The universe is something new - something different that’s exciting to read about, with all the different courts and the concept of Jewels, though it still missed something that makes me love a book.

I don’t mind reading about weak characters because there’s usually (because I’m aware this is not always the case. Some protagonists are just downright annoying) something that makes them strong somehow that makes them fit into that criteria of a heroine. And their weakness actually makes them more human, which works fine with me.

I love her Black Jewels universe, but you have some valid points about the Mary-Sue-ishness of it all plus Saetan’s sudden transformation into daddy! For me though, I just found the universe so compelling and I just loved the whole Jewels and Courts world she created. And Daemon. Heh.

I read her Belladonna/Sebastien duology and was disappointed in it, I thought it brought out all the weak points of the Black Jewels world, and none of the good. In fact, I thought Belladonna was a weaker version of Jaenalle.