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3.76 AVERAGE
3.76 AVERAGE
I’m not normally a fan of RH, but this book has dragons and I love me some dragons. I loved the resilient h and her resolve not to be a prisoner to her harem. I loved the supporting characters and the world building. This one ends on a cliffhanger, but luckily the sequel is readily-available.
I am OBSESSED with Colette Rhode's books. She is so amazing at writing character development, well-formed romances, and interesting plots. I loved the whole concept of this book. You could tell the guys technically had Shira's best interests at heart, but were fumbling the bag majorly .
Shira was such a bad*ss. She definitely had an extremely hard life but was still pushing forward (towards her goal of revenge). She bided her time and went about it smartly which I really liked.
I recommend this duet 1000%
Shira was such a bad*ss. She definitely had an extremely hard life but was still pushing forward (towards her goal of revenge). She bided her time and went about it smartly which I really liked.
I recommend this duet 1000%
At 30% and this is slow moving. Author is relying on stereotypes for each MMC rather than actually giving them personality. I also don’t get the FMC’s motivation. She seems pretty chill for having been held captive for years and not explaining that her family is dead is a super weird thing to do. It’s clearly setting up for some kind of reveal/miscommunication but I’m not sure I can power through to finish it.
Finished it. Ehh. It ends on a cliff hanger but I’m not sure I care to continue.
Finished it. Ehh. It ends on a cliff hanger but I’m not sure I care to continue.
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Kidnapping, Death of parent
Moderate: Sexism
Coming from this author's Empath Found trilogy, I had higher expectations for this duet than I had for the trilogy. I had read reviews that this duet was written better and had a better story line than the trilogy so I was super excited. Unfortunately, I don't think this is better than the Empath Found trilogy. In fact, I had the same problem with this duet as I did with the earlier trilogy. That isn't necessarily a bad thing, I just think that like the Empath Found trilogy, this was just middle of the road.
Overall I think that if you liked the Empath Found trilogy enough to finish the whole thing, I think you will enjoy this duet.
Spoiler
I really liked where they took this first book in the duet. Shira has been held captive in some form or another since she was 8. When she is finally rescued by her mates, they are so intent on protecting her that they don't realize that all they are doing is just imprisoning her again. The dragon traditions are very misogynistic and I love that Shira is this badass character who wants revenge on the dragons who killed her family and isn't going to take no for an answer. She escapes her mates and starts this journey to not only exact her revenge, but to also find out who she is without captivity. My biggest issue with this duet is the same issue I had with the earlier trilogy in this world. I felt as though we just didn't get enough. While Shira ends up getting her revenge on the dragons who killed her family, I felt like not only was it anticlimactic, but I also don't really know how we got there. It's hard to explain, but it felt like we had this whole book where nothing and everything happened simultaneously.Overall I think that if you liked the Empath Found trilogy enough to finish the whole thing, I think you will enjoy this duet.
Quite liked it, but so far nothing too special. The main character is well written - I liked how she adapted, or was forced to adapt, to her new environment and mates. Very grateful she pursued her own desires though instead of surrendering.
I'm interested to see how the mates redeem themselves.
I'm interested to see how the mates redeem themselves.
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The sexy (and sexist jerks!) dragons, fated mates, reverse harem, revenge tale I didn't know I wanted. Ends on a cliffhanger, I downloaded the second book immediately. Time for the grovel and smashing the dragon patriarchy, plz!
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No