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adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
I enjoyed this for the most part. It’s a creepy paranormal-horror lesfic with some fauxmance thrown in. The main pairing is between Paige Riley and CJ Johnston, two FBI agents with opposite personalities. I loved Paige, but I didn’t always like CJ. For one, during their fauxmance stage, CJ would kiss Paige when she explicitly told CJ not to do so. Second, CJ gave off pretty dismissive vibes: for example, during one part of the book, she said something to Paige along the lines of “You can’t take the lead; you have painted toenails!” (I’m sorry, what??)
This book also features multiple side character POV’s, which I didn’t always like. Why were Ice’s, Billy’s, and Avery’s POVs necessary? I found other SC POVs more interesting and relevant to the story, but overall I think it would have been more enjoyable and more mysterious with only CJ’s and Paige’s POVs.
The audiobook is read by Abby Craden, so that’s always a plus!
This book also features multiple side character POV’s, which I didn’t always like. Why were Ice’s, Billy’s, and Avery’s POVs necessary? I found other SC POVs more interesting and relevant to the story, but overall I think it would have been more enjoyable and more mysterious with only CJ’s and Paige’s POVs.
The audiobook is read by Abby Craden, so that’s always a plus!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Death
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Blood, Body horror, Gore, Murder, Incest, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Medical content, Suicide, Violence, Rape, and Torture
Minor: Kidnapping
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