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A review by galacticvampire
Salt in the Wound by Sierra Simone
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
If I had started out with this prequel I probably wouldn't have read the rest of the series.
There's some leeway I'm willing to give for silly choices, because I know the Cool Factor helps with the whole sexy fantasy. A billionaire who's also former CIA? Sure. Said billionaire is also basically playing at shadow government because he owns a sex club that gathers the most important people in the world? Ok.
But honestly. The whole warrior nun/vatican spy/groomed virgin assassin was Too Much. You can have the girl just liking fighting, I don't know, but this whole thing made me think Isolde was not only stupid but extremely annoying.
The writing is perfectly fine but I found it really hard to do anything but cringe at both her backstory and the blushing teenager trope.
There's some leeway I'm willing to give for silly choices, because I know the Cool Factor helps with the whole sexy fantasy. A billionaire who's also former CIA? Sure. Said billionaire is also basically playing at shadow government because he owns a sex club that gathers the most important people in the world? Ok.
But honestly. The whole warrior nun/vatican spy/groomed virgin assassin was Too Much. You can have the girl just liking fighting, I don't know, but this whole thing made me think Isolde was not only stupid but extremely annoying.
The writing is perfectly fine but I found it really hard to do anything but cringe at both her backstory and the blushing teenager trope.