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yaoipaddle's review
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
listened to audiobook and it's very blah at this point with the same voices.
as usual an interesting pairing is made boring the moment they're the main characters of the book. josie is incredibly selfish and no one seems to check her on it which is mindbogglingly STUPID.endangering people's lives to hunt another sakotsk to get her a new khui...? girl im gonna attack you myself.
theres an interesting plot but instead of exploring it we get chapters and chapters of the same played out miscommunication romance plot.
as usual an interesting pairing is made boring the moment they're the main characters of the book. josie is incredibly selfish and no one seems to check her on it which is mindbogglingly STUPID.
theres an interesting plot but instead of exploring it we get chapters and chapters of the same played out miscommunication romance plot.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Sexism
now_booking's review
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
I feel like there’s grumpy and there’s kind of mean and so feel like Haeden was on the kind of mean spectrum of grumpy and that if not for resonating with Josie, he would have continued to be mean and disrespectful to her. I didn’t “buy” the way it was explained as fear and I just wasn’t super convinced by this match.<br /><br />The premise is that endlessly-bickering pair Josie and Haeden find that they experience resonance for one another and Josie, after a childhood of abandonment, neglect and abuse, who has dreamt of a love match, is devastated to find that she’s matched with Haeden, a joyless sort who seems incapable of love.<br /><br />I think this could have been more convincing but I appreciate that the author kept Haeden in character. Even though thinking of Raahuk who was a similar gruff sort, that felt more of a convincing match to me- this one seems like he’s going to eventually silence her because she talks too loud or too much.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, and Abandonment
Moderate: Sexism and Toxic relationship
Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment