I didn't realize until much, much later that this book is a spin off of another series. A lot of this book talks about Yelena and all the wonderful, heroic things she has done, and not knowing this was a spin off of Yelena's story, I kept growing annoyed with all the talk about Yelena. This was supposed to be Opal's story, but half of it feels like Opal telling the reader about Yelena's story.
Another thing that made it difficult to really get into this book (I mean, look how long it took me to read this -- nearly a month, which is a looong time, for me) was that I never did pin down the plot. There were a lot of mini plots/quests, but nothing over all that made me invested in following Opal's journey.
Perhaps things will be made clearer in future books of the series, but being that I couldn't truly get into this one, I doubt I'll continue reading this series.
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Despite not being totally into the romance (I liked it, but was not blown away by it), this book was amazing.
I adore the different worlds Laini Taylor created. It's dark and elegant, luxurious and dangerous. Phenomenal.
The writing was fantastic, too. It's been awhile since I've devoured a book in a day, but I could not put this down. I can't wait to read the others in the series.
]]>UNTOUCHABLE is a fairytale fantasy inspired by German and Inuit folklore and mythologies as well as the holiday ballet, The Nutcracker.
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Talking about St. Nikolas, the Krampus (aka the Christmas devil), my time in Germany and how it influenced writing UNTOUCHABLE.
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