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adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
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
3.75
3.75⭐
3.5🌶️
What a great story, so many elements intertwined to create a full, well rounded storyline with great flow and likeable characters.
This was the first book from the Immortal Vices and Virtues series that I have read, and I can confirm that it can be read as a standalone without having read any of the previous novels.
The development of the relationship between Sasha and Kaden was wonderful. They were both very much individually minded at the beginning of the book, but as the story progressed, they slowly let their walls down and took the other person into consideration, developing a wonderful well-balanced relationship by the end.
The way Sasha's story was written, beginning with her childhood trauma, made her thought process and actions understandable throughout the book and allowed me as a reader to develop a connection with her as the FMC. You really felt her struggle to allow herself to get into a relationship, not necessarily for her own safety, but to prevent her future mate from suffering the same fate as her father.
Kaden as the tall, dark, handsome, moody alpha MMC was exactly what was needed to balance Sasha out, and his ego was suitably inflated to cushion the both of them at the beginning before it began to deflate.
The highlight of the book, for me, was 100% Chowder 🦦, any story that has a cute animal sidekick is a winner for me!
Will definitely be adding the author to my must reads list, and can highly recommend reading this book!
Tropes: Enemies to lovers, Love at first sight, Fated mates, elemental magic, magical creatures, magical transformation, shapeshifters, magical creatures in the modern world, HEA, Cute animal sidekick
Triggers: Animal cruelty (only mentioned not described), Blood, Bodily fluids, Burning/burns, Child abuse (neglect), Death, Domestic abuse (parents), Drowning, Family conflict, Kidnapping.
3.5🌶️
What a great story, so many elements intertwined to create a full, well rounded storyline with great flow and likeable characters.
This was the first book from the Immortal Vices and Virtues series that I have read, and I can confirm that it can be read as a standalone without having read any of the previous novels.
The development of the relationship between Sasha and Kaden was wonderful. They were both very much individually minded at the beginning of the book, but as the story progressed, they slowly let their walls down and took the other person into consideration, developing a wonderful well-balanced relationship by the end.
The way Sasha's story was written, beginning with her childhood trauma, made her thought process and actions understandable throughout the book and allowed me as a reader to develop a connection with her as the FMC. You really felt her struggle to allow herself to get into a relationship, not necessarily for her own safety, but to prevent her future mate from suffering the same fate as her father.
Kaden as the tall, dark, handsome, moody alpha MMC was exactly what was needed to balance Sasha out, and his ego was suitably inflated to cushion the both of them at the beginning before it began to deflate.
The highlight of the book, for me, was 100% Chowder 🦦, any story that has a cute animal sidekick is a winner for me!
Will definitely be adding the author to my must reads list, and can highly recommend reading this book!
Tropes: Enemies to lovers, Love at first sight, Fated mates, elemental magic, magical creatures, magical transformation, shapeshifters, magical creatures in the modern world, HEA, Cute animal sidekick
Triggers: Animal cruelty (only mentioned not described), Blood, Bodily fluids, Burning/burns, Child abuse (neglect), Death, Domestic abuse (parents), Drowning, Family conflict, Kidnapping.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Violence, Stalking, and Fire/Fire injury