My rating: 3.5/5 stars
This series has been a total surprise for me – I loved it and I read it at a superhuman speed, because it was so good and addictive. I devoured “Phantasma,” and my expectations were enormous for “Enchantra.” Unfortunately for me, the book didn’t live up to the hype of the first volume, because everything happened very quickly, and most importantly, the chemistry between the characters no nowhere near the one I read in Phantasma.
Genevieve “Vivi” Grimm travels to Italy after receiving an invitation to join Enchantra. After the tragedy with her mom, she needs to find out what happened to her and uncover the secrets she knows her mom has been hiding from her and Ophelia. Enchantra is a magical place that trapped her in a hunt alongside the Silver family, who have been playing this game for decades. Being an outsider, she must be killed, but Rowin Silver decides to marry Vivi and include her in the Hunt, with all his brothers and one sister.
So it begins, a thrilling adventure in which Vivi needs to trust Rowin in order to stay alive, but also be careful because his brothers will do ANYTHING to win. As usual, a Demon will be behind it, and he is up to no good.
Why did I rank the book with 3.5 stars? Because I compared it with Phantasma, and it was not that dramatic and dynamic, not to mention that the chemistry between Vivi and Rowin was on fast forward, and it didn’t have all the phases a normal love would have. The Hunt was nice, it kept your attention on it, but besides that, Vivi did the majority of the work. I liked her, her wit and personality being totally different from Ophelia’s. Even her language and cursing were very different, which was very fun to watch. Even though her heart was broken, she is brave and loves with a passion to admire. She is also not insecure about her body, which is a plus to see for plus girls – so she ROCKS!!!
Rowin, on the other side, was very layered and hard to crack, and it kept on going until the end of the book, where I actually kind of love him, but there was very little to offer for a male lead. He suffered in the Hunt to find a cure for his mom, and even though he had the chance to be free, he stood here with this family. I couldn’t figure out exactly how he felt about Vivi, but by the end of the book, he managed to convince me that he indeed loves her. I wanted more from him; the spark and butterflies that Salem managed to produce in Phantasma were not here for Rowin. 😦 He had his story to share, but he had been developed much better, in comparison with the first book. 😦
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