine pairing: dry creek zinfandel