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Unseen by Jordan L. Hawk

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ruby_roundhouse's review

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

purrson's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

Strong focus on body horror this episode, and yet adorably loveable main characters.

I'm torn. I like the characters and the overall plot idea, but I struggled with the lack of scene-setting and the too-obvious mystery. I wanted to be thwarted, to THINK it was one thing, and yet have it be another. But alas, it was exactly as it seemed. This led me to being entirely frustrated with the characters for not having seen it sooner. I did still enjoy the journey, however, and if there's another in the series, I'll pick it up!

Also, if you're looking for steam or sexual tension, this likely isn't the book for you.

b_nour's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

hpstrangelove's review

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5.0

Audiobook review. Narrator: Joel Leslie

I loved this book as much as the first. I guess there will be one book per 'book'? I am really looking forward to book 3.

sfelkar's review

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.25

daniellesalwaysreading's review

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5.0

Can't wait for the next installment.

beulah_devaney's review

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4.0

Ok. So when I downloaded the first book in this series I was looking for steampunk magical/horror with a nice romantic subplot and no, I did not realise that the pretty pattern on the book cover was tentacles.

And this isn't an attempt to shame people who are into tentacles or out myself as a tentacle-appreciator! I'm still not a fan and those scenes were skipped over pretty quickly. How-ev-er, I did like the first book and here I am, enjoying the second book even more.

Jordan L. Hawk is so good at writing the kind of Lovecraftian body horror that repels and compels in equal measure. With the romance tidied away in the first book: Unseen has even more guts, gore, creeping dread and what-the-fuckery. I'm not normally a big horror fan but this kind of horror I could eat with a spoon.

So yes, here I am reading tentacle horror/romance and loving (nearly) every moment.