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miraileah's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, and Slavery
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Physical abuse
_forestofpages's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Xenophobia, and Sexual harassment
samnotwise'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
4.5
Graphic: Confinement, Rape, Sexual assault, and Slavery
Moderate: Death, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, and Death of parent
Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, Murder, and War
hedonsgaybookshelf's review against another edition
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Xenophobia
natnat_7'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Confinement, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Drug use, Pedophilia, Slavery, Murder, Sexual harassment, and War
Minor: Pregnancy
nicetomitchya'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.25
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Abandonment, and Colonisation
Moderate: Cursing and Drug abuse
meepmeepmia'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? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Pedophilia, Racism, and Rape
Minor: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Incest, Sexual assault, Torture, and Death of parent
paholizz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Drug use, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Blood, Grief, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Racism, Trafficking, and Death of parent
Minor: Animal death and Incest
paziicrm'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
This edition contains an extra short story, Erasmus's training AND IT WAS SO SO GOOD. First time reading it and I'm floored to see how much I enjoyed it. The ending was surprising, heartbreaking and devastating for so many reasons. I hope Erasmus and Kallias find each other again... 4.5☆
This specific edition I give 4.25 because the short story at the end elevates the rating (such a nice bonus!)
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Confinement and Drug use
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Classism
dragonbloom's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
0.75
I hated it.
Fundamentally, I feel it is too horny to be an adventure story, but not horny enough to be erotica. My issues with the plot only compound it.
Laurent, our love interest, is gifted Damen as a sex slave. The court he is surrounded with is hedonistic and sexual, with courtiers regularly having sex in public.
Despite this, there is only one actual sex scene,
Despite ordering Damen’s abuse at the hands of his servants,
I found the story predictable. On several occasions, the chapter would end with Laurent dramatically informing the ever oblivious Damen something I had guessed chapters ago, much to Damen’s shock. In these moments, he comes off, not unfamiliar with the venomous court of a foreign land, but stupid.
The regent’s, who’s name escapes me, “pet”,
The only thing I can give the book credit for is consistent characterisation, and good use of showing instead of telling.
If you like slow burn, abusive noncon fanfiction, this is probably the book for you. For me? God, no.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Trafficking, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Suicide
Much of the book is spent musing on the beauty of, specifically pale, skin.