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taryn_g's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical content and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Bullying, Drug use, Sexual content, Violence, and Toxic friendship
blissofalife's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
slow-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
This isn’t my first dramatized adaptation of an audiobook, which is a good thing, because after this I would’ve avoided them like the plague. The sound effects were way too loud and made it difficult to hear the narrator and were very distracting, they were continuously in the background instead of being used to punctuate a moment.
The storyline itself was…fine, the world building was alright but left quite a bit to be desired. I feel like nothing was fully explained, and the resolution was rushed and felt like an afterthought rather than the grand reveal it wanted to be.
The romance was unconvincing, and the main characters did not feel compatible in the least. The sex scenes were unnecessary, and did nothing to make me believe the characters were falling in love or even connecting on an emotional (or physical, ironically) level.
Honestly just a meh read for me, a good premise but poorly explored.
The storyline itself was…fine, the world building was alright but left quite a bit to be desired. I feel like nothing was fully explained, and the resolution was rushed and felt like an afterthought rather than the grand reveal it wanted to be.
The romance was unconvincing, and the main characters did not feel compatible in the least. The sex scenes were unnecessary, and did nothing to make me believe the characters were falling in love or even connecting on an emotional (or physical, ironically) level.
Honestly just a meh read for me, a good premise but poorly explored.
Content Warnings
Minor: Sexual content and Gaslighting
midnightmoon_dreamer's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Violence, Blood, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Drug use, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship
jaxx88's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
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? Yes
4.25
I loved the book, my fave of the series thus far. However it took me a couple tries to get through. Not a bad book, I think just a bad time to try and read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Drug use, and Medical content
Moderate: Death, Sexual content, and War
Minor: Pregnancy
katharina90's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.0
Everything--worldbuilding, plot, characters, relationships, you name it--was really underdeveloped, the pace dragged, and the writing was mediocre at best. I liked the herbalism and the wolf, but not much else.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Death, Drug use, Violence, and Kidnapping
Minor: Sexual content
druzyquartz's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
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
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Drug use, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual content, Xenophobia, and Kidnapping
annick's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.75
Oof. I wanted to like this. I don’t recommend.
I found this so disappointing. This had promise. I got bored again and again. I struggled to feel interest or engagement with the characters.
And was skimming from 40% and again from 70%. Too much padded inner narrative and reflection. The writing of plot, dialogue and inner POV narrative - each struggled to keep my interest. I only wondered if it started as fanfic. It would have been better as a short story or novella of 1/5 this le gtg. And The spice was veiled.
I found this so disappointing. This had promise. I got bored again and again. I struggled to feel interest or engagement with the characters.
And was skimming from 40% and again from 70%. Too much padded inner narrative and reflection. The writing of plot, dialogue and inner POV narrative - each struggled to keep my interest. I only wondered if it started as fanfic. It would have been better as a short story or novella of 1/5 this le gtg. And The spice was veiled.
Content Warnings
Minor: Drug use and Sexual content
mdeochoa15's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Sexual content
shadereads's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Sexual content
Minor: Drug use
itsnotalakeitsanocean's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
medium-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
3.5
I'm surprised I ended up liking this as much as I did considering I'm not normally one to reach for romantic fantasy books. It's by no means anything groundbreaking but if you're looking to get into the genre it's a solid pick. Now, as usual, here's a list of things that made me rate it so lowly if I supposedly liked it:
- I felt the book itself could have been a bit longer to develop the romance slightly more. It feels a bit rushed to the point I managed to predict when the main couple would kiss 3 pages before it actually happened.
- The magic system is very vague and apart from "oh x species can do y magic" I don't really know how it works. Also this is a personal gripe but I feel like the fae and elf magic types should have been swapped around seeing how
rituamancy is the magic that ends up saving the day . - The use of modern day idioms and such took me out. Specifically Willow and some of the other characters calling Hook "the goodest boy".
- Everyone needs to stop chuckling and smirking so much in response to anything mildly amusing!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use
Moderate: Sexual content, Violence, and Kidnapping
Minor: Confinement