As you guys may know, once books that I'm reading are completed, I write and post a review. Huge congratulations to silentcrown for finishing this brilliant work!

A Bit About the Author:

silentcrown is an extremely talented writer who is also a singer and actress. She is a very friendly person who loves creating worlds and stories--and gives free hugs. (Seriously people, go check her out ^.^)

Title:

I'm not sure if I've mentioned this before or not, but your title has always reminded me of something Latin-ish--which I think is pretty cool. It's a very original title that sticks in the mind as it is simple and easy to remember. 

Cover:

The cover is just so beautiful. I can never get tired of looking at it. It excites the reader and symbolizes the story well. 

Blurb:

While this blurb is a bit long, it is not info-dumping. It is very poetically written and immediately excited me in reading this story. Brilliant work! 

The Good: 

The story is very well done. Your characterization is spot-on and even now, even though there were great spaces of time between updates, I could easily keep people straight and picture them in my mind, even during dialogue. Your descriptions, which some have described as purple prose, could have been turned down just the tiniest bit in places, but I loved reading them myself. Your dialogue also was very well done. As far as pacing goes, it all I think could have been a bit slower as many places seemed a bit rushed, but that was well done as well. 

The Bad:

Your grammar was good, but there were a few typos here and there. Also, you would often have incorrect use of hyphens in many places. It should be "--" or " -- " and I'm sorry the em-dashes don't show up right on Wattpad. 

I do think that the world-building, while really well done, could have been more. I was often curious as to what the common people did for work other than work in factories and steal. 

The only other concern I have with this, as I mentioned above, was the pacing. It was smooth, but I feel that a lot of things could be stretched out further. Also descriptions in some places were a bit confusing--clearing up those things would help a lot with the flow. 

What the Reader Thought: 

Well, in case you didn't get my point so far, I loved this story. I was super hyped to read it when you first published the trailer and the prologue two years ago, and I have not been disappointed. 

Granted, there are a few issues that I had with it. For one thing, I think the language could have been lessened--or better yet, invent your own cuss words; it'd help with world-building too. Also, that one chapter that I even skipped when beta-reading *cough*... While I do know the reasons for why it's there and it's a good reason, I do think it could do with less detail. 

But other than that, I loved this story. Your prose was so poetic and reading it was such a delight. Plus, I have shipped Lukas and Kaliena so hard. I still have doodles from school a year or so ago of their names entwined. XD I do so hope that they are not dead... T_T 

I wish you all the best with this story! 

9.75/10