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nanimariesela's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Gore, Sexual content, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Gore and Violence
condls27's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail
fairypenguin's review against another edition
2.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
thereadinghammock's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I enjoyed watching Emma come into her own over the course of the novel. Lachlan still has a lot to learn when it comes to communication and respect of boundaries, but he started to grow a bit as a character, which was nice to see. I enjoyed the book enough to want to continue the series. Here's hoping the rest of the series can get away from the SA tropes.
Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Infertility and Blood
thrabenvaliant's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Infertility, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
antimonium's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Sexual content, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
friends2lovers's review against another edition
4.0
Reread Review from December 2021
- These books all have heroine-centric story arcs, which is not what I expected from a series with alpha heroes. In this, Lachlain has been imprisoned and tortured for the last 150 years by Horde vampires. But, the story doesn't focus on his escape and revenge. Instead, his character serves as a catalyst for Emma's character growth. Lachlain is a fairly static character, while Emma a dynamic character and undergoes a drastic transformation. I love the structure of these books - the hero finds his mate (or bride) which sets off a chain of events that ultimately leads to the heroine coming into her full powers.
- This is kind of a road trip romance! Lachlain demands that Emma drive him to his castle in Scotland and a big chunk of the book is them on the road and sleeping in hotels.
- I am not a fan of the Valkyrie as they were depicted in this book. I very much disliked how they babied and sheltered Emma. And they seemed to overreact to a lot of things. As a group, they're very eccentric and weird. I liked Kaderin in her book and I'm open to changing my mind about them as I progress through the series.
- There are elements that may bother some readers, like dubcon and a tortured, violent, alpha hero. (Other content warnings are listed below.) Considering what Lachlain had just escaped from and that he found his mate at the same time, his extreme emotions, unstable mental state, and lashing out were understandable to me. I loved that, through dreams, Emma was able to experience what he went through and come to understand how much her happiness meant to him.
Original Review from March 2021
Graphic: Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
dubious/non-consent