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hilary89's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
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? Yes
4.5
God, this series has me in a chokehold. I didn't find this first book in the Duke's trilogy to be any darker than the Lord's books, but it definitely had a lot more in the way of political intrigue and worldbuilding. Though I did find it harder to read about Lavinia's circumstances in comparison to Story's as Lavinia has be stripped of any and all agency and is at the complete mercy of the men around her. Considering what she's gone through, I can anticipate a revenge arc in the future and am looking forward to it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, and Murder
Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Blood, and Gaslighting
Minor: Drug use, Sexism, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Classism
ashleywrites's review against another edition
challenging
dark
tense
medium-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
3.75
rhi16's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
tense
medium-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
mit5uri's review against another edition
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
rihoward's review against another edition
5.0
4.4 stars
A new set of men and their queen in this crazy world. It started intense, went pretty tame for a chunk of it but went to epic level insane at the end with the twists. I'm not sure what all the motivations are yet but I'm here for it.
A new set of men and their queen in this crazy world. It started intense, went pretty tame for a chunk of it but went to epic level insane at the end with the twists. I'm not sure what all the motivations are yet but I'm here for it.
shelbybrinley's review against another edition
3.0
I think the Lords set the expectation too high. I rated the first 3 books of this series all 5 stars but this one was just hard to get through. The pacing was off and the book was so unnecessarily long. BUT there are some things being set up that make me excited to read the next one.