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menomica's review against another edition
"It's not abhorrent to be human,"
The way I genuinely just don’t care.
The world building honestly isn’t bad, but the crazy long and unnecessary expositionary lines are so boring and truly detach from the story itself. Not to mention Sarrica and Allen have literally no chemistry and barely even interact. And then you throw in a plot where Allen goes on a secret mission in the middle of the book???
I honestly get the feeling that Megan just wanted to write a fantasy novel and was pressured by her agent to put in a romance plot to make it sell, cause Allen and Sarrica’s relationship honestly feels like a B or C plot to the overarching story of… medieval fantasy espionage.
I honestly didn’t even get to mention the random mpreg that was thrown in and just… not elaborated on?????
Also Three Headed Dragons is a stupid fucking name.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Torture
misszoe's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror and Blood
Moderate: Death, Grief, and War
Minor: Pregnancy
diana_raquel's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse and Racism
Minor: Bullying, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
lady_smith's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
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
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol
Moderate: Death, Sexual content, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Bullying, Physical abuse, and War
Characters drink wine and alcohol frequently but rarely to excess and is appropriate to the medieval-esque setting. Repeated references to main character’s childhood experience withgooseturnover's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
World-building could've been fleshed out more but the point of the book was the interpersonal relationships in the High King's social circle and not the wider world the story's set in so I get why. Still, it feels like everything was resolved a little too easily in ways that didn't necessarily feel deserved???
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Racism, Slavery, Medical content, Alcohol, and War
Minor: Pregnancy
diana_raquel's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
"Nobody who loved a hawk would be drawn to a songbird, especially not a damaged one."
I discover this book and the series in one list that listed fantasy books with LGBT+ characters. I confess, that I didn't know what to expect, but I was positively surprised. And although I could find the use of some tropes, I think that this book used these tropes in an imaginative way, and created a well-developed love story that contains action, humor, and romance in a balanced dosage. The characters, as the worldbuilding, are well-developed and interesting.
One of the things that I found interesting is the approach to gender and sex in this book. By letting people choose their identities and treating them accordingly, I think that this book created a truly equal society. That doesn't mean that society doesn't have its problems, but those problems aren't directly related to gender and sex. Isn't this interesting?
Overall, I really liked this story and will read the other books in the series. So, if you are looking for a LGBT+ fantasy story I strongly recommend this one.
I discover this book and the series in one list that listed fantasy books with LGBT+ characters. I confess, that I didn't know what to expect, but I was positively surprised. And although I could find the use of some tropes, I think that this book used these tropes in an imaginative way, and created a well-developed love story that contains action, humor, and romance in a balanced dosage. The characters, as the worldbuilding, are well-developed and interesting.
One of the things that I found interesting is the approach to gender and sex in this book. By letting people choose their identities and treating them accordingly, I think that this book created a truly equal society. That doesn't mean that society doesn't have its problems, but those problems aren't directly related to gender and sex. Isn't this interesting?
Overall, I really liked this story and will read the other books in the series. So, if you are looking for a LGBT+ fantasy story I strongly recommend this one.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, and Grief
Moderate: War
Minor: Pregnancy
jessmahler's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Really enjoyable read in a fun original world. Recommended for fans of queer romance and unconventional heroes.
Low burn. Note re: content warnings -- the torture happens off screen, but aftermath is shown in detail.
Low burn. Note re: content warnings -- the torture happens off screen, but aftermath is shown in detail.
Content Warnings
Moderate: War
Minor: Death and Torture
lady_moon's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Rep: achillean MC, achillean MC with migraine, achillean side characters, sapphic side characters, polyamorios side character, nonbinary side character, ace (only mentioned) side character, BIPOC side characters, queer-normative world
I fucking devored this, omg 😩 I didn't go in the book looking for this but THE POLITICS!! I fucking loved it, it was magnificent - there isn't anything as satisfying as a political fantasy. Allen is a new favorite character, I do wish the whole series to have been about him and Sarrica
Also, the title 🥺🥺🥺 There is no one that deserves the title golden tongue more than Allen
I fucking devored this, omg 😩 I didn't go in the book looking for this but THE POLITICS!! I fucking loved it, it was magnificent - there isn't anything as satisfying as a political fantasy. Allen is a new favorite character, I do wish the whole series to have been about him and Sarrica
Also, the title 🥺🥺🥺 There is no one that deserves the title golden tongue more than Allen
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Alcohol, and War
Moderate: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Torture, Blood, and Grief
Minor: Death of parent and Pregnancy
charlieleelee's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Torture
Moderate: Death