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kelisabeth's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, and Suicide
nicole_thereader's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence
Moderate: Sexual content
gracklewarp's review
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Gore, Cursing, Blood, Death, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: War, Suicide attempt, and Sexual content
samantha_ellen's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
My favourite part of this book was how it switches up the attributes of the main characters to what we normally see in fantasy romance novel.
The FMC is the centuries old all powerful being with blood lust & a haunted past that she is trying to out run - the morally grey character.
The MMC is the one who is seemingly human, where there is more to them than meets the eye but they don’t know it, who has to look past the FMCS morally grey parts of themselves to find the good in them that’s there.
I also loved that he is 32 - it felt very adult & realistic (for a fantasy novel)
There was a lot of great intrigue that propelled me through the story where I really wanted to keep reading to find out the answers.
For a shorter book the world building was really good along with the lore of the gods - but I almost would have preferred more relationship building between the two characters over some of that. I still enjoyed the story but I just wanted a little bit more between them.
I think if it had that it would have been a solid 4 star read.
I love that is was dual pov & a stand alone story. It was a nice quick read with a little bit of spice.
I received an arc from netgally for an honest review.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood and Violence
Minor: Sexual content
marleywrites's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
hopeful
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
This novel follows Oriana and Garren as they work to break Oriana’s curse. Love blossoms against all odds. But is it enough to save Oriana?
I felt this novel was fast paced with lots of exciting things. I would have read it all in one sitting if time had allowed! I was rooting for Oriana and Garren the whole time, all the way to the end.
I would say that some parts of this novel felt fast overall, but it was a fast paced novel so I felt that it made sense in the context of the story.
I loved reading about the curse and trying to figure out how it could be broken, if it could be at all.
I’m excited for the next book in this series!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder and Blood
Moderate: Gun violence and Sexual content
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