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kam_be's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
fast-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
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
Minor: Death, Infidelity, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Alcohol
wilybooklover's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
4.0
I’m unable to resist a political arranged marriage trope. It’s my catnip!
I enjoyed the first half of this immensely, but it went downhill a little bit in the second half for me. I love a good idiots to lovers trope (that’s why I liked the first half so much) but these two were truly as dense as bricks when it came to each other and only became worse as the story went on. I really wanted to see more emotional connection and conversation in the latter part of the story and didn’t feel like I got enough of it. I think the third-act conflict would have worked a lot better for me if they had trusted each other and worked together instead of Ophelia running off. These two had almost got on the same page and then it was more of the same-old miscommunication that had been present for the whole book. Although it did finally make Allerick get a clue, so... swings and roundabouts.
I did like Ophelia a lot. She was mature, had a backbone, and was unashamedly in touch with her sexuality. Allerick was secretly an adorable sweetheart hidden under all that dumb and grumpy exterior. The storyline with Ophelia’s scent was very entertaining. All in all, it was a really fun read and I’m intrigued by the set-up for book two.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Murder, and War
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Death of parent and Injury/Injury detail
lotte5322's review against another edition
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder and War
Minor: Death of parent