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Kissed by Death by Holly Roberds

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abicaro17's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

This series is getting good! Grim and Vivien have crazy chemistry
that they finally act on thank god
that fuels both of their decisions into reckless and chaotic plot points. Discovering more about Viviens past and Grims intentions just douse the fire in fuel. I was roped in from the first chapter. 
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bread_reader's review against another edition

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adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (3.75)
Spice: 🌶

Whilst this isn't the best book I've ever read, I do really enjoy the storyline. It is a very easy read.

Pros:
  • I enjoyed learning more about vivs past. TW, it does include talking about sexual assault she went through as a minor
  • I liked how viv didn't give into grim straight away (even if she wanted too)
  • The characters in the book are written fairly well, especially with the gods back-stories. They aren't overexplained
  • Another mystery to follow through this book
  • We had a bit more romance between the two main characters 

Cons
  • A lot of the jokes were repeated from the first book
  • For me, some of the modern references were far to cringey.
  • Even though I loved the main characters, during scenes that were emotional for them, I didn't quite feel that emotion
  • The 'oh no shit is going down let me save the day with a kiss' was annoying personally 
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