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thexennialreader's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.5
Content Warnings
Minor: Rape and Torture
renee14's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-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? Yes
4.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Rape
bri2882's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-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? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Death of parent, Vomit, Violence, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail
arianna_99's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
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? No
5.0
This book is amazing! I fell in love with all the characters, but mostly with Scarlett. She's a badass and I loved how the author portrayed all her traumas and trust issues, and I appreciate that she didn't overlook everything that Sorin did to her too.
Now, talking about Sorin... I'm absolutely in love with him! I despise some things that he did, like don't tell Scarlett about her heritage and her powers right away, but I will forgive him over everything because he's just too sweet.
I think I will tell everyone to read this book because it's really good and I would love to see a lot of people talking about this book and doing fanart about Scarlett and Sorin (Yes, I'm obsessed with them).
Now, talking about Sorin... I'm absolutely in love with him! I despise some things that he did, like don't tell Scarlett about her heritage and her powers right away, but I will forgive him over everything because he's just too sweet.
I think I will tell everyone to read this book because it's really good and I would love to see a lot of people talking about this book and doing fanart about Scarlett and Sorin (Yes, I'm obsessed with them).
Content Warnings
Moderate: Rape
natalieetruesdell's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Really fun fantasy romance!
Scarlett is a trained "Maiden of Death" which basically means she's a part of an infamous lady assassin trio. She is impulsive, secretive, and undeniably skilled. When she meets the General of the King's armies and he bests her in a sword fight, she convinces him to train her. They are instantly drawn to each other while they discreetly pursue their separate agendas. It's a story about magic and secrets, friendship and grief, and love and betrayal.
I think that the author did a really good job of balancing the romance with the fantasy and magical aspects. They were connected to each other, so I never felt like there was too much of one or the other. The relationship-building in this book was really good, and I specifically liked how it continued to progress. I thought the relationship was really well done and complex, and the chemistry was steamy. I also liked that there wasn't a total information overload that usually accompanies worldbuilding in fantasy novels. The new information was pretty much always directly related to the character or plot, so I didn't need to skim. It's probably because the MC is learning about these things at the same pace that we are. It hinders our depth of the world but makes it easier to comprehend.
At times, it was frustrating that the MCs had important information about the situation that they didn't share with us until the very end. Instead of figuring out what was going on along with the character, we had to wait, knowing that we didn't have all of the relevant facts. Also, there were a good amount of spelling+general editing errors that could have easily been ironed out with an editor. But, I think that this was self-published, so it didn't bother me too much.
The ending was a little bit predictable, but only because the author left clues pointing towards it on purpose. I think that sometimes endings can be predictable because they slot perfectly into place.
Overall, I thought that this author did a really good job on both the fantasy and romantic aspects of this book. It felt like a lot of work was put into this book, and I would love to read other books by this author outside of this series. Just watch out for the trigger warnings.
Scarlett is a trained "Maiden of Death" which basically means she's a part of an infamous lady assassin trio. She is impulsive, secretive, and undeniably skilled. When she meets the General of the King's armies and he bests her in a sword fight, she convinces him to train her. They are instantly drawn to each other while they discreetly pursue their separate agendas. It's a story about magic and secrets, friendship and grief, and love and betrayal.
I think that the author did a really good job of balancing the romance with the fantasy and magical aspects. They were connected to each other, so I never felt like there was too much of one or the other. The relationship-building in this book was really good, and I specifically liked how it continued to progress. I thought the relationship was really well done and complex, and the chemistry was steamy. I also liked that there wasn't a total information overload that usually accompanies worldbuilding in fantasy novels. The new information was pretty much always directly related to the character or plot, so I didn't need to skim. It's probably because the MC is learning about these things at the same pace that we are. It hinders our depth of the world but makes it easier to comprehend.
At times, it was frustrating that the MCs had important information about the situation that they didn't share with us until the very end. Instead of figuring out what was going on along with the character, we had to wait, knowing that we didn't have all of the relevant facts. Also, there were a good amount of spelling+general editing errors that could have easily been ironed out with an editor. But, I think that this was self-published, so it didn't bother me too much.
The ending was a little bit predictable, but only because the author left clues pointing towards it on purpose. I think that sometimes endings can be predictable because they slot perfectly into place.
Overall, I thought that this author did a really good job on both the fantasy and romantic aspects of this book. It felt like a lot of work was put into this book, and I would love to read other books by this author outside of this series. Just watch out for the trigger warnings.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape
Moderate: Violence
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