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Madness of the Horde King by Zoey Draven

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kb33's review

Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.75

The book hints that Vienne has albinism, but then has to add that she has some sort of magical powers, like stereotyping a person with albinism isn’t a problem. It’s also the first in the series to include even a hint of magic, and it leans in hard. I couldn’t connect with the characters in this one, and I was disappointed that there were extremely limited interactions with very few side characters.

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hazelgirl21's review

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adventurous dark emotional fast-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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kitsunasaur's review

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adventurous dark emotional 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

4.0

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greystory's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

I have mixed feelings about this one. It's a solid story but there were times when it felt like it was jumping the shark a little within the universe that had been established and some other stuff I'll mention. Nevertheless, if I let that go and ignore pieces that just weren't for me (i.e., the voyeurism and some of the possibly toxic parts of their sex life), I liked it!

There was adventure! There was lore! There was mystery! Friendships! Quests! Badass moments! Sad, quiet moments! Spooky moments! This one had it all, folks.

Doesn't hurt that the guy on the front is giving Winter Soldier vibes, haha!

Vienne and her gift was an interesting character and I enjoyed reading about her for the most part. I appreciated that she had some balance between "delicate little scared waif" and "bravely staring your horde king down because she has got shit to do and you're in her way." I also appreciated that, in the end, she was the one that kicked ass and took names when it came to the Ghertun. Hell yeah!

I appreciated that she was intended to balance the rage/violence of Rath Drokka but I have to admit it was also one of those things that I have mixed feelings about. Too often in reality women are expected to be the quiet, gentle peacekeepers that keep their cool and calm their men, who are allowed to explode in the full range of emotions and throw temper tantrums and for whom physical violence is somehow accepted. Nah. Fuck that nonsense. So it was iffy for me having it in my fantasy, too, you know? Rath Drokka didn't need a quiet gentle mouse to calm him down and give his life purpose and meaning, he needed to chill the fuck out, grow some empathy, and get some therapy.

There are some heavy trigger warnings needed for this one, though, especially around kidnapping, enslavement, sexual assault, sexual abuse, grooming, and rape. Minor warnings on vomit and pregnancy at the end, which is a running theme for this series.

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sunnyxviii's review

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adventurous dark emotional 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

🔥 4/5
❤️ I loved that it was a romance focused storyline with a sci-fi fantasy adventure subplot. This was an epic love story, and I felt for them the entire ride.
💔 I’m upset it’s over huhu

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dxisymitch's review

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adventurous challenging emotional slow-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

4.0

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laurahershelf's review

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adventurous dark emotional relaxing tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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noellelovesbooks's review

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4.25

Content Warnings: Death [human and animal], slavery, murder, violence, explicit sexual scenes, and mention of rape and sexual assault.

Vienne is a human whose family was taken as slaves, by the Ghertun. Forced to serve a Ghertun master, below the mountain the Ghertun’s call home, Vienne hasn’t seen the sky in over a year. When tasked with a seemingly impossible mission, to not only get into the capital of Dakkar but meet the leader with a message, Vienne knows she needs to succeed if she ever wishes to see her family again.

Davik, along with all the other Horde Kings, is called to the capital by their leader in order to discuss the growing threat of the Ghertun. For years Davik has lived knowing others call him the Mad King, thinking he’s unstable with a thirst for blood. Returning to the capital, and being away from his Horde, brings back bad memories which makes it hard for Davik to control his emotions.

So far I’ve been enjoying this series and have loved, and empathized with, each couple that’s been introduced. So far we’ve had three humans who become the wives, and mates, of Dakkari men…I’m interested to see if we get any non-human makes for any of the Horde Kings, which I would love.

I enjoy how each book teaches us more about the Dakkari culture without any mass info dumps. Even though I have other books I need to get to…I’m tempted to just jump right into book four.

If you’re looking for a fun barbarian romance series, that features alien men…look no further!

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emfass's review

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

3.5 stars rounded up.

Loooooved the emotions between these two and the way they grew to care for/need each other.

Did not like

both of the main characters' sisters having been raped as fuel for their own stories, especially Davik's sister Devina. It's the basis of his origin story and once that was revealed (it's at the very end of the book) I was so incredibly disappointed, and it reduced my enjoyment a lot.

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