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Lady of Darkness by Melissa K. Roehrich

10 reviews

karamoore1702's review

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adventurous dark emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Somewhat predictable, but overall an enjoyable read.

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bookaholic84's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark informative 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? It's complicated

5.0

Wow; I immediately downloaded book 2; I loved this book the world and character building was great, there was a lot of information to process but easily managed; I loved the twists and figuring things out but a few twists caught me off guard. I cannot wait to continue this series and finding out more about our character's and their stories.

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alibubba's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

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labxtch's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense 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

4.25

Immersive world building, fun characters, and a thick plot. Hot guys, secret nights in hidden areas, the tension.. Yeah this was a nail biter, edge-of-the-seat kind of book, and I LOVED it.

The last 50 pages of this book really got me raging, but I kept reminding myself it’s the first book in a five book series so..

To the next book!

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vanessaedwards1882's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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ambersf's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.25

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bangiebangs's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

Really enjoyed this book even if it didn't make me stay up all night to read on. That's not to say it's boring, but there may be some slight pacing issues at times. I find it hard sometimes to stick with Scarlett sometimes, probably because she reminds me of ToG's Aelin a lot - and I didn't like her. She is also an assassin, also adopted by the Assassin Lord as a child, also has foggy memories of a mother that may have been more than human, etc. Lives in a place where magic is not working. Let's just say, if you liked ToG, you'll also like this.

I'm much more interested in the MMC. I find that the big reveals here are somewhat obvious early on

like that he is the Fire Prince; I thought that one was so clear to start with... I did like the twist about him being her target, even if not terribly surprising at the point where it's revealed.

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What I didn't like are the secrets upon secrets, and the complaints about them... again, reminded me of Aelin, and I'm not a huge fan. I feel like the MFC feels really young and somewhat immature against the MMC. I do appreciate the treatment of trauma here, though.

The way that her shutting down is often portrayed, esp between books 1 and 2 is pretty intense...

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And finally, the world-building is really good here, loads going on, but revealed - for the most part - in a way that makes you want to learn more. The only complaint here is the use of "better not call her" without any hint who she might be. I find that annoying.

All that said, heed the CNs, this gets dark. But it's good, and I'm already reading the next book!

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jenelle_reads's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense 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

4.75

A book that made me both laugh out loud and cry. Already onto the second book.

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samantha_ellen's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Where to start with this review… I have definitely seen both sides - some obsessed with this series & devouring it whole, others finding the FMC annoying, angry & bratty (side note, I hate the word bratty for an FMC 😅)

So when I started this for my bookclub I was going in with a really open mind.

I personally love a bit of feminine rage & it being a completed 5 book romantic fantasy series… I was excited 🙌🏽

I did a mix on audio & kindle for this book, & I did notice quite a few continuity errors which would be easy fixes. I found the major plot points pretty predictable (but this could be me feeling saturated in this genre, as I’m finding this with NA Romantasy books as a whole)

Ultimately the choices the author made with what information we were freely given & what was being held back to be exposed later was interesting to me. Why is all this big stuff being told but this story of Scarlett’s past hidden from view?! It definitely make me want to read on, while also making me feel like I knew everything already?! There were some really impactful emotional moments, that were really heartbreaking, but then times where I was just questioning why things were happening or how certain magic works.

One thing I really loved was the exploration of trauma through the eyes of a strong & capable FMC, who has had men making decisions for her, her whole life & how she was compartmentalising it all in order to ‘survive’

When Scarlett goes numb & quiet & retreats into herself when the world is too loud… Ugh I loved that. When it all got to much & her anger took over FUCK YES! I was SO there for that! Tbh once all the truth came out about what had been through, I don’t think she was angry enough!!!

I didn’t feel a whole lot of chemistry between the 2 love interests until the last 20% - but once it was there I got SUPER invested.

I love where it ended & I am still very excited to continue with the series to see where this all goes. It did very much feel like just the beginning of her story.

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elisa_shae's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad 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

4.0

The beginning of the book was slow, but about halfway through it really captured me. I love Sorin (cause duh) and I love the dynamic of him and Scarlett. I’m so excited to see these characters grow

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