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Rhapsodic by Laura Thalassa

169 reviews

bee_thebee's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

I dont know if i cried so much because im kind of on my period rn or if this book really just touched a nerve with me but OMGGG i loved this so fucking much.
it kind of is a no plot just vibes kinda book but the little bit of plot that we had was enough to make me sob so yeah✌️ SOLID AS STONE four star read

ps the romance buildup was amazing like seven years, SEVEN FUCKING GODDAYMN YEARS

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jordanez's review against another edition

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dark 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? It's complicated

2.0

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wrensreadingroom's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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sierrainstitches's review against another edition

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dark slow-paced

Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No

2.75

I finished it. So.

It was like - nothings happening nothings happening nothings happening… BOOM things are happening and now it’s over. I might read the next one. We’ll see.

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chrisljm's review against another edition

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dark mysterious fast-paced

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

2.0

First of all, everyone who recommended this book is a sick freak. Because why are you people obsessing over this adult/minor grooming relationship. And even if you were to argue that they don't technically get together until the girl is an adult, it's still very strange how often they had to mention her being a "lovesick" teenager. Like that shit made me sick. It was also weird af that there was another (of lesser importance) adult male character that was dating a 16 year old girl. Although the focus was on him locking her in his basement, there didn't seem to be any criticism on him dating teenagers so it's kinda giving obsessed with grooming..

Second of all, why is a white author making a black character talk like that. It's weird enough she made her the stereotypical sassy black best friend, but the fact that the author sat there and typed "oh, naw, girl" as a part of her dialogue is kinda driving me insane.

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katievallin's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

2.0

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withywoods's review against another edition

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medium-paced

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

3.0

You know what wasn't necessary? Callie being a teenager. 'ckin' 'ell

Also I know it's just common in American parlance now, but you'd think actual writers would know that it's "I wish you had told me", not "I wish you would've...". It makes no sense. Anyway.

My overarching sense with romance fantasy, which leaves me questioning my sanity whenever I think I'm in the mood for something easy like this, is how some actual semblance of a stronger storyline would do wonders for the novel as a whole. The whole of Thief of Souls thing could make this a straight-up horror novel, if done right.

Werewolf bf/ex-bf sideplot was utterly unnecessary.

Books like these usually have the most detestable main characters but Callie and Desmon were fine. Apart from the stupid names. "Des" sounds like a guy who loves fish and chips drowning in salt and vinegar lmao.

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