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Anathema by Keri Lake

59 reviews

becxreadz's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Liked
*Dark and creepy with sinister vibes
*Keri Lake knows how to hook readers
*An interesting magic system
*Slow burn
*One bed
*Death power
*Family dynamics
*Animal familiar
*Pierced for her pleasure

5 ⭐️, 1 🌶, 3 🧪
Rating, smut, chemistry

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maggiekapitan's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense 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? N/A

4.0

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drxcos's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious tense 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? Yes

5.0

!!SPOILERS BELOW!!

This was phenomenal in everything it set out to accomplish.
The plot was fantastic, with so many mysteries and connections, where my head was constantly puzzling and trying to figure out what was going on.
The gothic-style horror was, well, genuinely very horrific and disturbing. A little worried about nightmares, actually. Body horror is usually on my “cannot deal with” list, but I stuck with it and am so glad I did. This book succeeded at making me truly repulsed and horrified by the many many villains.

Ooooooh my god Zevander and Maevyth. Zevander was 👀👌🏻😱🥵 no words. And the slow burn, delicious tension, and spice was just, phenomenal in an agonizing sort of way.

I really appreciated that Zevander also showed actual trauma symptoms from his past (unlike Rhysand from ACOTAR, for example).

I think I spent the last 40% of the book incredibly tense, unable to stop reading, both desperate to continue and terrified of what the next page turn would bring. The mix of the tense and

delicious spice towards the end

, combined with the ongoing horror (

THEYRE OUTSIDE THE HOVEL GUYS HOW ARE YOU JUST OKAY IGNORING THAT???

) was soooo well done.
Overall this book gave a phenomenal reading experience. 100/10.

P.S. didn’t realize this was a duology until I was 95% done and thought “no way are they going to somehow resolve everything in the next 5%” and looked it up. This was an agonizing discovery, but I cannot fucking wait for the next book!!

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booksandjules's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

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nicolenoodles's review

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I was so disappointed in this book after a really strong start. It drew me in straight away with its atmosphere and characters, but by half way all momentum had fizzled out. The insta-attraction was jarring and clumsy. The focus on random details was frustrating and instead of adding to the atmosphere and world, it detracted from the plot and created so much drag. I also felt the use of sexual violence became gratuitous, it added nothing to the plot and, in my opinion, was entirely unnecessary. I don’t avoid books which those triggers, but it was not sensitively handled.

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magiccc's review against another edition

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dark emotional 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? Yes

4.5

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atsy6's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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? Yes

4.0

It was an intensely complicated world. Tons of world building. I really appreciate the map, the Glossary and race descriptions. I frequently had to reference them. It was pretty slow going for the first 60%. After that the plot really started moving and things were developing. Overall I'm very intrigued by this world and story line and I hope the next books can focus on the plot now that the extensive world has been set up.

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katisfaat's review against another edition

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dark slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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effiex's review against another edition

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adventurous dark 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

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wideawakenow's review against another edition

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dark sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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