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A review by piperclover
Whiskey & Sin by Emily Rath
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
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? It's complicated
4.0
I am absolutely shocked that I enjoyed this. I have hated every alpha omega book I have ever read, even though I love it in fan fiction, so I was certain I was going to dnf this one too but I was hooked pretty quickly.
I did almost DNF early on because it was really graphic from the start and I was afraid it would get worse because I'm very squeamish and easily frightened. And there were definitely parts that I skipped over or didn't listen to because they were a bit too graphic for me. That being said though the rest of the story and the rest of the characterization kept me going so it never got too bad that I needed to quit.
There were definitely things that made me cringe like the constant use of "alphahole" instead of "asshole". It feels so Sarah J Maas (derogatory). There's a sex scene that is in possibly the most absolutely absurd and stupid times for a sex scene to be happening. The scene itself should have been hot and I should have enjoyed it, but I was so jarred by the timing of it and the context of it that I skipped through the entire thing because I could not believe it was happening.
This is high energy, high emotion, and high tension for the entire book. It gave me anxiety 🙃. I out it down for days because it was so high stakes at some points. Silas and Bear make such a wonderful pair, I truly believe they have a happy ever after.
A note: the narrator for Silas has a speech impediment so he pronounces "th" as an "f" and a "v" so "bathroom" became "baffroom" and "brother" became "bruver". If you are someone who cannot handle listening to that repeatedly, you shouldn't even bother trying this audio book. He ACTS incredibly in this book though. He acted out every gasp, wheeze, cry, and even made kissing sounds (like he was kissing his own hand) during one particular sex scene and it worked so well.
I did almost DNF early on because it was really graphic from the start and I was afraid it would get worse because I'm very squeamish and easily frightened. And there were definitely parts that I skipped over or didn't listen to because they were a bit too graphic for me. That being said though the rest of the story and the rest of the characterization kept me going so it never got too bad that I needed to quit.
There were definitely things that made me cringe like the constant use of "alphahole" instead of "asshole". It feels so Sarah J Maas (derogatory). There's a sex scene that is in possibly the most absolutely absurd and stupid times for a sex scene to be happening. The scene itself should have been hot and I should have enjoyed it, but I was so jarred by the timing of it and the context of it that I skipped through the entire thing because I could not believe it was happening.
This is high energy, high emotion, and high tension for the entire book. It gave me anxiety 🙃. I out it down for days because it was so high stakes at some points. Silas and Bear make such a wonderful pair, I truly believe they have a happy ever after.
A note: the narrator for Silas has a speech impediment so he pronounces "th" as an "f" and a "v" so "bathroom" became "baffroom" and "brother" became "bruver". If you are someone who cannot handle listening to that repeatedly, you shouldn't even bother trying this audio book. He ACTS incredibly in this book though. He acted out every gasp, wheeze, cry, and even made kissing sounds (like he was kissing his own hand) during one particular sex scene and it worked so well.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury