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A review by shancat
Raven's Solstice by Faedra Rose
Did not finish book.
1.0
I had to DNF this book when the FMC begged Jesus for forgiveness during her orgasm. The spicy scenes that I did manage to get through were so awkward and uncomfortable due to the tell-not-show writing style, the lack of bike up or chemistry between the characters, and the old-fashioned style of speech. It was also uncomfortable because the beginning of the first major spicy scene is from the MMC’s pov, and I felt like I needed to be in the FMC’s head since it was dub-con-ish.
I get that it’s more of a novella than a novel and so the pacing has to be fast, but there was just nothing to make me feel like she actually wanted to be with the MMC. And I’m usually here for breeding kink, dub-con, etc.
A good chunk of the beginning was spent on the world/setting and very little on the relationship or character. The writing was choppy and felt unedited, with strange word choices and a very conversational tone.
It also gave me the ick that she was a virgin. Just not for me.
I get that it’s more of a novella than a novel and so the pacing has to be fast, but there was just nothing to make me feel like she actually wanted to be with the MMC. And I’m usually here for breeding kink, dub-con, etc.
A good chunk of the beginning was spent on the world/setting and very little on the relationship or character. The writing was choppy and felt unedited, with strange word choices and a very conversational tone.
It also gave me the ick that she was a virgin. Just not for me.