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maddierandolph's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Gore, Murder, and Alcohol
livist's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
A fitting ending to the series. A fun, easy read. The narrator did such an amazing job with this one. Her performance almost made me cry, truly.
There were some moments in the story where it felt like the plot was dragging a bit—I understand the purpose for some but it kind of felt like we were going on side quests and that the urgency faded a bit despite so much happening.
When Desmond is taken away and Caly has to process the real likelihood of his death, the narrator really nailed that. I almost cried from her performance! I do think Caly’s glamour is OP’d, but still like that the author did place *some* limitations to her magic.
Caly has grown on me generally and adore Des. I like how supportive he is of her and when there are opportunities for him to be controlling or even try to convince Caly he truly knows better, he picks the respectable path over and over. I really enjoy him as her partner and their relationship.
I still have some issue with the juxtaposition of modern day sassy language and the setting. Some of the lines are just a little cringe and it would take me out. It generally didn’t detract significantly from my overall experience and I thoroughly enjoyed myself.
There were some moments in the story where it felt like the plot was dragging a bit—I understand the purpose for some but it kind of felt like we were going on side quests and that the urgency faded a bit despite so much happening.
Caly has grown on me generally and adore Des. I like how supportive he is of her and when there are opportunities for him to be controlling or even try to convince Caly he truly knows better, he picks the respectable path over and over. I really enjoy him as her partner and their relationship.
I still have some issue with the juxtaposition of modern day sassy language and the setting. Some of the lines are just a little cringe and it would take me out. It generally didn’t detract significantly from my overall experience and I thoroughly enjoyed myself.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
thelibraryskeeper's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I have adored the Bargainer series and unfortunately I liked this one the least. It absolutely dragged until I was about 70% into it. I even had the audiobook cranked to 2x. I didn't see the big plot twist coming and I did love seeing Callie come into her full power and role.
But God it was overly sappy. Des and Callie yapping about how much they love each other and that they are mates was just wayyyyy overdone. Ugh. The epilogue was nice though.
But God it was overly sappy. Des and Callie yapping about how much they love each other and that they are mates was just wayyyyy overdone. Ugh. The epilogue was nice though.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Slavery and Grief
covenofcrumpets's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
I love this series and will come back to it again and again. I already have multiple times.
It does have some flaws and moments where I’m cursing Laura that she didn’t give more details for example with Temper and Malakai. What I’d give for a spin off novella just to learn more about Temper’s powers and her backstory as well as the relationship between her and Malakai.
But ultimately Dark Harmony is an amazing ending to this series, it’s my favourite and an easy 5⭐️
It does have some flaws and moments where I’m cursing Laura that she didn’t give more details for example with Temper and Malakai. What I’d give for a spin off novella just to learn more about Temper’s powers and her backstory as well as the relationship between her and Malakai.
But ultimately Dark Harmony is an amazing ending to this series, it’s my favourite and an easy 5⭐️
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, and Violence
Moderate: Slavery, Torture, Grief, and War
Minor: Child abuse, Rape, and Sexual violence
hanschub's review
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
i loved every minute of this series. the slight cliffhanger ending though… i want to know what his secret is. spoiler ahead (not for the ending): part of me thinks malaki was trying to tell callie about what des was up to with the thief, but i can’t be sure if he truly knew. i cannot imagine how it would’ve played out if he actually did tell her, and i’m glad he didn’t.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Slavery, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Rape, Sexual violence, and Pregnancy
kassidyreads's review
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, and Violence
Moderate: Rape and Torture
Minor: Suicide and Death of parent
readyforit's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
4⭐️3🌶️(graphic scenes, but not very many)
“I love you, Callie, down to every feather and scale. I love your darkness, I love your mind, I love your humor and your most coveted dreams. And I love how you love me—wholly, deeply, passionately. “You’re not normal; you’ll never be normal. I’m so sorry to tell you that. You are so blindingly extraordinary that it physically hurts me sometimes, and I’ll never stop pushing you to believe this.”
I really loved the first half of this book! I love that we got more of Callie and des being happy and in love🫶 I won’t lie tho, this entire book had me anxious. Callie is constantly saying “we don’t get to have normal, we don’t get to be happy like this for long” like she’s always waiting for the other shoe to drop. It made me enjoy the happy parts of the book less, waiting for something to rip them apart or Callie to be kidnapped again.
I was a little disappointed in some of the twists we got in this book. There was so much foreshadowing thrown in our faces that by the time Callie (the world’s worst PI) figured it out I was like uhh yeah duh???
I hate to say it but I really liked the thief of souls, I was picturing him as Loki. I thought the ending was a little anticlimactic for something that had been building for 4 books to the Big Bad Villain™.
After reading the last book from des’ pov I was really missing it in this one. Callie’s inner monologue is still cringey to me! I know we didn’t get des’ pov bc it would’ve ruined the plot twist but I just loved reading through his eyes.
Overall, I really liked the series and can see myself rereading in the future! The audiobooks were all great too.
“I love you, Callie, down to every feather and scale. I love your darkness, I love your mind, I love your humor and your most coveted dreams. And I love how you love me—wholly, deeply, passionately. “You’re not normal; you’ll never be normal. I’m so sorry to tell you that. You are so blindingly extraordinary that it physically hurts me sometimes, and I’ll never stop pushing you to believe this.”
I really loved the first half of this book! I love that we got more of Callie and des being happy and in love🫶 I won’t lie tho, this entire book had me anxious. Callie is constantly saying “we don’t get to have normal, we don’t get to be happy like this for long” like she’s always waiting for the other shoe to drop. It made me enjoy the happy parts of the book less, waiting for something to rip them apart or Callie to be kidnapped again.
I was a little disappointed in some of the twists we got in this book. There was so much foreshadowing thrown in our faces that by the time Callie (the world’s worst PI) figured it out I was like uhh yeah duh???
I hate to say it but I really liked the thief of souls, I was picturing him as Loki. I thought the ending was a little anticlimactic for something that had been building for 4 books to the Big Bad Villain™.
After reading the last book from des’ pov I was really missing it in this one. Callie’s inner monologue is still cringey to me! I know we didn’t get des’ pov bc it would’ve ruined the plot twist but I just loved reading through his eyes.
Overall, I really liked the series and can see myself rereading in the future! The audiobooks were all great too.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Rape and Pregnancy
aemesserlie's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
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
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Sexual assault and Violence
sambam13's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Nothing exciting happens until the last three to five chaptor of the book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Rape
katiecoconut21's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
This book was great, but it felt as though all the plot missing from the prior three books was shoved into this one.
My biggest gripe with the book is that for all the scheming the Thief of Souls does, his last action ofremoving the wards that prevents Callie from glamouring him is complete and utter stupidity. It felt like his clever character was all but ruined in that moment. I liked that Des outwitted the Thief by having the Shadows betray him , but bad decisions? It just felt like a poor way to let Callie have her revenge .
Overall, I feel like the series has problems with pacing. It's a plot-driven romance, but each book varies in how much plot and how much romance there will be. This makes it feel like some books are all romance, some are all plot, and then some are a good mix.
It was enjoyable, but not so much that I would choose to re-read the Bargainer series.
My biggest gripe with the book is that for all the scheming the Thief of Souls does, his last action of
Overall, I feel like the series has problems with pacing. It's a plot-driven romance, but each book varies in how much plot and how much romance there will be. This makes it feel like some books are all romance, some are all plot, and then some are a good mix.
It was enjoyable, but not so much that I would choose to re-read the Bargainer series.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, and Violence
Moderate: Gore, Grief, and Alcohol
Minor: Torture and Pregnancy