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Restless Slumber by K.J. Sutton

26 reviews

genny's review against another edition

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

2.0

Yikes. I gave the first book 4 stars, but this was a letdown. 😬 First of all, there's no plot. What is this book about, exactly? Fortuna's werewolf buddy, I guess, and some random old folks she's apparently close to. The entire thing felt like filler.
Cora's victory over her aunt was ridiculous. We don't get any explanation for how she was able to overpower the alpha. :|


Fortuna's emotions were so volatile and it didn't come across as a reflection of her trauma. She was just written weirdly. One moment she'll be snapping at Collith, then the next she's completely horny? Unprovoked? Like, Collith/Laurie/Oliver will do something completely mundane and suddenly Fortuna wants to drop her panties. She seems to think that cheating only counts if you've had penis-in-vagina sex. The amount of times she mentions her "core" or her "center"......

There were so many typos, along with odd turns of phrase. This was hilarious to me: "I was the fire to his ice. The shout to his whisper. The run to his walk." What kind of analogy is that, lmao πŸƒπŸ½β€β™€οΈ The constant use of "male/female" in place of "man/woman" was gross. When those terms are used to refer to werewolves in their wolf forms, sure, I get that, but Fortuna refers to everyone this way. It creeps me out. Maybe this is a staple in fae fantasy that I'm unaware of, along with the use of the word "mate". I hated that too. I sighed with relief when Collith referred to himself as Fortuna's "husband" for once. 🀣 

We still haven't gotten an explanation for why Collith fell for her instantly. I have a bad feeling that will never be explained. I'm putting this series on hold, so I might never find out.

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justagrlandherdog's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.5

I loved it. There are still mysteries waiting to be solved which has me reaching for the next one. Also the ending! That cliffhanger! I love Fortuna and Collith and Laurie never fails to make me smile. 

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mightyola's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

4.5


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milda_mark's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

3.0


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diana_archeron's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25


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lizziereads_'s review against another edition

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dark fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0


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ame_lepage's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

 This ending... wow.
This book really stepped it up for me. You can go check out my review for Fortuna Sworn and I can say that pretty much every aspect I didn't like, the author rectified them.
I really loved the romance in this book, and the confusing love triangle.
This book is pretty confusing all around. The author doesn't tell you too much, it's dark and mysterious. And I do like that a lot.
Anyway, I think the next book is going to be pretty heavy so I need to mentally prepare myself.

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nastashastarr3's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

4.0

Okay so this book broke me and now I have emotions

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deesquared's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny medium-paced

4.5


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baintexas's review against another edition

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adventurous dark sad medium-paced

4.0

The books could definitely use a better editor and that’s putting it nicely. That being said, there are some underlying complexities that were surprising. I laughed, I cried, I felt tense, I enjoyed it. I think if you can get past the wandering, stream of consciousness writing, this is an exceptional feminist (sorta) adult fantasy series. 

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