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jennifox's review
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
Good start to a series. Interesting world with lots of side characters to dig into, but didn't really feel like we got to know the main characters very well. The POV was mostly locked to Sebastian, which I thought was a real missed opportunity. It kept the magic mysterious (more so than it needed to, really), but meant the relationship came out of nowhere and Aislin just seemed like a jerk for pretty much the entire book. Also, there were some issues with consent, namely binding them together without any conversation , that might have seemed less icky if we'd gotten Aislin's POV. I was also annoyed that the itching in Seb's wrist tattoo never came back after the first few chapters.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Blood, Gore, Confinement, Murder, Torture, and Violence
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