Painted Devils

“𝑨 𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒅’𝒔 𝒆𝒚𝒆 𝒇𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒅𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒍, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒂𝒏 𝒆𝒍𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒘𝒊𝒆𝒍𝒅𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒓𝒖𝒔𝒉.”𝑩𝒍𝒖𝒓𝒃Painted Devils follow Vanja Schmidt, who is on the journey to find her long-lost birth family. But when she invented a god to scam her way out of the trouble she made, everything turns into chaos. And when that god actually manifests and claims her Emeric as a virgin sacrifice, Vanja must find an alternative to save him…𝑴𝒚 𝑻𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔I was really looking forward to this because I loved the first book and look at that gorgeous cover!!With a captivating fast-paced plot, things spiralled into a series of adventures.. pretty soon. The number of tasks to be solved was insane🤯 and I loved how every time a new problem emerged to solve the previous one.. total 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗼𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲 of adventures🤌🏼The 𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 was pouring in from the moment the MCs met🤭 It was intimate and naive as they tried to understand each other’s needs, be they emotional or physical!The relationship between the MCs was beautiful🥰 They were more than lovers, they were friends. The way both of them 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱, 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱, and stood up for each other was incredible! Even though they knew their imperfections, they still accepted each other.. “𝑰 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒆𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝑰 𝒅𝒐, 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒂𝒖𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒉 𝒐𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖, 𝑽𝒂𝒏𝒋𝒂. 𝑱𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒂𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒓𝒆.”But, soon the writing became reallly uninteresting🫤 Idk how to explain this.. maybe it’s the weird names people had or maybe the number of characters there were, but something about the 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝘆𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗿𝘂𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄 of the plot..It was on & off situation for me. One moment, I am having an exciting time reading about some heist Vanja is doing and the next, the plot doesn’t make any sense. 𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘁.. I have no idea what “The Wild Hunt” really was🙄Plus, I am 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 😔 that the amazing side characters from the first book didn’t have prominent roles in this one! And the new characters in this didn’t have that much depth to leave an impact🤷🏻‍♀️However, I enjoyed the 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁’𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 so much. And did not see that unpredictable twist that came towards the end, jaw-dropping😳. With a cliffhanger ending, this was an exciting read nonetheless.𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏Overall, it was an amazing YA fantasy, full of adventures, magical moments, and a rollercoaster plot. With a sweet romance, this will give you humour-filled writing, profound characters, and an unpredictable ending (if you can get past the complicated writing😅).P.S. “Where do you usually find evidence of math crimes? In a graph. They’re always used for plotting.”😆Follow For More: Blog • Bookstagram • Goodreads