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ednam0dewannabe's review
Not my cup of tea. Also, I didn't like the MCs
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Misogyny
kamrynkoble's review
adventurous
dark
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
3.0
Well, I saw someone post this on Instagram as a fun little Christmas read . . . Whew!
This was fun and moved quite quickly. The plot and world was quite interesting. While the characters felt shallow, I enjoyed this and will probably read the next one. It’s a fast, spicy KU book if you’re in the mood for a palette cleanser.
This was fun and moved quite quickly. The plot and world was quite interesting. While the characters felt shallow, I enjoyed this and will probably read the next one. It’s a fast, spicy KU book if you’re in the mood for a palette cleanser.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Blood
Moderate: Death, Rape, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Death of parent
danie_faye's review against another edition
adventurous
inspiring
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
fairygrl3300's review
This was wayyyyy too raunchy for my taste 😂 good story line tho…
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
ramakn22's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, and War
Moderate: Rape
ta2dlibrarian's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
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
4.0
A LGBTQ+, spicy Nutcracker retelling I didn't know I needed. Loved the sisters' story arcs, the Sugarplum Fairy gender bend, and the faerie realm parallel. Looking forward to reading more by Kenney.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Violence
Moderate: Body horror and Blood
arbramirez's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
no thoughts, just smut
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Sexual assault
luckylolabug's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.25
The small highlight: Despite the book not being written well, I like Fin as a character and his relationship with Clara. They feel like equals and its not shoved in your face. Though it feels weird that I'm invested in the guy who basically sells the Fae equivalent of weed and LSD to other Fae. He's constantly claimed to be morally Grey but I don't see it. Hes a far better person than his cousin.
Now for everything else:
You could skip most of Louisa's chapters and still not miss much, honestly. Her dynamic with the Nutcracker prince was a chore to get through. They have the same argument a million times, and he treats her like garbage only to turn around and gaslight her when they get together. Hard pass.
(Also the vampiric tendencies are painful and it's clear the author has a thing for vampires with how many allegories there are)
For a book that's probably 75% smut or people being horny, it's not written well. I found myself cringing at almost every attempt at dirty talk or something that I assume is supposed to be hot. ("My heart was wet for him" Really, Rebecca?) It also reads oddly male gazey when focusing on Louisa while the segments with Clara aren't nearly as dick-centric, which is odd. It felt like two different authors wrote the different couples.
The plot weirdly enough moves too fast and also too slow at the same time. They get into the thick of things very quickly and almost every altercation is resolved pretty immediately. But there's also LONG segments where I was begging for ANYTHING to happen (usually because it was another argument between Louisa and Lir).
The ending is incredibly anticlimactic, is fixed way too quickly, and everyone is happy. Yay? For all the times it mentions trauma, everyone seems pretty content to bury it by the end. Maybe because they're too busy burying themselves in someone else to care.
Now for everything else:
You could skip most of Louisa's chapters and still not miss much, honestly. Her dynamic with the Nutcracker prince was a chore to get through. They have the same argument a million times, and he treats her like garbage only to turn around and gaslight her when they get together. Hard pass.
(Also the vampiric tendencies are painful and it's clear the author has a thing for vampires with how many allegories there are)
For a book that's probably 75% smut or people being horny, it's not written well. I found myself cringing at almost every attempt at dirty talk or something that I assume is supposed to be hot. ("My heart was wet for him" Really, Rebecca?) It also reads oddly male gazey when focusing on Louisa while the segments with Clara aren't nearly as dick-centric, which is odd. It felt like two different authors wrote the different couples.
The plot weirdly enough moves too fast and also too slow at the same time. They get into the thick of things very quickly and almost every altercation is resolved pretty immediately. But there's also LONG segments where I was begging for ANYTHING to happen (usually because it was another argument between Louisa and Lir).
The ending is incredibly anticlimactic, is fixed way too quickly, and everyone is happy. Yay? For all the times it mentions trauma, everyone seems pretty content to bury it by the end. Maybe because they're too busy burying themselves in someone else to care.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Moderate: Classism
Minor: Sexual assault and Trafficking
bryce_barrett's review
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
Do not read if you don't like spicy books. I skipped through 85% of the book due to how spicy it was. Very shallow writing and the gratuitous explicit content was NOT necessary nor did it help the plot in anyway.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Slavery, and Torture
sierrainstitches's review
dark
medium-paced
5.0
I loved it and I will feel no shame 🍭
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content