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verafogel's review
adventurous
medium-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
3.0
Entertaining, though at times it was painfully obvious what was going to happen from the moment Dante was introduced it was obvious he was her betrothed though I didn’t see his betrayal coming. Again it was obvious that Baba Yaba wasn’t real.
Nice story but I wasn’t exited to know what happened next by the end so I don’t know if I’ll be continuing the series.
Nice story but I wasn’t exited to know what happened next by the end so I don’t know if I’ll be continuing the series.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore and Sexual content
those_moody_readers's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
This story has so much potential but this first book just ain’t it for me. The pacing is weird, too slowed down by descriptions at times and oddly fast at others, making the reading difficult. The protagonist has potential but a part from her, the other characters are severely underdeveloped: we don’t know their motives, their stories (apart from Erika), just a lot of name dropping. The romance was rushed, which I feel like could be explained by the ending of book 1 but I doubt it was because of that. I have high hopes for book 2 tho.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Violence, and Blood
Minor: Bullying
caseymac's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Body shaming, Confinement, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
bekahzabel's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-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? No
4.0
🌟🌟🌟🌟/5 Stars!
I really enjoyed this one once I got a few chapters in. While I like a little more world building before the action starts, I didn’t let that deter me from falling into the story.
There were plot twists I didn’t see coming, that left me gasping along the way! Just enough smut mixed in for me. Tropes included enemies to lovers/fated destiny/arranged marriage.
The only other qualms I had were that occasionally the dialogue seemed more modern than the time period within the setting, and certain connections felt a bit rushed in moments. Overall though this book left me hungry for more, and I think the plot has a lot of potential to unfold in the following books. Katarni is a strong female lead and the character development really started strengthening towards the end.
Thank you so much to Booksirens, Chloe, and the publishing company, it was so fun to escape into this new world for a couple days. I look forward to the sequel. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
I really enjoyed this one once I got a few chapters in. While I like a little more world building before the action starts, I didn’t let that deter me from falling into the story.
There were plot twists I didn’t see coming, that left me gasping along the way! Just enough smut mixed in for me. Tropes included enemies to lovers/fated destiny/arranged marriage.
The only other qualms I had were that occasionally the dialogue seemed more modern than the time period within the setting, and certain connections felt a bit rushed in moments. Overall though this book left me hungry for more, and I think the plot has a lot of potential to unfold in the following books. Katarni is a strong female lead and the character development really started strengthening towards the end.
Thank you so much to Booksirens, Chloe, and the publishing company, it was so fun to escape into this new world for a couple days. I look forward to the sequel. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Death, Drug use, Gore, Violence, and Blood
Minor: Pregnancy