Bree✨'s Reviews > The Dread Descendant
The Dread Descendant
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This book is for the Slytherin's who fall head over heels for a morally grey dark magic wielding man, and love an empowered FMC. Not only is the cover of this book actually stunning, but it is also full of so many of my favorite things. Dark Academia, Rivals to Lovers, Slow Burn, Magical World Building, Political Scheming, & Dark Magic.
The story takes place during the WWII era in a world that resembles Harry Potter where Magicals live on earth, and due to the current war conflicts amongst the humans, Magicals are facing extinction. While a lot of the magical aspects felt very similar to the world of Harry Potter, the Author does a really great job of differentiating the world in other ways. The political scheming was what really immersed me into the story. I often wasn't sure who I could trust or what narrative to believe, and it kept me on my toes.
The slow burn rivals to lovers narrative between Maeve, our badass FMC with an incredibly unique ability, and Mal, our dark and mysterious MMC, had me pretty giddy. There was so much tension between them that I just couldn't get enough.
The ending had my jaw on the floor and immediately craving more! Well done to Lauren Cate Leake on this debut novel. I cant wait to get my hands on book two.
I'm not sure if this is a controversial opinion.. but I'm a bit of a Reeve stan! I was obsessed with his banter and interactions with Maeve, && I am dying to know ALL of his secrets!
The story takes place during the WWII era in a world that resembles Harry Potter where Magicals live on earth, and due to the current war conflicts amongst the humans, Magicals are facing extinction. While a lot of the magical aspects felt very similar to the world of Harry Potter, the Author does a really great job of differentiating the world in other ways. The political scheming was what really immersed me into the story. I often wasn't sure who I could trust or what narrative to believe, and it kept me on my toes.
The slow burn rivals to lovers narrative between Maeve, our badass FMC with an incredibly unique ability, and Mal, our dark and mysterious MMC, had me pretty giddy. There was so much tension between them that I just couldn't get enough.
The ending had my jaw on the floor and immediately craving more! Well done to Lauren Cate Leake on this debut novel. I cant wait to get my hands on book two.
I'm not sure if this is a controversial opinion.. but I'm a bit of a Reeve stan! I was obsessed with his banter and interactions with Maeve, && I am dying to know ALL of his secrets!
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