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adventurous
emotional
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
💕Kitt and Winnow💕
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, War
Moderate: Gun violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Alcoholism, Sexual content
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Death of parent, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Vomit
Minor: Sexual content
emotional
mysterious
fast-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:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: War
Moderate: Death, Blood, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Alcoholism, Child death, Sexual content, Classism
challenging
emotional
informative
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Adored this. Most of the book gave this happy, care-free world and then BAM!! A bunch of plot twists. Incredible read - high expectations for the next book
Content Warnings
Graphic: War
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Sexual content
adventurous
dark
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:
Yes
This book was a revelation from the start. I didn’t know quite what to expect when I first picked it up, but I certainly didn’t expect one of the most beautifully written books I’ve read in a long time.
Rebecca Ross elegantly weaved a slow burn, rivals to lovers journey within a greater story of war and loss. Times being that they are, the way the main character, Iris, explores her own personal loss within the context of the devastating effect war has, was nothing short of subliminal.
A timeless story of learning how to be brave enough to love; how to peel away a piece of your armor and expose your vulnerable heart to others; and how to discover your own strength in the face of unspeakable loss and pain.
Rebecca Ross elegantly weaved a slow burn, rivals to lovers journey within a greater story of war and loss. Times being that they are, the way the main character, Iris, explores her own personal loss within the context of the devastating effect war has, was nothing short of subliminal.
A timeless story of learning how to be brave enough to love; how to peel away a piece of your armor and expose your vulnerable heart to others; and how to discover your own strength in the face of unspeakable loss and pain.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence, Death of parent, War
Minor: Sexual content
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I have so many mixed feelings on this book, even after contemplating it for a few days.
The first half was so slow, but the writing was good and the chemistry between the characters was nice.
Second half, what the fuck do I even say. Everything was crammed and stuff just happened without any buildup or explanations.WHY DID THEY GET MARRIED!? Iris yelling out for her HUSBAND was so cringe at the end like holy 0 to 100, you guys are not even 20. 100 pages ago you were in love with ‘Carver.’ There’s a second book so there was no reason for stuff to happen the way it did.
Plot was interesting. Hard to combine historical fiction and fantasy so it was a bit ‘odd’ at times, but I enjoy the wardrobe/typewriter idea. But like…what happened to the gods? All this build up about the two god’s story together then we just don’t talk about it until the very end of the book, only for a few pages.
The author included a few weird lines involving multiple of the characters ages which made me annoyed and kind of uncomfortable, just a side note.
I will read the second book because I really liked the chemistry and writing between Roman and Iris in the first half before the author tried to cram everything into book one…despite it being a duology. Whatever.
The first half was so slow, but the writing was good and the chemistry between the characters was nice.
Second half, what the fuck do I even say. Everything was crammed and stuff just happened without any buildup or explanations.
Plot was interesting. Hard to combine historical fiction and fantasy so it was a bit ‘odd’ at times, but I enjoy the wardrobe/typewriter idea. But like…what happened to the gods? All this build up about the two god’s story together then we just don’t talk about it until the very end of the book, only for a few pages.
The author included a few weird lines involving multiple of the characters ages which made me annoyed and kind of uncomfortable, just a side note.
I will read the second book because I really liked the chemistry and writing between Roman and Iris in the first half before the author tried to cram everything into book one…despite it being a duology. Whatever.
Content Warnings
Graphic: War
Moderate: Death, Death of parent
Minor: Sexual content
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Rebecca Ross's writing is what drew me to this book, since I'd read another of her titles (Sisters of Sword and Song) and loved that one. While the world was intriguing, it was a bit confusing. It seems to be set in an alternate universe similar to ours, but a few decades ago (typewriters, lorries, bombs, etc. exist) This alternate universe also has magic and warring gods.
The enemies to lovers trope was fun, though it reminded me a lot of a book I read (will be published in August) with the mysterious way that her letters end up in his room. The main character goes through a lot of loss, which is heartbreaking, but toward the end, she has found family in the people who remain loyal to her and support her in the midst of the war zone.
It's marketed as YA, but I don't recommend teens reading this unless they're near the end of high school.
There was one open door scene near the end, which disappointed me, though it wasn't super explicit. There was also a lesbian couple who were secondary characters, which I was not expecting.
The enemies to lovers trope was fun, though it reminded me a lot of a book I read (will be published in August) with the mysterious way that her letters end up in his room. The main character goes through a lot of loss, which is heartbreaking, but toward the end, she has found family in the people who remain loyal to her and support her in the midst of the war zone.
It's marketed as YA, but I don't recommend teens reading this unless they're near the end of high school.
There was one open door scene near the end, which disappointed me, though it wasn't super explicit. There was also a lesbian couple who were secondary characters, which I was not expecting.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content, War
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, War
Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Blood, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Sexual content, Vomit
adventurous
dark
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Fun story, but not appropriate for Young Adults because of sexual content. Some might consider it tame, but I prefer to not have it in YA.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content
adventurous
emotional
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, War
Moderate: Child death
Minor: Sexual content, Blood, Injury/Injury detail