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caitlinemccann's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
There's a lot of little quirks in the writing that make me want to give it a 3.5 star rating instead, but I found the overall story and tension so compelling that it made me want to rate it higher.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Trafficking, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Torture, Blood, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Abandonment
belle13's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Amount of spice:🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Explicitness: 🌶️🌶️🌶️
❤️Class Difference
❤️Royalty
❤️Kingdoms based on the seasons
❤️Secret Romance
❤️Opposites Attract
❤️Queer MMC
CW for Classism and Ableism
I’m really ending 2023 on a bang by reading this because I was absolutely glued to the pages and stayed up much later than I should have just to see what would happen. This felt very fairytale-like and I kind of loved that. It really feels like the best kind of guilty pleasure, with just the right amount of intrigue and action. It was seductive, exquisitely written and even a little heart breaking.
Poet and Briar made for such an enthralling pair and although this was very heavy on the spice, in my opinion it was also somehow an amazing slow burn. I will definitely read more in this series but I think this could easily be read as a stand alone.
The only thing that I would note is that at times the spice was written in a strange way and some of the scenes were probably drawn out for a little too long because it did become a bit repetitive, however I enjoyed it nonetheless.
I would recommend it if you love a secret romance or want to try reading something that feels like it’s somewhere between a historical romance and a romantasy.
Explicitness: 🌶️🌶️🌶️
❤️Class Difference
❤️Royalty
❤️Kingdoms based on the seasons
❤️Secret Romance
❤️Opposites Attract
❤️Queer MMC
CW for Classism and Ableism
I’m really ending 2023 on a bang by reading this because I was absolutely glued to the pages and stayed up much later than I should have just to see what would happen. This felt very fairytale-like and I kind of loved that. It really feels like the best kind of guilty pleasure, with just the right amount of intrigue and action. It was seductive, exquisitely written and even a little heart breaking.
Poet and Briar made for such an enthralling pair and although this was very heavy on the spice, in my opinion it was also somehow an amazing slow burn. I will definitely read more in this series but I think this could easily be read as a stand alone.
The only thing that I would note is that at times the spice was written in a strange way and some of the scenes were probably drawn out for a little too long because it did become a bit repetitive, however I enjoyed it nonetheless.
I would recommend it if you love a secret romance or want to try reading something that feels like it’s somewhere between a historical romance and a romantasy.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism
Moderate: Classism
princeofheartsgf's review against another edition
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism and Classism
lisa_mcbookface's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-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
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Classism