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amy_in_the_city's review
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
I really enjoyed this and wish it was longer instead of a novella because I wanted more. It was beautifully atmospheric and felt like a Hozier song in book form. The angst was off the charts and delicious. I felt so much for these characters. There were some incredibly sweet moments with the touch-starved FMC and with the main characters taking turns holding each other for comfort.
It was refreshing to see a romance where the woman is the centuries-old immortal being and the man is mortal instead of the other way around like it usually is. I also appreciate that there was some representation of Ulcerative Colitis, which is pretty much unheard of in romance novels.
The only issues I had with this book were very minor and mostly related to it being a novella. I wanted more character development and relationship development. I'm also not usually the biggest fan of instalove and instalust but I understand this was a fated mates situation and it didn't bother me much in this story.
It was refreshing to see a romance where the woman is the centuries-old immortal being and the man is mortal instead of the other way around like it usually is. I also appreciate that there was some representation of Ulcerative Colitis, which is pretty much unheard of in romance novels.
The only issues I had with this book were very minor and mostly related to it being a novella. I wanted more character development and relationship development. I'm also not usually the biggest fan of instalove and instalust but I understand this was a fated mates situation and it didn't bother me much in this story.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Murder, and Sexual content
Moderate: Violence, Colonisation, Grief, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, and Cancer
Minor: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, War, and Sexism
rlbooks8's review
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness
Moderate: Death
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