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The Reckoning by Caroline Peckham

4 reviews

dkgreads's review against another edition

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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? It's complicated

4.5

So much drama! So much tension! And that ending—GAH! Also, I totally called what Order the twins emerged as and I can’t wait to find out how that’s going to go for them…
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shorthannah's review against another edition

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adventurous dark fast-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

2.5

I have such a love/hate relationship with these books because I truly love the worldbuilding and magic system so far, and I'm crazily invested in finding out what happens but the characters and the toxic bully romance consistently make me want to throw the book down and never look back. I am convinced that bully romance is really not my cup of tea. The romantic relationships are completely toxic and no matter what horrific treatment the heirs put them through the protagonists never seem to even try to fight back and instead fall into the "betraying body" trope that they simply can't resist the heirs' hotness, and they never seem to learn from it, which undermines what little character development they have gained. Also, unfortunately there are still some astonishingly bad grammar mistakes in the writing which break my immersion, I don't understand how someone doesn't pick up on them before the books are published. And finally, I worry for the health of my eyes because the number of awful fae versions of names made me cringe and roll my eyes so hard and so often that I think I may have strained muscles. First Faebook and now Fae versions of cars, bikes, fairground foods... between those and the teachers' names its so unimaginative and cringey. 
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msvernier's review against another edition

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

4.75

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folkofthebook's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious tense 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

oh my GOD I am so obsessed with this series right now. Firstly, can we talk about some of my fav side characters, Geraldine and Tyler? I love how Geraldine has gone from kinda weird creepy obsessed nerd fan to actual friend who kicks some ass, and Tyler ALWAYS cracks me up, I have such a soft spot for him now. As far as the romance with the Heirs, I don't know who I want Tory with more, Caleb or Darius. I love them both lol is this going to be a polyamorous ending cause I wouldn't be mad. And Darcy and Orion... UNF. Ok, I've always had bad vibes about Diego for some reason... like are we gonna find out he's lowkey been working with the Nymphs? That's how I've felt since book one. One of the girls always ends up getting drunker than they expected when hanging out with him, a major red flag. Also... beanie issues. And finally, we get some MAJOR spice !!
This ends on SUCH a crazy turn, I'm rushing off for the next book!
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