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The Reckoning by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti

5 reviews

nineinchnails's review against another edition

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

3.75

the writing hasn’t changed from the previous books imo but orion is really starting to grow on me. i still don’t think he’s good enough for darcy but i don’t know if i ever but i liked seeing darcy happy😭 also if geraldine has 0 fans i am dead!!
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selestre's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious 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? No

5.0

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my_bookish_diary's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Absolutely the best book of the series so far. Dark, suspenseful, slow-burn, twisted romance - and that’s not including the plot. I was on the edge of my seat the entire book, racing through the pages, waiting for the next twist, the next episode of drama, the angst and torment behind the masks and politicking. I do wish we got more of the lore and world-building of Solaria, but I have a feeling that will be revealed the more Tory and Darcy learn about this world they are now officially a part of. A dark, dangerous, highly addictive series. TW: manipulation, abuse, bully romance, sexual content, coarse language. 
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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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lotte5322's review against another edition

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4.0

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