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bree_h_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.5
Graphic: Body shaming, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment
Minor: Eating disorder, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Lesbophobia
anns_storybound_sanctuary'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 also love how the lgbtqia reps are woven into the story. I especially love Larkin and the maters.
Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse
Minor: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Classism
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
mads_reads_books's review
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Torture, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, and Colonisation
Minor: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
unsuccessfulbookclub'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
3.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Murder, and War
Moderate: Biphobia and Vomit
juliamallory's review
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Animal cruelty and Domestic abuse
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