rickireadss's review
4.0
Moderate: Violence, Child abuse, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, and Misogyny
Minor: Sexism and Toxic relationship
abbyj_jacobsen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.25
I wanted to enjoy this one and I was able to enjoy about the first 20% of it. But I think it dragged on longer than it should have. I wish it had been more novella length.
The dynamics between the main couple got boring quickly. I think there was meant to be some “enemies” to lovers vibes with the second chance romance, but I think too much information is given to make their dynamic make sense or be enjoyable for me. And their relationship definitely suffered from some of the formulaic tendencies of the romance genre, in my opinion. I think the world building that’s slowly worked in was interesting, but I really felt like I needed more of it before the end to be interested in reading further into the series. I often found myself significantly more interested in friends and family of the main couple than the couple themselves.
Essentially my rating boils down to the story being too predictable (I knew the ending, as well as many upcoming plot points, within 3 chapters and then felt like I was trudging through the rest), overly formulaic/trope-heavy, and heavy handed in use of pop culture references.
Moderate: Car accident, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, and Violence
Minor: Death of parent, Death, Toxic relationship, and Child abuse
Car accidentSpoiler
main female character gets run into a coffee cart by paparazzi, paparazzi is in car that runs off the road after mfc is injuredSpoiler
mmc is in a fight near the end with another character that is bloody, there are also events called “blood matches” brought up on many occasionsSpoiler
father of main male character is abusive this is mentioned throughout bookSpoiler
mmc fathers death is mentioned a couple times, child side character is orphaned and short backstory of how his parents died is told at a camp outingSpoiler
multiple mentions due to mfc working at bar, occasional mention during fancy events (mcs are a sort of high society)Spoiler
during an event multiple children go to a different building for dance party and that building catches on fire, mfc puts out fire with magic, smoke inhalation is discussed, mention of potential loss of children’s life after fire is over to commend magic useSpoiler
mfc is injured by car accident incident, “blood matches”, fight between mmc and oc results in injuriesSpoiler
semi graphic descriptions of sex between mfc and mmc happen about 4 times within the mid to late portion of the book, mfc friend is succubus and discussion around sex/virginity is brought up many times when she comes uptaryn_g's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Violence and Child abuse
ta2dlibrarian'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
4.0
Moderate: Sexual content and Bullying
Minor: Violence
dianaschmidty's review
- 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
4.25
Moderate: Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Violence, and Child abuse
kbairbooks's review
- 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
4.75
Graphic: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Bullying, Sexual content, Classism, and Death
Moderate: Sexual harassment
amberinpieces's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Sexual content and Cursing
Moderate: Alcohol and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Bullying, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, and Sexism
lizinthelibrary's review
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Violence
decklededgess's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
I was shocked this was an honest to god witch and werewolf book. I was expecting some like tumblr pagan witch stuff but no. Also when I read werewolf I was hoping for traditionally published omegaverse but alas no to that too. But since all my hopes were dashed in the first three pages my expectations were rock fucking bottom which allowed me to enjoy the super weird Shadowhunter-Downworlder lifestyle of this book. It was corny and weird and alpha-male-y but I had quite a few laughs so I didn't hate it entirely.
Moderate: Sexual content, Misogyny, Violence, Bullying, Alcohol, and Fire/Fire injury