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rae_meadows's review
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
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? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, and Sexual assault
typedtruths's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
yes, my first read of 2024 was a why choose monster romance... choices were made. we're setting the tone for the year to be reading whatever i want with unashamed joy
▷ Representation: Amon (li) is Egyptian; Auguste (li) & Jonathan (li) are achillean/mga; polyamorous relationship.
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▷ Representation: Amon (li) is Egyptian; Auguste (li) & Jonathan (li) are achillean/mga; polyamorous relationship.
Blog • Trigger Warning Database • StoryGraph
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Cursing, Rape, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Classism
➸ Trigger warnings for classism, slut-shaming & sex work-shaming, threats of rape (on-page), sex work, alcohol consumption, blood & injury depiction, attempted murder by drowning and strangulation (on-page), murder (off-page), kidnapping and captivity (secondary character), disappearance of a loved one, loss of autonomy (possession), and housefire resulting in loss of property.shinyfox's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Torture and Murder
Minor: Rape and Alcohol
clairereadstoomuch's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
LISTEN, this book had no right being this good. You look at the cover, you read the synopsis and you're like "okay, the smut is the plot. fair enough."
Then you start reading and BOOM, it has an actual plot??? Fully developed characters?!?!?! Like, is this heaven??
Let me start by saying that this is a a fast burn and a reverse harem. So if that's not your cup of tea, skip this one. But Esther isn't going to be ashamed for her high libido as she should. Also, her not-so-much gentlemen aren't going to share her. Well, only between them.
Rooksgrave Manor is a place where girls who like pleasure like Esther can "work". No, it's not really a brothel because the lady choose who and how many. Plus, the man are all vexed by a powerful witch with a nick to matchmaking. Esther is just very lucky that her "the one" is actually five "the one" and are all very wrapped around her fingers.
Now, another thing. The gentlemen? Well, gentle they might be if you ask them to but men? Not so much. The Manor is a special place for another reason too. It's a place where monsters can find their SO as well as mindless pleasure.
By monsters I mean, vampires, sphinx, werewolves, faes, water demons, incubi, golem and many other. If you're curious about Esther's gentlemen well, you'll find quite the variety.
The more "normal" one has a curse on him. Ezra makes quite the entrance and I'm not ashamed to say that the red headed cursed thief is my personal favorite.
The men in this harem are all very different from the other, not only in terms of species. You have the serious/shy one but a freak in the sheets *wink wink*, the charmant and romantic one, the prideful and kinda duchebag one, the cheeky sarcastic babe and the stone faced one, pun intended.
So, as you can tell, there's never a boring moment with them. Besides being VERY adventurous in the bed, things gets shaken up as well when a prick decides that he simply has to unalive Esther.
So yeah girls, check the trigger warnings and if there's not anything you have a problem with? Please be sure to give this book a chance. I promise the care with which they handle Esther will make you swoon and how they handle her in the sheets will make you sweat.
Then you start reading and BOOM, it has an actual plot??? Fully developed characters?!?!?! Like, is this heaven??
Let me start by saying that this is a a fast burn and a reverse harem. So if that's not your cup of tea, skip this one. But Esther isn't going to be ashamed for her high libido as she should. Also, her not-so-much gentlemen aren't going to share her. Well, only between them.
Rooksgrave Manor is a place where girls who like pleasure like Esther can "work". No, it's not really a brothel because the lady choose who and how many. Plus, the man are all vexed by a powerful witch with a nick to matchmaking. Esther is just very lucky that her "the one" is actually five "the one" and are all very wrapped around her fingers.
Now, another thing. The gentlemen? Well, gentle they might be if you ask them to but men? Not so much. The Manor is a special place for another reason too. It's a place where monsters can find their SO as well as mindless pleasure.
By monsters I mean, vampires, sphinx, werewolves, faes, water demons, incubi, golem and many other. If you're curious about Esther's gentlemen well, you'll find quite the variety.
The more "normal" one has a curse on him. Ezra makes quite the entrance and I'm not ashamed to say that the red headed cursed thief is my personal favorite.
The men in this harem are all very different from the other, not only in terms of species. You have the serious/shy one but a freak in the sheets *wink wink*, the charmant and romantic one, the prideful and kinda duchebag one, the cheeky sarcastic babe and the stone faced one, pun intended.
So, as you can tell, there's never a boring moment with them. Besides being VERY adventurous in the bed, things gets shaken up as well when a prick decides that he simply has to unalive Esther.
So yeah girls, check the trigger warnings and if there's not anything you have a problem with? Please be sure to give this book a chance. I promise the care with which they handle Esther will make you swoon and how they handle her in the sheets will make you sweat.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Blood
Minor: Murder
ktrecs's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury