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wordrevel's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
The list of CWs turned out to be longer than my weekly grocery list though, which I didn’t know when the ebook caught my eye on Libby. The
Then there was a scene towards the end where
If you are looking for a very diverse cast and want to read romantasy, you’ll likely enjoy this book, should your threshold for graphic scenes be moderate to high. Mine’s comparably on the lower end, so I unfortunately won’t have the mettle to continue the series, regardless of how badly I want to know the resolutions to the conflicts.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Gaslighting
Minor: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Drug use, Infidelity, Torture, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, and Alcohol
teaand_tomes's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Cursing, Kidnapping, and Gaslighting
Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Hate crime, Blood, Vomit, Suicide attempt, and Outing
mycatnorbert's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Kidnapping, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism
Moderate: Drug abuse and Drug use
kate_d_best's review
4.25
Graphic: Sexual content
stardust_heidi's review
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Fire/Fire injury
finnickdeservedbetter's review
- 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
5.0
Rep:
+ are due to the main character's parents who are wlw but it's never specified if they're bi, lesbian, pan, etc.
Written review to come
Graphic: Sexual content and Violence
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Kidnapping, and Fire/Fire injury
steffandbooks's review
- 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
5.0
I have been searching for a good adult fantasy romance for so long, I was already telling myself that the stuff I am looking for apparently only exists in FBAA and ACOTAR/Cresent City. I don't need constant spice, but one or two really good scenes I do appreciate and I got this here.
However, the romance is solely a sub plot here, so if you're looking to read a smutty book, this is not the one for you. The actual plot however, dang... it feels like this is a mix of Bridgerton, Cresent City and A Discovery of Witches. And I love all of these, so, naturally, I devoured this book. Never seen any of the plot twists coming and it was so interesting to see how the immortals and the magic in this world is displayed.
And, obviously, I got a new book boyfriend. Finn McKay. Boy, don't get me started. Him and the FMC were childhood friends to lovers to enemies to lovers again. Do I need to say more? Okay, if the second chance romance didn't convince you... HE KNEELS IN FRONT OF HER, in order not to scare her away and let her know that he is not mad at her but the situation in general. He falls first, or should I say, he never fell out of love with her? And he has FANGS (no, he's not a vampire)!
The FMC struggled with a really toxic relationship in the past and has many issues to work through throughout the whole book and her healing process takes a lot of time. Do check trigger warnings because there are some heavy topics being discussed. The author even has content warning in her book herself.
And lastly, what I really liked here as well was the LGBTQ+ content. It felt so natural in this books, FMC is bi, her best friend is bi and reminds me so much of Cinna (The Hunger Games), the FMCs parents are both mothers and the youngest sister is asexual. All of this felt just natural, flawless mentioned within the story without delving into too much detail because in this world, this is all natural. of course, there was the occasional mentioning of homophobia, but it's not a main part of a book. It's hard to explain, I guess, but I just liked it the way it was written, because it didn't feel forced.
I read this on my KU, but, naturally, I am going to order my print copy for this now and also pre-order the second one in this series.
5/5 stars
2/5 spice rating
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Drug use, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol
Minor: Infidelity, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, and Lesbophobia
fran_h's review
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail