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elntastic's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
sad
tense
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
4.5
I could not put this book down! I loved the world building and the story line. But most of all I loved Darien and his character development.
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His growing love for Loren is written like a dream. The only things I didn’t like were that the main focus was on the romantic relationship and not as much on the plot. I also found it hard to believe how quickly Loren healed in the end even though she was covered in bruises and scrapes and almost drowned…I also didn’t understand why the Widow said that she would die if she used her power but then ends up being absolutely fine after having used it.
His growing love for Loren is written like a dream. The only things I didn’t like were that the main focus was on the romantic relationship and not as much on the plot. I also found it hard to believe how quickly Loren healed in the end even though she was covered in bruises and scrapes and almost drowned…I also didn’t understand why the Widow said that she would die if she used her power but then ends up being absolutely fine after having used it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Addiction, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Torture, Violence, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
annick's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
1.5
I only finished this because of the high praise Erica (@_ericasbookshelf_) gave this for having a spicy exhibitionist scene on par with ACOMAF. Nope.
More for those who enjoy dark urban fantasy with mafia and crime detecting vibes
This took far too long to follow through with the romance and the sex only came in the final chapters. Ch 61 ffs.
the plot was convoluted and messy.
The hyperbole was foolish. For example. A 5000mile radius of the bomb would mean the entirety of Earth. Radius is half the diameter of a circle. And the distance of 5000miles is more than the flight path from London to Beijing.
The homophobic banter between men was tiresome. And the use of baby girl, baby, girl, and the description of school clothes (short pleated skirts) just gave me the ick. The MMC was a cliche of cliches. And I was not invested in the characters. The nameless crone in the fountain was the most interesting to me.
And a fecking deus ex machina approach to apocalyptic plot.
More for those who enjoy dark urban fantasy with mafia and crime detecting vibes
This took far too long to follow through with the romance and the sex only came in the final chapters. Ch 61 ffs.
the plot was convoluted and messy.
The hyperbole was foolish. For example. A 5000mile radius of the bomb would mean the entirety of Earth. Radius is half the diameter of a circle. And the distance of 5000miles is more than the flight path from London to Beijing.
The homophobic banter between men was tiresome. And the use of baby girl, baby, girl, and the description of school clothes (short pleated skirts) just gave me the ick. The MMC was a cliche of cliches. And I was not invested in the characters. The nameless crone in the fountain was the most interesting to me.
And a fecking deus ex machina approach to apocalyptic plot.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Violence
Moderate: Homophobia and Sexual assault
dkgreads's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
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? No
4.75
Um, WOW! This was so, SO GOOD!!! I sincerely hope the author continues this series because I am 100% INVESTED. With unique world building and nonstop action, this book was seriously hard to put down! I even cried, TWICE (why you gotta do Singer like that, huh?)! And the final conflict was so TENSE and HEARTBREAKING I could hardly breathe while reading it. The only reasons this isn’t a 5 star book is because Loren did a couple of annoyingly stupid things that got on my nerves and because the epilogue left me with BIG questions.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, and Abandonment
readbyjaimes's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
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
4.75
This is one of those books that when you turn the last page you want to alter the space time continuum to go back and read it again.
Holy shit I randomly ordered this book off Amazon because I saw one recommendation video with a singular quote. Literally bought this book off of thoughts and vibes alone and I couldn’t be happier.
Loren and Darien CANNOT be beaten, I absolutely adore them. Darien is quite literally the love of my life and I loved seeing their relationship bloom. Loren is just the cutest thing ever and I thought she was so sweet and good for Darien.
And don’t even get me started on the rest of the devils. They are such an amazing found family and they all compliment each other in so many different ways. I love them and I can’t wait to read the rest of the series to see how they all grow.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, and Sexual content
Moderate: Drug use