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samlauren07's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
- 🌶️3.5 . There was alot of great tension and well written spice. It felt like an adult wrote these scenes and they were well done.
- This is like if Bridgerton, the show Lucifer, and the Fae universe had a baby. The world was super interesting.
- The book was difficult starting but once you are past the first couple of chapters you won’t be able to put it down. It sucks you in to the game being played.
- The plot twists were EXCELLENT and kept coming.
- Honestly, this could be a 5 star read I just don’t love plots about games, but this was by far one of the best conceptually.
- This can be read as a standalone or a part of the authors universe. I read it as a standalone and had no trouble following anything.
Graphic: Death, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
kallik's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Torture and Violence
chase0w0's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Rape and Grief
manaledi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual content, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Torture, Death of parent, Murder, and Abandonment
Minor: Child death
j_day's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation
edilyaaang's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Torture, Vomit, Dementia, Kidnapping, and Cannibalism
doahdancer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Vomit, Grief, and Death of parent
slight419's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Gore, Torture, and Violence
elislittlelibrary's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.0
Also, a shoutout to the first edition hardcover with the beautiful foiling, I was very glad that I got my hands on it!
The book is clearly adult, which can be seen both in writing and in the way the romance progresses. It was well-written, though again, I did wish the game was a larger plot point. My favorite books are still her YA works (Stalking Jack the Ripper), but this was still a good read. Especially if you want an adult romance novel with a little fantasy, this might be a good match!
I know I'll pick up the following book about the next prince of hell once it comes out.
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Violence and Blood
witcheep's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
This makes the smut feel so mundane it becomes a boring diversion from the actual plot and meaningful interactions between the main characters. If the smut was rarer in the book, it would feel more meaningful and make the story more balanced.
For added shock-value, there is meaningless violence, torture, and other possibly triggering events to cause diversion for the MCs from the main game in the plot. This dampened my enjoyment of the book.
If you are looking for a book with a nice premise for plot, interesting characters, but main focus on smut, you'll find a great match here.
Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Body horror, Misogyny, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Classism
Minor: Cannibalism