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adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Page turner but also some gaps in the plot pivots.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Torture, Vomit, Murder
adventurous
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It’s really just not for me.
The writing had moments of hope but was overall pretty poor. I don’t usually read this kind of fiction so if you like it good for you, but there were moments where I was bored of reading about Feyre wandering around the grounds and painting for a few chapters. “He was enormous-the size of a pony” did give me a good laugh though.
Feyre herself was quite uninspired in my opinion, she likes to paint and has to hunt, other than her family dynamic I don’t know what else I can say about her. Maybe this was done so that women could see themselves in her? I don’t know how to explain it but I just couldn’t
I think the ending of our main character, Feyre becoming high fae just sealed the fact I won’t be reading any further into the series. One thing I enjoyed about the book was the fact that she was human, I liked the fact she had weaknesses and the fact that she hated fae was at least a little bit intriguing and kept the enemies to lovers up. Now she’s one of their kind, it just feels even more bland.
I didn’t hate the romance! I thought it was quite nice to begin with to see them soften up to each other but I don’t like the “do as your told” dynamic that much and it felt a little too much at times where consent wasn’t really implied? Although I might be reading too much into that, it still didn’t feel great.
Which brings me onto Rhys or whatever the long version of his name is. He drugged and SA’d her I simply do not care that we are supposed to see him as a “good guy” I hate him. I hate him. She didn’t even want to kiss him and the book makes that clear.I can see where this is going with a stupid love triangle and quite frankly I don’t want to see that.
Sorry if you love this book but it’s a no from me.
The writing had moments of hope but was overall pretty poor. I don’t usually read this kind of fiction so if you like it good for you, but there were moments where I was bored of reading about Feyre wandering around the grounds and painting for a few chapters. “He was enormous-the size of a pony” did give me a good laugh though.
Feyre herself was quite uninspired in my opinion, she likes to paint and has to hunt, other than her family dynamic I don’t know what else I can say about her. Maybe this was done so that women could see themselves in her? I don’t know how to explain it but I just couldn’t
I think the ending of our main character, Feyre becoming high fae just sealed the fact I won’t be reading any further into the series. One thing I enjoyed about the book was the fact that she was human, I liked the fact she had weaknesses and the fact that she hated fae was at least a little bit intriguing and kept the enemies to lovers up. Now she’s one of their kind, it just feels even more bland.
I didn’t hate the romance! I thought it was quite nice to begin with to see them soften up to each other but I don’t like the “do as your told” dynamic that much and it felt a little too much at times where consent wasn’t really implied? Although I might be reading too much into that, it still didn’t feel great.
Which brings me onto Rhys or whatever the long version of his name is. He drugged and SA’d her I simply do not care that we are supposed to see him as a “good guy” I hate him. I hate him. She didn’t even want to kiss him and the book makes that clear.I can see where this is going with a stupid love triangle and quite frankly I don’t want to see that.
Sorry if you love this book but it’s a no from me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Murder
Moderate: Confinement, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, Classism
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder
Minor: Animal death, Body horror, Child death
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Great book to introduce you to the world of faries! The book is interesting to start and with character development and magical world building the reading pace speeds up as you question how the book with end.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Blood, Murder
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It felt like I was reading a faerie version of Beauty and the Beast at times, but still enjoyed the book overall. I found the main character to be relatable and kept me engaged in the story. I love the concept of the realms and hope there is more to come as I continue on in the series.
Content Warnings
Minor: Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder
adventurous
dark
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Murder
Moderate: Confinement, Gore, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death, Slavery, Torture, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
slow-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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Kidnapping, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Finally read it! Not my usual genre, but thank you FoMO, I ended up enjoying this more than I expected. It was a good fae-based fantasy with swoon-worthy romance and just enough action to keep things interesting.
Energy: Enduring. Defiant. Determined.
🐕 Howls: Even though I’m not a big romance reader it was surprisingly not as cringey as I expected with just enough edge to keep it from being too sappy.
🐩 Tail Wags: The audiobook. How we’re eased into the fae world without dumping too much lore all at once. The action scenes and high stakes moments held my attention. I didn’t feel overwhelmed by the characters and worldbuilding. The puzzle/competition elements were engaging. How our MCs independence balances out the lovey-dovey moments.
Scene: 📖 Prythian Mortal Lands and Fae Courts
Perspective: Our main character is the sole supporter of her family after her father was injured and lost his investments. Her sisters are spoiled and unappreciative. One day, when she kills a fae masquerading as a wolf, she is brought to their world as retribution.
Timeline: Linear.
🔥 Fuel: What will the High Fae be like? How will Feyre’s future play out living among them? Are the stereotypes true? Will she catch feelings? How will she navigate romance and vengeance within the fae world?
📖 Cred: Fantastical
Mood Reading Match-Up:
Faded paint. Hearth. Hyacinth. Exquisite gardens. Smooth stone. Burning metal. Tattooed arm. Talons. Membranous wings.
- Tagging along, peering over shoulders, overhearing character thoughts (first person)
- Breezy, direct writing style
- Resilient, likeable characters
- Life and death riddles and torture trials
- Fight for freedom
- Enemies to lovers forbidden love
- Love triangles, polyandry elements
- Falling for her abductor
- ‘Stupid human’ prejudices
- Caresses, desires, lust and teasing steamy moments
- Blinded by revenge villain
- Possessive and protective alpha hero
- Shapeshifting animal-form high fae
- Diminished powers
Content Heads-Up: Animal death (hunting; wildlife). Blood, injury, pain. Confinement. Death. Loss of parent (as child). Murder. Physical attack (permanent injury). Poverty, starvation. Sexual content (on page; consenting; descriptive but not overly graphic). Torture.
Rep: Hetero. Porcelain, golden tan, tanned, freckled, pale, blue, moon white skin tones. Illiteracy.
📚 Format: Library Audio
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Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Violence
Moderate: Sexual content, Torture, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Murder, Classism
Moderate: Animal death, Sexual assault
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
As low stakes romantasy fun, I actually really enjoyed it. Just knowing there were going to be cringy parts, a total pick-me FMC, and not a lot of character development set me up for success. And I had a great time.
Romatasy, Enemies to Lovers, 2 🔥
“A portal into the mind of a creature so unlike me, and yet … and yet I looked at its work and understood, and felt, and cared.“
Romatasy, Enemies to Lovers, 2 🔥
“A portal into the mind of a creature so unlike me, and yet … and yet I looked at its work and understood, and felt, and cared.“
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Racism, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Classism