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Six Scorched Roses by Carissa Broadbent

13 reviews

hilaryisreading's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

4.5

In and of itself, this is a beautiful read. The setting of the story feels more traditionally Gothic than the other two Nightborn books. I liked that the characters know themselves but still have room to grow. And the dark story of the plague adds to the fast-paced feeling of desperation. It was a quick and compelling read. I finished this book in one sitting, as I just didn't want to put it down. I also really loved that the FMC is a woman in her 30s (and an academic!)! Such a refreshing break from the teen and 20-something characters of so many other fantasy novels! If you're reading the Nightborn Duet of the Crowns of Nyaxia series, I recommend spending the time to read this 150 pg short side story. And you don't have to read it before book 2 (The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King) to understand the story line, but I did. Even if you're not reading the rest of the series I still think it's worth your time because it's actually just a beautiful story. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Blood, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Pandemic/Epidemic

spatterson7's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Death, Hate crime, Sexual content, Violence, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and War

katlynnnxo's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent

msalexnicole's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

I really liked this short book. You can honestly read it in a day and it was a cute set up for the next book in the series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Chronic illness, Death, Terminal illness, Blood, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Sexual content and Violence

Minor: Sexual assault

linnybear's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.75

 I think the author had a wonderful idea for this novel, I loved how each part is separated by roses representing each rose Lilith gives to Vale, I loved the setting of a plagued human lands and a dangerous forbidden love between human and a vampire but at the same time this book felt way too short to establish any form of connection between two main characters that didn’t feel artificial. Compared to Oraya and Raihn from book one, Lilith and Vale didn’t have that much in common and instead were initially drawn together by a sheer force of fate called ‘the author’s imagination’. I also can’t say I liked them as individual characters, I’ve spent too little time with them to fully understand them and their attraction. I think the entire story as well as their relationship unfortunately lacked that sort of depth we could get in a full length novel (but I guess we had enough time for a whole chapter of smut, right?).

I was also hoping for some insight into human lives away from Obitraes and Nyaxia’s power but didn’t get much of that. I think it’s a lost opportunity to not introduce the whole White Pantheon, show their qualities and sort of compare them to Nyaxia in this installment especially given ‘the plague’ and how it was caused by one of the gods. 

Not disappointed by the writing though, I think Carissa Broadbent has a way to write so much emotions and chemistry into characters even when seemingly there shouldn’t be that much there (seriously there’s one chapter around 50% mark when I suddenly was overwhelmed by Lilith’s words and how beautiful they were, given how one chapter earlier I didn’t feel any of that). I don't think about time with this book as really wasted, to be honest I oddly enjoyed it while acknowledging it didn't hold the standard of the first book at the same time. Definitely skippable piece if you are only interested in the main storyline of the series but short enough to give it a try if you need more. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape, Death of parent, and War

shannnne_reads_words's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Torture, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

v_____'s review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad 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? Yes

5.0

I will never shut up praising how Cassandra Broadbent describes things, especially Gods, until forever 🙏🙏



Plus: THIS is my new life motto now:😌

... about two centuries ago, I decided that I would never again do anything I didn’t want to do. And I don’t want to...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Terminal illness, Blood, Medical content, Grief, and Abandonment

Minor: Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, and Abandonment

lizziethebookdragon's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual content and Violence

junixthebibliotaph's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and War

emilywemily6's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful 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? Yes

4.75

I really enjoyed this novella, more than the duology! I found the length perfect and the story was sweet. It was slower-paced than other novellas I have read, which I didn’t mind but since I read it in multiple sittings I feel like I might have missed a little bit of the characterization of Lillith and Vale. So I would have loved a little more characterization at the beginning of the book, but I also might have missed it. I enjoyed seeing this relationship progress and how it felt right for Lillith to choose Vale.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Sexual assault, and Death of parent

Minor: Medical content