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maxwellmomma's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
bookish_brat's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
sofyy1102's review
2.0
The only reason why I am rating this book so low is because of the butchering of the French language that occurred in it. Plus, if one of your characters is a foreigner and you don't know how to speak that language, don't Google translate words you think might look sexy. I'm not even French I was cringing every time someone spoke it.
The story was entertaining on its own, I liked the romantic interests, the heroine, not so much. But the FRENCH! It really ruined it. I recommend a better research next time. Because every time someone spoke French, and that was basically on every single dialogue, I couldn't take anything seriously.
The story was entertaining on its own, I liked the romantic interests, the heroine, not so much. But the FRENCH! It really ruined it. I recommend a better research next time. Because every time someone spoke French, and that was basically on every single dialogue, I couldn't take anything seriously.
gypsydawn's review
3.0
C.M. Stunich is such a hit or miss for me. Sometimes I find the book captivating and other times, the plot, characters and premise leave me wanting. This book, unfortunately, falls into the later category for me. I am rating it a 3, as the author deserves nothing less, but the book itself lost me in 5 chapters. Good idea, confusing application. I may return back to at some point, because... come on, it's C.M. Stunich, but it's left in the 'did not finish' pile for now.
kayladbruns's review
3.0
Fucking. Goddamn. Faerie. And it ain't as nice as any of that shit on TV or in books and movies. No, the fae were dark and they were fucked and they were as awful as the lowest bottom dwelling scum humanity could dredge up. Hell, they were worse sometimes. A lot of the time.
I feel like my review is going to be all over the place because that's how I feel when I try to get thoughts together. So I'm going to do a bullet journal type of review on this. Get ready for a lot of incoherent thoughts!
Characters
-Ciarah is a goddess! I mean, I know she's an actual goddess, but you know know what I mean. She was not taking any less than she deserved and I loved that about her.
-We have three fae bikers as the love interests. (so if I say that they are sweet...please take that with a grain of salt, because they are still bikers)
-Arlo- I don't really know what to think about him. Normally his alpha maleness would draw me to him, but he wasn't one of my favorites. Maybe he just has to grow on me.
-Reese- my cajun little love bug. He was walking dream.
-Killiam- loved him! He was sweet and selfless.
-Everyone else was okay supporting characters but none that really stood out for me besides the main four.
Plot
I was the Veil Keeper; I could feel it in my bones. But … how did I keep this Veil? What was it? Where was it? Or was it a who? I didn’t even know that fucking much.
Everything Else
I'm going to continue with Cruel Glamour when it comes out in April. I hope that it will clear up some questions for me because I felt like I was just getting into the story when it ended. By the way, it ends in a cliffhanger. Don't you just love those?
I feel like my review is going to be all over the place because that's how I feel when I try to get thoughts together. So I'm going to do a bullet journal type of review on this. Get ready for a lot of incoherent thoughts!
Characters
-Ciarah is a goddess! I mean, I know she's an actual goddess, but you know know what I mean. She was not taking any less than she deserved and I loved that about her.
-We have three fae bikers as the love interests. (so if I say that they are sweet...please take that with a grain of salt, because they are still bikers)
-Arlo- I don't really know what to think about him. Normally his alpha maleness would draw me to him, but he wasn't one of my favorites. Maybe he just has to grow on me.
-Reese- my cajun little love bug. He was walking dream.
-Killiam- loved him! He was sweet and selfless.
-Everyone else was okay supporting characters but none that really stood out for me besides the main four.
Plot
I was the Veil Keeper; I could feel it in my bones. But … how did I keep this Veil? What was it? Where was it? Or was it a who? I didn’t even know that fucking much.
-These questions were what I was asking myself a lot. I was quite fuzzy on what was a veil. Does the old veil and new become one? Was Ciarah tortured or was it the old veil keeper? As you can see, I'm a mess.
-I liked that we got more paranormal species involved in the story. I feel like the werewolves are going to get a bigger role in the next book.
-She doesn't have any of her old memories back, and I'm going to need her to hurry up.
-This doesn't have anything to do with the plot just kind of like a heads up; There is A LOT of sex in this book. Don't say I didn't warn you.
Everything Else
I'm going to continue with Cruel Glamour when it comes out in April. I hope that it will clear up some questions for me because I felt like I was just getting into the story when it ended. By the way, it ends in a cliffhanger. Don't you just love those?
kellyyoungbl's review
4.0
Very good story
I really liked this book. I enjoyed the characters and storyline. I took off a star because the writing wasn't great. Somethings were very unclear and confusing
I really liked this book. I enjoyed the characters and storyline. I took off a star because the writing wasn't great. Somethings were very unclear and confusing
vikcs's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
4.5
While I wasn’t over the moon about the author duo first co-production, individually I love their works and I had a feeling that Dark glitter is going to be way better. OH BOY, was it better, beyond imagination! I absolutely loved every minute of this dark and sensual fantasy romance and if I would go only by how much I enjoyed the story then the book definitely would get 5+ stars. However there were a couple of things that bothered me so I decided to reflect this by giving only 4.5 stars. But let’s start at the beginning.
I’m not going to analyze the writing style since I did that in a couple of other reviews of books by the authors, I’m only going to say that both of them has an awesome but different style yet they combine their craft beautifully. It not only works together but really engaging and easy to read, has quite a dynamic flow to it. I would say that heavy dark atmosphere is more C.M. Stunich style but I think Tate James also has a bit of a gruesome flare, only not as explored yet.
What I loved most about this story was the utilization of the Wild hunt motive and the phenomenal way the authors combined it with modern elements, like the MC. Combining these effects leads to a hierarchy that lets the whole reverse harem thingy and the public displays be a more believable part of the story. I personally, don’t really like fae stories but this premise is so intriguing and interesting that I couldn’t put the book down.
I think the plot has a lot of promise and quite a few different directions to go and while I enjoyed the progress the characters took towards their goal I also felt a bit confused here and there regarding the events. I just feel that for one the world building is lacking in places, not huge things that some little details that let you navigate the storyline better. Also I found it a bit strange that a lot of huge things simply are not addressed, leaving them open and out there, and however it doesn’t mean they won’t be in future books.
The story is narrated by different POV, so far 4 if I remember correctly, alternating between the different members of the RH, but mainly by Ciarah.
I loved her character, especially her duality with the young human persona and the ageless goddess. I loved how they put this duality in use, which helped to make the fact that her broken and clueless self could became a powerful and commanding persona by a snap of a finger. That saying, sometimes her ‘goddess’ self entitlement annoyed me a bit. I enjoyed how she discovered herself and how despite her brokenness she stood her ground facing every danger.
As for the men in the harem, I liked them, especially Reece even if he and Killian are kinda in the background if it comes to Arlo. They all represent a hugely different personality but all of them are alpha males whom need to learn submitting to Ciarah whims. What bothered me a bit was the whole accent thing written out. That was just annoying; I didn’t like it a bit. But I could overlook it because of the brilliance of the story.
There is one more thing that wasn’t my fave thing about this story was the way it went about sex. While it could have been steamy, okay it was too, for me the way they did the sexual scenes, the whole public display, demanding, no care in the world atmosphere just took away something from it. Not the sensuality maybe a bit of the intimacy and thanks to this for me it felt a bit clinical, sterile or more like as if having sex is just another bodily function like breathing and the emotional element just wasn’t there.
Anyway I loved the book and can’t wait for the next one especially after the way it ended. It was EPIC!! Thanks to the authors for the opportunity to read it early.
I’m not going to analyze the writing style since I did that in a couple of other reviews of books by the authors, I’m only going to say that both of them has an awesome but different style yet they combine their craft beautifully. It not only works together but really engaging and easy to read, has quite a dynamic flow to it. I would say that heavy dark atmosphere is more C.M. Stunich style but I think Tate James also has a bit of a gruesome flare, only not as explored yet.
What I loved most about this story was the utilization of the Wild hunt motive and the phenomenal way the authors combined it with modern elements, like the MC. Combining these effects leads to a hierarchy that lets the whole reverse harem thingy and the public displays be a more believable part of the story. I personally, don’t really like fae stories but this premise is so intriguing and interesting that I couldn’t put the book down.
I think the plot has a lot of promise and quite a few different directions to go and while I enjoyed the progress the characters took towards their goal I also felt a bit confused here and there regarding the events. I just feel that for one the world building is lacking in places, not huge things that some little details that let you navigate the storyline better. Also I found it a bit strange that a lot of huge things simply are not addressed, leaving them open and out there, and however it doesn’t mean they won’t be in future books.
The story is narrated by different POV, so far 4 if I remember correctly, alternating between the different members of the RH, but mainly by Ciarah.
I loved her character, especially her duality with the young human persona and the ageless goddess. I loved how they put this duality in use, which helped to make the fact that her broken and clueless self could became a powerful and commanding persona by a snap of a finger. That saying, sometimes her ‘goddess’ self entitlement annoyed me a bit. I enjoyed how she discovered herself and how despite her brokenness she stood her ground facing every danger.
As for the men in the harem, I liked them, especially Reece even if he and Killian are kinda in the background if it comes to Arlo. They all represent a hugely different personality but all of them are alpha males whom need to learn submitting to Ciarah whims. What bothered me a bit was the whole accent thing written out. That was just annoying; I didn’t like it a bit. But I could overlook it because of the brilliance of the story.
There is one more thing that wasn’t my fave thing about this story was the way it went about sex. While it could have been steamy, okay it was too, for me the way they did the sexual scenes, the whole public display, demanding, no care in the world atmosphere just took away something from it. Not the sensuality maybe a bit of the intimacy and thanks to this for me it felt a bit clinical, sterile or more like as if having sex is just another bodily function like breathing and the emotional element just wasn’t there.
Anyway I loved the book and can’t wait for the next one especially after the way it ended. It was EPIC!! Thanks to the authors for the opportunity to read it early.
jscarpa14's review against another edition
4.0
Confusing and Dark, but An Excellent Read
The story is dark, twisted, filled with sex and violence and yet it's also a page turning read.
I debated about reading this one because I'm not a biker book sort of reader. They tend to have some of the qualities of this one with female characters treated like property, reffered to as whores and I find that offensive. Biker books tend to protray a world where turf, property is deemed more important than human life and the idea of that saddens me. Violence is it's own character in bikers books sliding over the setting like a second skin and I'm not one who likes violence without a justified reason. I tend to be a person who believes violence is something used only as a last resort. Save your violence for when using it becomes necessary for the survival of you and yours and keep it buried when it's not. So I don't in general have the sort of personality that a biker book appeals to.
That said this one sweeps over you like a dark spell yanking you into a world you don't fully understand. I think it's strength is actually in it's characters. The main narrator Ciarrah is an amnesiac, with two totured souls in one body blending into one. Neither has their memories in fact, mostly what they remember, what she remembers is flashes of pain and torture. The additional narrators are fae born on the human side of the viel who don't truly remember what They're fighting to restore. While the mistreatment of females is still present that fact that the hunt is led, owned by a woman whose command can't be fought, helps a bit to offset it. That said that portion of the book definitely doesn't appeal to me. Most of the violence seems almost reasonable, though calling this dark and gritty seems a bit of an understatement.
Overall it's a surprisingly good read and I look forward to the next installment.
The story is dark, twisted, filled with sex and violence and yet it's also a page turning read.
I debated about reading this one because I'm not a biker book sort of reader. They tend to have some of the qualities of this one with female characters treated like property, reffered to as whores and I find that offensive. Biker books tend to protray a world where turf, property is deemed more important than human life and the idea of that saddens me. Violence is it's own character in bikers books sliding over the setting like a second skin and I'm not one who likes violence without a justified reason. I tend to be a person who believes violence is something used only as a last resort. Save your violence for when using it becomes necessary for the survival of you and yours and keep it buried when it's not. So I don't in general have the sort of personality that a biker book appeals to.
That said this one sweeps over you like a dark spell yanking you into a world you don't fully understand. I think it's strength is actually in it's characters. The main narrator Ciarrah is an amnesiac, with two totured souls in one body blending into one. Neither has their memories in fact, mostly what they remember, what she remembers is flashes of pain and torture. The additional narrators are fae born on the human side of the viel who don't truly remember what They're fighting to restore. While the mistreatment of females is still present that fact that the hunt is led, owned by a woman whose command can't be fought, helps a bit to offset it. That said that portion of the book definitely doesn't appeal to me. Most of the violence seems almost reasonable, though calling this dark and gritty seems a bit of an understatement.
Overall it's a surprisingly good read and I look forward to the next installment.
manda24176's review against another edition
5.0
Give me the second book already!!! I NEED MORE!!!
This book was so different from the usual. Fae with their own MC club!?! What!?! Omg there is so much potential for this series that I find it so hard to believe that it never made it past book 1. Every character mentioned at some point had the ability for further development and story line. I can't believe this series was side lined
This book was so different from the usual. Fae with their own MC club!?! What!?! Omg there is so much potential for this series that I find it so hard to believe that it never made it past book 1. Every character mentioned at some point had the ability for further development and story line. I can't believe this series was side lined