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Fall of Ruin and Wrath by Jennifer L. Armentrout

35 reviews

ktwinkiebell's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense 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

4.5

Really enjoyed it. Pacing was good but it ended right when all the action was starting. Not too wordy like other JLA books can be. I feel like it's going to be a series where the 1st book really sets everything up and the 2nd book is where the plot really picks up.

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erindarlyn's review against another edition

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adventurous dark slow-paced

Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No

2.0

So many elements of this book pulled me out of the story as I was reading. The prose was repetitive and the plethora of editing errors distracting. The pacing was off and there was an odd overuse of ellipses. Not my favorite reading experience.

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gmarkwell's review against another edition

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adventurous dark lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

This dark fantasy romance is a complicated story of self discovery and power along with the implications of violence in response to embracing and giving in to one’s power, past, and future.

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jontel's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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? It's complicated

3.0

The ratio was off from plot to spice and kind of repetitive

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intensej's review against another edition

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5.0

This book was pure trash (in a good way), and I loved every second of it. The smut in this book was absolutely filthy. It's basically erotica with fantasy worldbuilding. Calista has this ability to sense the thoughts and emotions of others. She can also use her intuition to see future events. After escaping a dangerous childhood in an orphanage, she and her foster brother Grady now serve on Baron Claude's court. Calista is part of Claude's harem, and he uses her abilities for political gain. Calista's powers keep drawing her to Thorne, and she

realizes that he is the same Hyhborn (I know the spelling is annoying, but you get used to it) that she met when she was a young girl who protected her

. Calista learns that Thorne

is actually the dangerous Prince of Vytrus

, and he wants her to serve as his companion while he stays at Claude's court. Calista's plans to live a safe life is disrupted by the arrival of Thorne and a rebellion that threatens to spill into Claude's territory.

Although this series is not explicitly linked to the world of From Blood and Ash and Flesh and Fire, I believe that Thorne is one of the Ancients described in Armentrout's other series. Calista's abilities reminded me of Meg Corbyn's powers in Anne Bishop's The Others series. Thorne's inability to understand humans and feel emotions reminded me of the horsemen in Laura Thalassa's books. The world that Armentrout has created is extremely sexual, and the Hyhborn apparently feed on pleasure? Also, Thorne's origin story is that he was simply created and grew underneath a tree? Things got a little fuzzy...I tended to skim over the details of how the Hyhborn came into power and the significance of starborn, but I was fully invested in Calista and Thorne's relationship. I was super bummed to learn that the sequel (if there is going to be a sequel) is not out yet, so be prepared to wait a bit for the next book.

Content: sexual content, violence, death, questionable consent in sexual scenes (Calista's role as part of Claude's harem was icky, especially when he sent her to spy on Thorne), gore

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dyslexicinkdrinker's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I will be reading the next book in this series. I found the twist interesting. It was lust to maybe love not a lot of romance really. I did like this book over all. I like when there is not a clear path in the romance and where it might go. I also like that it is not clear if we want the main FMC and MMC together. Most first books in the series take me a minute to really get into the book. This book was no different but once I was in it I really hated when I had to put the book down to join the real world again.

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amrithi's review against another edition

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adventurous tense 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

4.0

The romance wasn’t really compelling imo but the climax/ending was solid and made me up the rating. I do however think that sometimes the author had a habit of telling instead of showing, which took me out of it at times.

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