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booksandteatime's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Moderate: Vomit, Incest, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Child death, Murder, Death, Grief, Gore, and War
katyhosbein's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
3.75
Rhydstrom’s character development was a rollercoaster ride for me but I am happy where he ended up.
There were a few moments of homophobia that were really hard to get past. This side scene in the book was unnecessary and disappointing and knocked my review down.
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Homophobia
heydebigale's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Rydstrom is the former king of Rothkalina. Rydstrom lost his crown to the evil sorcerer Omort several centeries ago. Sabine is Omort's half-sister who is also trying to overthrow Omort, but Omort believes Sabine is serving him. The events in this book are concurrent with events in Book 5 (Cade's book).
I have conflicted feelings about this one. I overall liked it, Sabine was a really interesting MC. Actually both Sabine and Rydstrom made morally questionable decisions. For some reason I found Sabine much more forgivable, probably because she was physically weaker and vulnerable.
My favorite aspect of this book was the relationship between Sabine and her sister Lanthe. I am guessing we will likely see a book featuring Lanthe & Thronos??
This book felt heavier to me than any of the other ones. We needed more lightening with the Valkyries or something. And, I really wish those throwaway homophobic comments had been deleted. I try so hard not to dislike books for minor details, but this was upsetting to me.
Graphic: Violence
Minor: Homophobia
overflowingshelf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Sexual assault and Violence
Moderate: Incest
friends2lovers's review against another edition
3.5
“Release me!”
“Surrender to me…”
Do nothing irrevocable…
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Endnotes
Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Blood, Gore, Sexual harassment, Violence, Confinement, and Sexual content
Moderate: Torture
Minor: Incest and Car accident
Sexual content includes: dubious/non-consent, orgasm denial, and BDSM elements such as power play, bondage, and spanking. I didn’t tag ‘kidnapping’ as a CW but there is abduction and captivity between the adult main characters.folkofthebook's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Blood, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Minor: Gore and Incest