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dragonlilly's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
3.0
This was actually a fun read and better than I was expecting. There were a lot of details that made the main character feel genuine and realistic and I appreciated that a ton. Even the relationships were surprisingly sweet in some aspects. The romance is very fast-paced and somewhat instant, but that is also somewhat evident from the story summary so I am not disappointed because I knew what I was getting into. There were only a couple of dramatic moments that sort of messed up the immersion for me because Wren would do something that should have been way more difficult to do, but I don't mind that much and the story writing is pretty good for the most part. My main gripe is that the ending happened extremely fast and was confusing because of it. I am also not a huge fan of the blood scenes, but the magic (and sensual) elements surrounding blood and how it is used are definitely interesting and good for the less queasy. I really liked some of the characters, and overall, this was a fun and gripping story that I want to continue!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Genocide and Sexual harassment
Minor: Pregnancy and War
doubletherazzle's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
1.25
The book needed another heavy edit. The “character development” was reduced to short internal monologues that essentially amounted to “I’m different now than 15 seconds ago” with no real support or actual development. I’m all for suspending belief for the sake of fantasy, but terrified virgin slave to poly warrior queen with no actual training, character development challenges, or genuine physical/emotional growth was beyond irrational. Character “development” was generally awkward and disjointed from the plot, which was also incredibly choppy, and world building was minimal and piece mail. Beyond plot and character issues, there were several incongruities (is he a cousin or a nephew?), grammar issues, the writing was generally mediocre, and the tropes were trope-y in all the wrong ways (I love a good trope, but these were predictable and not fleshed out). For a book advertised as it is, I expected much more spice than was actually present.
All that said, I wanted to spend time reading something distracting when I couldn’t focus and didn’t have energy to invest in other things and this was a free bonus download through hoopla on my library card, so it met the criteria for my present situation (hence why I finished it). Unclear if I’ll seek out sequels.
All that said, I wanted to spend time reading something distracting when I couldn’t focus and didn’t have energy to invest in other things and this was a free bonus download through hoopla on my library card, so it met the criteria for my present situation (hence why I finished it). Unclear if I’ll seek out sequels.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Blood, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, and Stalking
Minor: Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, and Pregnancy
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