Between Life and Death
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- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Jaclyn Kot
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Reviews
BooksWithChels
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I need more！ 🥰 I couldn't put this down。 This was such a fun and enchanting read。 I was obsessed with Sage， she's fierce， selfless， funny， and relatable。 Her inner dialogue had me laughing and giddy squealing a lot， especially in scenes with Von。 I loved their chemistry， their banter， and how she grew closer to him without it feeling too forced。 I was completely invested in them both halfway through the book。 They had me crying with the last few chapters， completely toying with my emotions。。 i a I need more！ 🥰 I couldn't put this down。 This was such a fun and enchanting read。 I was obsessed with Sage， she's fierce， selfless， funny， and relatable。 Her inner dialogue had me laughing and giddy squealing a lot， especially in scenes with Von。 I loved their chemistry， their banter， and how she grew closer to him without it feeling too forced。 I was completely invested in them both halfway through the book。 They had me crying with the last few chapters， completely toying with my emotions。。 i am not ok。 The way the author writes really sucks you into the characters' thoughts and feelings。 You can't not， connect with them。This was easy to bindge read。 It has short chapters and a slight dual pov。 I did hope to get more of Vons perspective once we had it and I would have liked to have known more about where Von was disappearing to at times but I have a feeling that will come out in book two 🤞I feel like we have just opened the seams of what this fantasy world has to offer as we discover it alongside Sage， I'm excited to see where this series goes。 This is a debut novel and i really hope that we get to see the rest of what she has to offer。。。 no pressure， but I need book 2 。。 like now 😚 。。。more
Alicia Riley
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️I could NOT put this book down！ But i also didn't want it to end！ It draws you in right from the start and keeps you wondering what's gonna happen next！ Also， Von is giving major viking vibes！ Hello！！ I mean， who wouldn't wanna be called a goddess？？🥵🥵 Absolutely fantastic book that will have you eagerly waiting for book two！ Cheers to Jaclyn for a fantastic 1st book！ 💕 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️I could NOT put this book down！ But i also didn't want it to end！ It draws you in right from the start and keeps you wondering what's gonna happen next！ Also， Von is giving major viking vibes！ Hello！！ I mean， who wouldn't wanna be called a goddess？？🥵🥵 Absolutely fantastic book that will have you eagerly waiting for book two！ Cheers to Jaclyn for a fantastic 1st book！ 💕 。。。more
Heather Creeden
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Fantasy Romance⭐️ 5/5🌶️ 2/5CreedReads Review:I didn’t want to put it down， but at the same time I was not ready for it to end！The story was new and refreshing！ The characters and world building。 Watching Sage as she had to deal with life’s ups and downs， love and loss。 I was hooked on Von from the beginning and can’t wait to see where book 2 goes from here。“Whose story is it？” “Yours。”My heart - right here！ And when he calls her Little Goddess， I melt。 The banter and sinfully delicious sass from Fantasy Romance⭐️ 5/5🌶️ 2/5CreedReads Review:I didn’t want to put it down， but at the same time I was not ready for it to end！The story was new and refreshing！ The characters and world building。 Watching Sage as she had to deal with life’s ups and downs， love and loss。 I was hooked on Von from the beginning and can’t wait to see where book 2 goes from here。“Whose story is it？” “Yours。”My heart - right here！ And when he calls her Little Goddess， I melt。 The banter and sinfully delicious sass from Von and Sage’s inner goddess had me cracking up the whole time！ I’m ready to read it again！ Tropes: - Found Family- Fantasy romance- Morally grey- Forced proximity- Enemies to lovers- Gods and goddesses- Fated mates - Slow burn 。。。more
Keyla
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DNF @ 76%。 One word to describe this book would be underwhelming。 The magic system wasn’t explained very well and the lack of world building sucked。 The female protagonist is pretty much clueless the entire time and doesn’t question anything that she’s told。
Kirsty Hayes
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I can not give this book any less than 5 stars！ I personally loved it and am surprised at some of the lower ratings。
Camila Garcia
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First of all， thank you so much Jaclyn for sending me an ARC of your beautiful book。 I enjoyed every bit of it。I really loved the way everything is described in this book， with the little details giving the full sensation of every situation。Sage is funny， wild and loyal to her core。 And Von is just the new book boyfriend we needed， I missed him every time he was shadow walking who knows where。 Loved them both。I cannot wait for a sequel， so we can see how the new revelations at the end make Sage First of all， thank you so much Jaclyn for sending me an ARC of your beautiful book。 I enjoyed every bit of it。I really loved the way everything is described in this book， with the little details giving the full sensation of every situation。Sage is funny， wild and loyal to her core。 And Von is just the new book boyfriend we needed， I missed him every time he was shadow walking who knows where。 Loved them both。I cannot wait for a sequel， so we can see how the new revelations at the end make Sage evolve， and I hope we get to see more of how the magic works， and of course， see the whole gang together again。 。。。more
✶ ✶ Hummingbird ✶ ✶
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DNF at 23%， pg 97 on my KU。I liked the book。 I jumped ahead and noticed it ends in a cliffhanger。 Nothing wrong with it， I just can’t keep waiting for books to release lol， it’s bad for my blood pressure。 I might come back to this when more books in this series are released…However， I will say this-> till now the story is really really good。 So I do see myself coming back。
Daniel Barry
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The book was easy to follow along the world building and character development。 Loved the female lead Sage， who was developing as the book went along。 I didn’t love Von at first as a lead male。 I found that he grew on me as the story developed and you were able to see more of his history and character。 I loved thé found family in the group of friends。 It does end on a cliff hanger。 Can’t wait to read more from this series。
Megan Yerg
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Okay， I absolutely loved this story。 I found myself getting so wrapped up in it that I forgot to highlight my favorite lines。 Between Life & Death was a very unique story。 Very different from most fantasy stories out right now。 Idk if it was just me but I got a lot of ACOTAR， some FBAA， and Avatar the Last Airbender vibes （but that in particular came from the elemental magic aspect of the story）。I like that the magic aspect of the story was more elemental and not just raw and untethered magic bl Okay， I absolutely loved this story。 I found myself getting so wrapped up in it that I forgot to highlight my favorite lines。 Between Life & Death was a very unique story。 Very different from most fantasy stories out right now。 Idk if it was just me but I got a lot of ACOTAR， some FBAA， and Avatar the Last Airbender vibes （but that in particular came from the elemental magic aspect of the story）。I like that the magic aspect of the story was more elemental and not just raw and untethered magic blasting out of everyone’s fingertips。I absolutely loved Sage。 She is real and raw。 She is fierce and can handle her own， she loves hard， and fights for people that cannot fight for themselves。Von though， woof。 I mean， if Rhysand and Cassian had a love child then we would receive Daddy Von， and I am totally here for it。 He was sexy and sensual and a complete mystery the whole entire book。My biggest issue was wondering why the strongest and highest ranked rebel warriors would drop everything to help Sage find her brother。 But after learning everything we learn about Von and Sage it made more sense。And the cliffhanger。 Ugh。 My life is ruined。 😝 。。。more
Nikole
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Okay。。。 This is a hard review for so many reasons。 I really wanted to love everything about this book。 The concept is so good and I loved how different each character was。 Each was very unique in their personalities and that remained consistent throughout the book。 However I really don't like sage！ I found her to be very annoying I almost DNF this book because the first 30% was very cringy and it was very rushed。 The attraction between Von and Sage was awkward and didn't really make sense at fir Okay。。。 This is a hard review for so many reasons。 I really wanted to love everything about this book。 The concept is so good and I loved how different each character was。 Each was very unique in their personalities and that remained consistent throughout the book。 However I really don't like sage！ I found her to be very annoying I almost DNF this book because the first 30% was very cringy and it was very rushed。 The attraction between Von and Sage was awkward and didn't really make sense at first。Then there was the snake。。。。 I get what she was trying to do with it but I felt it really didn't fit。 And again it was rushed and forced。I had a hard time with the constant use of the same adjectives。 Especially 'his bourbon voice' that one frustrated me every time。 I mean I get its significance to the character but it got annoying。 Also the Constance use of 'male' and 'female' instead of man or woman。 I understand the book has a lot of feminist qualities too it but to constantly refer to the men around her as males was， again， annoying。I also felt there was kind of a weird clash between 'fantasy' world building with elements of 'historical fiction' that kind of took me out of the scenes。 Like how she mentions a squire type person making announcements wearing a wig。 That description pulls out historic figures in my mind but this is a fantasy realm。 I honestly would have given this book a 2⭐ BUT the saving grace was the last 30%。 I felt the writing matured a little bit and all the loose ends were tied up without actually being knotted。 Which was done well。 Enough to keep the reader guessing， without a devastating cliffhanger。 You were given just the right amount of info to want more without feeling you had enough。 I also admire the fact she didn't fill the first book with a ton of info about the realms and the gods。 It leaves much to learn for future books and really helps the reader follow the memory path of sage。 We only learn as much as she learns which helps the story line。 Did I love this book？ No。Did I love the concept？ Yes。Will I be jumping on the next book？ Absolutely。I'm hoping book 2 matures a little bit。 I love her imagination， just not the writing style as much。Amazing job for her first novel！ 。。。more
Abby O’Donnell
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So I’m obsessed with this。 The second we met Von I knew this would be a 5 star read。If you’re a SJM， JLA， Carissa Broadbent or Raven Kennedy fan I would 100% recommend this。 While this is definitely its own story in its own right this gives me that same obsessive and excited feeling I get with these authors。 Can’t wait for the next book 😍
Alisa
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This story is for you if you like:⚡️Fantasy and Gods🍎 Good versus Evil🌳 Strong female leads🖤 Dark mysterious book boyfriends🔥 Slow burn romance🪄 Magic and Mystery🌏 Magical new worlds 🏹 Enemies to Lovers🌶 A side of spicy🌹 Fans of ACOTARThe story started off with a shocking scene that was graphic in nature （you were warned！） but it quickly turned into the fantastical mysterious world of a sweet little modge poged family。 By chapter two， I couldn’t put it down and read the entire novel in a day。 T This story is for you if you like:⚡️Fantasy and Gods🍎 Good versus Evil🌳 Strong female leads🖤 Dark mysterious book boyfriends🔥 Slow burn romance🪄 Magic and Mystery🌏 Magical new worlds 🏹 Enemies to Lovers🌶 A side of spicy🌹 Fans of ACOTARThe story started off with a shocking scene that was graphic in nature （you were warned！） but it quickly turned into the fantastical mysterious world of a sweet little modge poged family。 By chapter two， I couldn’t put it down and read the entire novel in a day。 The author’s writing style is full of quirky anecdotes and humour throughout a serious storyline。 I loved the world and can’t wait for the author to delve into it more in the series。 The setting and side characters were great。 The details this author put into the story are unique， which for someone who has read a lot of fantasy were refreshing。 I loved the character Ezra with her quirky personality in particular！ The love story was my favorite kind- instant attraction and a slow burn。 The spice level 🌶 was strong at moments （can you say green anyone- lol）The ending was another climax to the story and left me on the edge of my seat wanting to see how the story begins to unfold。 I can’t wait to see where this story leads。 。。。more
Raemi Ray
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DNF @85%Cover: 5 Stars。Oh boy。 This went from a riveting opening scene about a community that burns witches to being a book about a girl who likes her creepy， tall stalker。 The first chapter was fantastic but I slowly lost interest over the rest of the book。 Overall I think this book - if it’s intended to be a plot-focused - would have benefited from some developmental editing。 The characters' motivations and personalities kept changing， the plot meandered。 If it’s just setting up the reader for DNF @85%Cover: 5 Stars。Oh boy。 This went from a riveting opening scene about a community that burns witches to being a book about a girl who likes her creepy， tall stalker。 The first chapter was fantastic but I slowly lost interest over the rest of the book。 Overall I think this book - if it’s intended to be a plot-focused - would have benefited from some developmental editing。 The characters' motivations and personalities kept changing， the plot meandered。 If it’s just setting up the reader for smutty sequels， though， it achieves that。 。。。more
Megan
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DNF at 45%。 This。。 is not good。 Every character in this book had no personality。 The MMC was basically a cardboard cut out of Rhysand/Cassian/Casteel with incredibly cheesy lines which I think were supposed to be arrogant and seductive but I was immediately cringing。 You have to let some sort of tension build it’s so boring when they’re in love/obsessed with each other after speaking twice。 The FMC had absolutely no clue what was going on which meant we as readers had no clue。 There was no real DNF at 45%。 This。。 is not good。 Every character in this book had no personality。 The MMC was basically a cardboard cut out of Rhysand/Cassian/Casteel with incredibly cheesy lines which I think were supposed to be arrogant and seductive but I was immediately cringing。 You have to let some sort of tension build it’s so boring when they’re in love/obsessed with each other after speaking twice。 The FMC had absolutely no clue what was going on which meant we as readers had no clue。 There was no real purpose or urgency in what they were doing- it felt like the author was just working off of a check list。 There was no world building， no plot development， the dialogue between all the characters just felt so forced？ The side characters。。 may as well have not been there。 Nothing in this book was new， it’s just your regular cliched fantasy romance which I guess you could read to pass the time but by the next day you’ll have forgotten about it。 Overall， I wouldn’t recommend but it is on kindle unlimited so you do you 。。。more
Cailea Jayden
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This story follows the main character Sage， a young woman "cursed" with magic in a time when the king of her realm is burning people at the stake for having any magic。 Early in the book Kaleb， a boy she grew up with as a brother is conscripted to join the kings armies， something that is known to be a death sentence， and she has to get him back。 We follow sage on a journey of love， betrayal， growth and grief as she loses those she loves。 The world is filled with hidden magic， interesting supporti This story follows the main character Sage， a young woman "cursed" with magic in a time when the king of her realm is burning people at the stake for having any magic。 Early in the book Kaleb， a boy she grew up with as a brother is conscripted to join the kings armies， something that is known to be a death sentence， and she has to get him back。 We follow sage on a journey of love， betrayal， growth and grief as she loses those she loves。 The world is filled with hidden magic， interesting supporting characters， beautiful locations and fascinating lore about old and new gods and the magic within certain people。 This book gives our main character an expanding found family， beautiful relationships， LGBTQ representation （in side characters）， disability representation （again in side characters， one blind and one non-verbal）， fated lovers， a few major plot twists at the end and a cliff hanger that leaves you wanting to read the next book asap。 This book also contains some pretty explicit spice。 The reasons that I've given this 3 rather than 5 stars are that there were some issues with vocabulary used and sentence structure in parts of the book that snapped me right out of my immersion in the story。 I also had some issues with the pacing of the story and inconsistencies in the way the main character went from thinking about every detail of what was happening to her and around her to thinking very vaguely and stating things out loud that didn't sound natural to not saying things that they probably should。 It was very clear when the author did and didn't want us to know things as readers because the MC either inserted something unnaturally into conversation or completely neglected to even think about the details of things in their own inner dialogue。 I didn't feel like I was actually in this characters mind when they were ignoring major plot points even in their own head which is something I personally don't like。 If the person who's head I'm in is in on a plan it feels strange to not be in the know with them。 Again， this caused issues with my ability to immerse myself fully in the book and story being told。 All that said， I enjoyed the book by the end and definitely want to read the next and see what happens next after that cliffhanger！ *disclaimer: I was given an arc of this book to read in exchange for a review。 this does not impact the honesty of my review。* 。。。more
Ashley
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Incredible！ Completely captivated by Sage and Von’s story right from the start！ Was unable to put it down as I just had to know the ending！ Well done！
Jerilyn
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I rarely give a book 5 stars unless I absolutely love it！ This has quickly become one of my favorite fantasy reads， the chokehold this book has on me is indescribable that I am already hooked from the very first page！ I was on a roller coaster of emotions while reading this book since it was so full of suspense and plot twists that I couldn't put it down！ I love the characters， especially Sage， who is a strong female character， and Von is without a doubt my new book boyfriend！ 😍 The author's wri I rarely give a book 5 stars unless I absolutely love it！ This has quickly become one of my favorite fantasy reads， the chokehold this book has on me is indescribable that I am already hooked from the very first page！ I was on a roller coaster of emotions while reading this book since it was so full of suspense and plot twists that I couldn't put it down！ I love the characters， especially Sage， who is a strong female character， and Von is without a doubt my new book boyfriend！ 😍 The author's writing style is amazing。 I love how she writes in great detail and even includes internal thoughts from the characters' points of view so that you feel like you can really connect with them。Overall， I really enjoyed this book， it was a masterpiece， and I can't wait to read the sequel and more works by Jaclyn Kot！ I also want to thank her for sending me an earc of her debut novel！ I'm so excited to have this book on my own physical copy！ 🗡️✨ 。。。more
Molly Reads
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I received an advance review copy for free， and I am leaving this review voluntarily。4。5/5⭐️Between life and death is such an amazing book。 It is the debut novel of the author Jacklyn Kot and the first book in a new fantasy series。 If you like elemental magic， slow burn romance， a complex world building， strong female characters and morally grey men then you should definetely read Between life and death。 From page one we are thrown into the story and the action and from there it just keeps going I received an advance review copy for free， and I am leaving this review voluntarily。4。5/5⭐️Between life and death is such an amazing book。 It is the debut novel of the author Jacklyn Kot and the first book in a new fantasy series。 If you like elemental magic， slow burn romance， a complex world building， strong female characters and morally grey men then you should definetely read Between life and death。 From page one we are thrown into the story and the action and from there it just keeps going up and up。 The world building is so well done and the stakes are so high that leaves you wanting to read what happened next。 The characters are so well done and so easy to fall in love with and feel for them。 The author writes the characters point of view so well and really makes you feel connected to them。 Sage was an amazing FMC， I loved her inner monologue and her personality。 I am so exited to continue this series and see what else Jacklyn Kot has in store for us since this story was so good。 Congratulation to them for this amazing debut novel and incredible story。 。。。more
Cariad
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I was fortunate to receive an ARC copy of this book and I thoroughly enjoyed it。 Jaclyn truly was right in her dedication - I have found my new book boyfriend！Von - the mysterious， heavily tattooed and crude male who captures the heart of Sage， our FMC。 If you're after morally grey men， fated mates， enemies to lovers， forced proximity， high fantasy with lots and lots of secrets， then do give this book a try！ It has lots of emotions， twists， turns and fantastic side characters who help keep the s I was fortunate to receive an ARC copy of this book and I thoroughly enjoyed it。 Jaclyn truly was right in her dedication - I have found my new book boyfriend！Von - the mysterious， heavily tattooed and crude male who captures the heart of Sage， our FMC。 If you're after morally grey men， fated mates， enemies to lovers， forced proximity， high fantasy with lots and lots of secrets， then do give this book a try！ It has lots of emotions， twists， turns and fantastic side characters who help keep the story interesting。 There were only a few things that stopped me from rating this any higher;1。 There is a strange choice of language in some parts （not a huge fan of the word pegged and its overuse- and no it's not in that sort of context！）2。 I was also confused as to what， if any， time period this was set in。 It seemed to be set in a magical almost medieval context， but there would be language and setting description used later in the book that would contradict that。 I understand this is high fantasy but it did get somewhat muddled in the middle of the book。 However， overall I did enjoy the book and cannot wait for a sequel - you can't leave us hanging with that ending！ 。。。more
Erin DeLellis
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Loved this book！ Easily digestible world building（which is so important to me in a fantasy book！） and Von had me at hello！ Can’t wait to see where the rest of the story goes！ I will be reading the next book as soon as it comes out。
Kayla Miller
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This book doesn’t get 5 STARS it gets 10！！ I stayed up binging this book because it pulled me in。 I loved Jaclyn’s writing style and descriptions。 She really pulls you into Edenvale。 This book has Gods， Magic， Curses， Romance， Enemies to lovers and spice！ Von is your dark and dreary oh sooo steamy male lead and we have Sage who the book is told in her perspective。 She is a strong willed， independent， sassy， and witty character I couldn't help but relate to and she gives Von hell and I’m here for This book doesn’t get 5 STARS it gets 10！！ I stayed up binging this book because it pulled me in。 I loved Jaclyn’s writing style and descriptions。 She really pulls you into Edenvale。 This book has Gods， Magic， Curses， Romance， Enemies to lovers and spice！ Von is your dark and dreary oh sooo steamy male lead and we have Sage who the book is told in her perspective。 She is a strong willed， independent， sassy， and witty character I couldn't help but relate to and she gives Von hell and I’m here for every moment of it！ When Jaclyn says this is for the Acotar fans needing to scratch that insatiable itch she wasn’t kidding。 This will give you your fix and leave you needing the 2nd book in the series that’s coming。 You are going to guess things as the plot unravels but also be extremely surprised。 It is going to end on a cliffhanger but in a good way！ You're going to see about a 2。5 on the spicy stuff and that's perfect to keep you wanting more but not needing more especially since this is a true story than smut。 You’re going to love hearing the word kitten and you’ll never look at an apple the same way。 Embark on the journey with Sage， Von and their friends as they go on a journey to save her brother and she learns of herself and what’s truly out there in the kingdom of Edenvale。 I want to give a huge thanks to Jaclyn Kot for allowing me to be an Advanced Reader of Between Life and Death for my honest opinion！ I can only hope I’m as lucky on book 2 of the series that I’m already eagerly waiting on。 。。。more
Hailey Keating
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First and foremost huge thank you to Jaclyn Kot for getting me an ARC copy in exchange for an honest review 🫶🏻You have left me with more questions than answers。 What am I supposed to do with a cliffhanger ending like THAT。 I love the dynamic between Von and Sage。 Just when I thought things were going good as always there was a little twist lurking around every corner！ I experienced a lot of emotions while reading Between Life And Death， ranging from heartbreak to shock to happiness - something t First and foremost huge thank you to Jaclyn Kot for getting me an ARC copy in exchange for an honest review 🫶🏻You have left me with more questions than answers。 What am I supposed to do with a cliffhanger ending like THAT。 I love the dynamic between Von and Sage。 Just when I thought things were going good as always there was a little twist lurking around every corner！ I experienced a lot of emotions while reading Between Life And Death， ranging from heartbreak to shock to happiness - something that not every book can do。 Spice was kinda there。 Some （😏） moments if you will， but nothing too serious Spice Rating: 🌶️🌶️🌶️Overall Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 。。。more
Michelle Boucher
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First and foremost I want to thank Jaclyn for the Arc of this book， I really wish I could have loved it。 If I had not received an arc I honestly would have DNF'd this book about 40% of the way through。 While I know the tiktok videos made me feel like this would be a hit， it was a massive mess。 Lets start with what I liked about it though: - The side characters are quite interesting， I really enjoyed Ezra in the beginning and her batty behavior's。 I also adored the relationship between Harper a First and foremost I want to thank Jaclyn for the Arc of this book， I really wish I could have loved it。 If I had not received an arc I honestly would have DNF'd this book about 40% of the way through。 While I know the tiktok videos made me feel like this would be a hit， it was a massive mess。 Lets start with what I liked about it though: - The side characters are quite interesting， I really enjoyed Ezra in the beginning and her batty behavior's。 I also adored the relationship between Harper and Lyra， I wish we could have heard more about it， I think it would make a good prequel novella。 - The people with magic being thought of as cursed and having to hide rather than being at the top of the hierarchy was a nice change from the more common alternative。 - The names in the book being more common and quick to pronounce made getting into the story a lot easier than other books。 What I didn't like: - The is a severe lack of world building and the magic system is not thoroughly explained， this is partly because even the FMC has no idea what is happening。 - The MMC is supposed to come off as arrogant and seductive， immediately purring dirty things into the FMC's ear。 However he comes off as cringy。 -The FMC and MMC are in insta love， part of this is because the MMC has some sort of history with her but she has no idea。 The insta love doesn't make sense with the story， they seriously barely speak before she says she has feelings for him for no reason。 -The FMC is just awful。 She does not question anything。 She doesn't piece anything together even when other characters are basically spelling them out for her。 She gets pushed into a mist and almost dies then gets told that there's some big stuff she needs to know and she just decides to go home and not ask anything。 She also gets told by the MMC that they are bonded， she once again doesn't ask any questions or think twice about it。 Since we are following her story， it also means the readers have no insight into anything。 -The plot is oddly paced and all over the place， its like a bunch of decent ideas are strung together with no detail and the story just ends up being boring。 Everything is glossed over， no intricacy。 I think if this book was split in two， giving more of a proper world building intro and letting the characters gain some actual chemistry and time together it would really have been a good story。 There is hundreds of pages of details and plot points that could have been explained。 The FMC needs an overhaul， she is completely clueless and has no personality。 The writing itself is not terrible， though it does read very immature for an adult book。 I do think the series has promise if the story can become more defined。 Overall its not a terrible book by any means， but I do fear some of the videos ive seen are making it out to be something that its not。 I would give Jaclyn Kot another chance and perhaps I will love the next book she writes。 。。。more
Nicole
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Thank you Jaclyn Knot for sending me an ARC of your book。 This is the first one I have ever received and it did not disappoint。 If you want magic， romance， a handful of spice， mystery， and amazing world building， then this story is for you！ The world building， the romance， the slight humor， all amazing。 The FMC， Sage， is an absolute badass and Von is the brooding， morally gray male we all come to love。 The characters are written in a perfect way where their story is told as the book goes on。 It Thank you Jaclyn Knot for sending me an ARC of your book。 This is the first one I have ever received and it did not disappoint。 If you want magic， romance， a handful of spice， mystery， and amazing world building， then this story is for you！ The world building， the romance， the slight humor， all amazing。 The FMC， Sage， is an absolute badass and Von is the brooding， morally gray male we all come to love。 The characters are written in a perfect way where their story is told as the book goes on。 It leaves you wanting to know more every step of the way。 The mystery the author weaved into every part of this story keeps you on your toes！ The ending leaves you wanting so much more。 I loved this book so much！ I have so many unanswered questions。 I can’t wait until Jaclyn comes out with more books！ 。。。more
Vanessa Bauer
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First of all， I would like to thank Jaclyn Kot for choosing me as an ARC reader。Wow！ I was blown away by this book。 The characters and the storyline are just great。 Even though I wasn't sure what to make of this book at the beginning because some things were confusing， it all settled down as the story progressed and all the confusions were cleared up。I fell in love with Sage and her group of friends。 I'm glad I went on this adventure with them and I can't wait to read the second part。I can recom First of all， I would like to thank Jaclyn Kot for choosing me as an ARC reader。Wow！ I was blown away by this book。 The characters and the storyline are just great。 Even though I wasn't sure what to make of this book at the beginning because some things were confusing， it all settled down as the story progressed and all the confusions were cleared up。I fell in love with Sage and her group of friends。 I'm glad I went on this adventure with them and I can't wait to read the second part。I can recommend this book to anyone who enjoys reading about romance and fantasy and likes more than one guy fighting for the protagonist's heart。 。。。more
Anne
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Wow。。。 that's Jaclyn's debut writing？ It was fantastic。I get the lesser star reviews， but those things didn't bother me at all。The FMC is witty and thoughtful。 Her inner voice is hilariously relatable。 Sure， she's clueless most of the time， but that's her character and heritage。 Her POV is perfectly written and understandable。 A common worldbuilding problem is dropping every single piece of information in one huge blob， but Jaclyn dropped those throughout the story， which made it way lighter to Wow。。。 that's Jaclyn's debut writing？ It was fantastic。I get the lesser star reviews， but those things didn't bother me at all。The FMC is witty and thoughtful。 Her inner voice is hilariously relatable。 Sure， she's clueless most of the time， but that's her character and heritage。 Her POV is perfectly written and understandable。 A common worldbuilding problem is dropping every single piece of information in one huge blob， but Jaclyn dropped those throughout the story， which made it way lighter to read The story pushed me through a variety of feelings， including absolutely disbelief about the story-progress。 Not because of consistency issues， but more like wtf moments， which speaks for itself。 I read the book in record time because it wouldn't let me go， and I'm absolutely excited about getting a sequel 。Can't wait！ Job really well done 。。。more
Frida Hemborg
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Girl！ This book！ I devoured this book and want to gobble up some more right now！ Amazing romantasy with some really unique magic systems！ Gods and godesses， elemental magic， political intrigue and royals。 Our FMC is such a badass and I love all the side characters。 The author wrote the characters in a perfect way， where you can get to know the character and get some backstory without using to many words。 And also， Von， our brooding MMC。 Who doesn’t love a good villain gets the girl story。 Loved Girl！ This book！ I devoured this book and want to gobble up some more right now！ Amazing romantasy with some really unique magic systems！ Gods and godesses， elemental magic， political intrigue and royals。 Our FMC is such a badass and I love all the side characters。 The author wrote the characters in a perfect way， where you can get to know the character and get some backstory without using to many words。 And also， Von， our brooding MMC。 Who doesn’t love a good villain gets the girl story。 Loved this book so much and I can’t wait to read whatever Jaclyn writes next！ 。。。more
Sanne Elhorst
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Between life and death is the debut novel from Jaclyn kot。 The story is about sage who was found as a baby。 She was raised with a boy who is a brother to her。 When her brother was taken to fight for the king， She does everything to save him。 On her journey to save her brother she meets new friends who help her。 The world building in this book was so good。 From the frist page your in the story and you cant stop reading。 Your invested in the main characters but also in the side charactersIf you ar Between life and death is the debut novel from Jaclyn kot。 The story is about sage who was found as a baby。 She was raised with a boy who is a brother to her。 When her brother was taken to fight for the king， She does everything to save him。 On her journey to save her brother she meets new friends who help her。 The world building in this book was so good。 From the frist page your in the story and you cant stop reading。 Your invested in the main characters but also in the side charactersIf you ar a fan of a good magic system， romance and a found family trope then this book is for you！！ 。。。more
Carly
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I really enjoyed this book！ I saw teasers for it on TikTok and when Jaclyn asked for ARC readers， I knew I had to be one。 I was hooked from the beginning and flew through the book。 Jaclyn’s style of writing makes it easy to read while simultaneously adding the perfect amount of detail to build the story and keep it going。 One negative for me was the almost instant love story - I would have liked maybe a little more build up between the two characters…at first it seemed a little forced。 However， I really enjoyed this book！ I saw teasers for it on TikTok and when Jaclyn asked for ARC readers， I knew I had to be one。 I was hooked from the beginning and flew through the book。 Jaclyn’s style of writing makes it easy to read while simultaneously adding the perfect amount of detail to build the story and keep it going。 One negative for me was the almost instant love story - I would have liked maybe a little more build up between the two characters…at first it seemed a little forced。 However， as the story went on， you see why that is the case， so it wasn’t enough of a negative to give less than five stars。 The book ends on a cliffhanger， making you desperately want the next book to be released - I can’t wait！ Hoping it comes out soon…I need to know what happens and how he did it （if you’ve read the book…you know who and what I’m talking about！）。 Thanks Jaclyn for writing a great， entertaining book - can’t wait for book 2！ 。。。more
Jessica Lynn
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I was very fortunate to receive an ARC and I am beyond glad that I applied to be an ARC reader。 The first chapter immediately threw you into the story but not in an overbearing information dump way。 It immediately captivated me。 However， after the first chapter， I’m being honest， it was a bit boring until we met Von （the morally grey villain who was 🥵🥵🥵）。 I had a hard time in the beginning connecting with Sage but her character had so much growth and I really ended up loving her as a character。 I was very fortunate to receive an ARC and I am beyond glad that I applied to be an ARC reader。 The first chapter immediately threw you into the story but not in an overbearing information dump way。 It immediately captivated me。 However， after the first chapter， I’m being honest， it was a bit boring until we met Von （the morally grey villain who was 🥵🥵🥵）。 I had a hard time in the beginning connecting with Sage but her character had so much growth and I really ended up loving her as a character。 I won’t lie， during one scene she pissed me off because （trying to keep it spoiler free） if she didn’t do what she did， what happened wouldn’t have happened。 The story had a great pacing， it wasn’t too slow and it didn’t move too fast。 I honestly couldn’t put the book down when I was reading it。 The world was also very unique。 People were “cursed” with powers from the gods and they were considered enemies and went through a cleansing。The story gave off major ACTOR and Vikings vibes which I enjoyed immensely。 The side characters were all amazing and there was a decent amount of twists that I was not expecting。 Although I did guess something right 😉 Overall this fantasy romance story holds a piece of my heart and I CANNOT wait until the next book because it does end on a cliffhanger （which gave me chills） 4。7/5⭐️ 。。。more
tpg0
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As an AI language model， I do not have personal opinions， but I can provide you with a brief overview of the book "Between Life and Death" by Yoram Kaniuk。 "Between Life and Death" is a novel based on the life of a young Israeli soldier who is seriously injured during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War。 The story follows his experiences in a hospital ward filled with other severely injured soldiers， who all face the uncertainty of whether they will live or die。 The protagonist， who spends most of the novel in a coma， undergoes a profound spiritual and existential transformation as he struggles to make sense of his situation。 The novel explores themes of identity， memory， and the human condition in the face of mortality。 It has received critical acclaim for its powerful portrayal of the realities of war and its impact on those who fight it。
tpg1
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As an AI language model， I do not have personal opinions or beliefs， but I can give you some information about the book 'Between Life and Death。' 'Between Life and Death' is a book written by Ann Christy。 The book is a mixture of science fiction， action， adventure， and romance。 The story is set in a post-apocalyptic world and follows the life of a young woman named Julia， who is the only survivor of a medical experiment that goes wrong。 Julia wakes up to find herself in a world where the rules of life and death have changed， and she has to come to terms with her new reality。 As she navigates through this strange new world， she finds herself falling in love with a man named Chase， who is also a survivor of the experiment。 Together， they embark on a dangerous journey to find answers to the questions that plague them and to uncover the truth about the deadly experiment that changed their lives forever。 Overall， 'Between Life and Death' is a fast-paced and thrilling read that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very end。
tpg2
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