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Ruling Sikthand by Victoria Aveline

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maddie_readsalot's review against another edition

5.0

Another favorite of this series! Have you ever read an alien romance and wished the characters were a bit more goth? Here you go! Major Beauty and the Beast vibes, along with a little stalking. The two characters were both well written and likeable. A lot of political intrigue as well as pining romance.

gothicwglasses's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

4.5

kotabee's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional medium-paced

3.0

Not the best but certainly not the worst in this series. I didn't find the couple especially compelling as characters but they seemed well-matched. I appreciated that there was a lot more focus on what was going on in the world rather than just the romance.

roxanne_can_read's review against another edition

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fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

amc_is_reading's review against another edition

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5.0

The epilogue took this book from a 4 to a 5.

perusing_pages's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Well... I am completely obsessed with book 7 of the Clecanian series. I was maybe 3 chapters in to it when I sent a voice note to the friend I've been buddy reading this series with and said this book had the potential to be my favourite of the series and turns out I was right. It picks up where we left off in book 6 with Sophia being left behind in Vrulatica under the watchful rule of King Sikthand. Sikthand is broody, fierce, menacing, dangerous, and damaged thanks to his upbringing and life as King and the dangers and betrayal he has lived with because of that. He is instantly drawn to Sophia despite his major trust issues and can't help but want to watch her any chance he gets.

I ate this book up! The Beauty & The Beast feel to it, the stalker tendencies Sikthand displays, his obsessive, possessive, jealous, protective nature towards Sophia from the start was just EVERYTHING! Him watching her through the mirror yearning for her, the longing, and how he quietly did things for her made my chest ache! I loved Sophia's character, she wasn't a pushover damsel in distress, she had strength, curiosity, she didn't jump to conclusions, she based decisions off what she has learned since arriving on Clecania and the way she fought for herself and for Sikthand just delivered what I needed it to. The chemistry and build-up between these two was slow burn perfection! The spice was incredible, I am a vibes reader, and this all around ticked the boxes for me, and I had an absolute blast reading it. Stephen Dexter, you once again knocked it out of the damn park with your performance, and listening to you bring Sikthands dirty mouth to life was 👨‍🍳💋 so thank you for that! 🌶🌶🌶