Reviews with content warning for Sexual violence - Silk & Steel

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unicorn91's review

adventurous dark sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I really love both of the main characters. I like that its multi pov, and that the series has a happy ending. reason for two stars. this book has actual sexual assault on page to one of the main characters. the two main characters are always getting separated and I felt like lysander could never catch a break. i picked it up because my kindle recommended it after captive prince. in my opinion, the two are nothing alike

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samijobrooker's review

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dark slow-paced

Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No

0.5

This was a laughably bad book. It contained a lot of graphic depictions of rape and sexual assault, and I would say it was gratuitous except that the cornerstones of the dragonkin society's personal and political hierarchies appeared to be incest and sexual violence. So I guess it was crucial world-building.

The two romantic lead characters were fine but not all that interesting, and their relationship felt hollow all throughout the book.

For large portions of the story, at least one of them — often both — erroneously believes the other to be dead. And this happens multiple distinct times. It's like it's looping through the end of Romeo and Juliet over and over again. Absolutely baffling creative choice.

I normally relish the cheesy moment when the title of the book is said in the text of the book.

In this case the title of the book appears in the text in reference to one of the dudes' dicks. No joke!

I should have quit an hour or so into the audiobook, but I wouldn't have felt qualified to write this scathing review.

And I would have missed the dick title line.

Oh, AND I hoped it would get better!

Oh wait, there's one more thing I wanted to add! One of the most jarring things was when our elf protagonist encounters and begins to cooperate with humans. It brought up a lot of questions about what the hell this world actually is —

they're French? They have guns, and... solar panels?

— but none of that was interesting enough to actually make me want to find out more. The thing that stood out to me was that the text kept remarking on how awesome humans are. They're ingenious, they're so innovative, they're the most amazing and impressive and strong and resourceful... Who is this pro-human propaganda for??? It was inexplicable and hysterically funny.

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emmhardt's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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? No

4.25

High action, gritty, smutty, and dark. The gayest game of thrones vibes but more dragons and less characters. Major warnings for sexual assault, violence, blood, torture, and incest. Not for the faint of heart but well done for what it is. Romance is very convincing and well-paced. Also THE YEARNING.

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potatooftheworld's review

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dark emotional sad tense fast-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

3.75

The only reason this isn’t 5 stars is because of the amount of questions there are in the narration. It’s so offputting. That and the fact that unfortunately we didn’t see the characters much in the second half of the book interacting and they keep thinking the other is dead. I love this book and although the tw are harsh and there is a lot that is not warned for, it’s a good book. My only comment is some of the narration is odd and a few other elements here and there.

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postcordillera's review

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adventurous dark tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

The dragons are creepy degenerates, which I haven't seen in a fantasy series before.

Dark world with a lot of war and toxic politics, toxic sex, and toxic relationships. The characters are messy af. All hurt, no comfort, and it's a fun romp. On to book two.

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jennybugg's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional tense fast-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

4.25

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mallorypen's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

This book took on the idea of “trashy romance novel” and just dialed it up to eleven, because this … this was trash. No nutritional value, ‘what the fuck am I reading,’ can’t quite look away from the dumpster fire trash.

And sometimes I might say a book is trash with affection and respect. Not so much for this one - the amount of gratuitous violence (mostly sexual) is certainly meant to titillate, but fell short of the mark in so many ways. The Yearning™️ that was meant to come from the many close calls of “oh no, he’s dead” swinging wildly to “oh wait, he’s alive” and back to “but alas, I have killed him unknowingly” never showed up. The explanation for why Lysander was so drawn to Erowan was practically nonexistent beyond “oh no, he’s hot.” The bond they forged over one campfire night was comically strong, and the squickiness of all the other sexual abuse made it hard to really engage with the romance plot line.

Am I gonna read the other books? Maybe … they’re already downloaded. But I also sense a DNF in the offing if the same kind of crap continues.

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bonriki's review

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challenging dark emotional sad 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

3.5

I’m enjoying the slow burn and emphasis on plot and worldbuilding but there was too much sex that slowed events down. The trauma level is also heavy handed, when the setting is already bleak you’re not adding much of value by torturing your characters anew every chapter.

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