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jadehusdanhicks's review
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Unfortunately it contains very consistent weird sexual content with a male MC calling the female one little one which didn’t sit right with me.
Additionally it deals with grooming, suicide, murder and SA.
Overall I was left disturbed especially by the graphic sex because of the phrasing and the uncomfortable nickname used. I wouldn’t reccomend personally.
And I’m not against spice in books. But this was just horrid to read
Also. Despite this book seemingly being set in an old dystopia landscape it kept bringing up modern clothing like leggings. Which just seemed so seperate and disconnected from what I understood to be the setting
Graphic: Grief, Toxic relationship, Violence, War, Cursing, Gaslighting, Murder, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Bullying, Child abuse, Classism, Suicide, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, and Sexual content
c45p1n's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
- this book is literaly acotar’s doppelgänger (derogatory) (in regards to the characters)
- very predictable
- ends on a cliff hanger (is part of a trilogy)
- tropes: fae & faeries, fated mates/soulmates, gods, betrayal, one bed trope (sorta? more of a cling-to-each-other-for-body-heat type of one bed), death is a trope., magic, strangers to lovers, (idk how to describe it but) surviving together, i hate everyone but you (male mc), grumpy x grumpier, again (bc there is so much) character death, um yeah. can’t think of anything else, OH “who did this to you” trope ON BOTH SIDES, yeah that’s abt it
- OH: it felt like a video game in the sense that you had to complete a goal and talk to someone and then just be in stasis for the rest of the story, like just the middle 150 pages were nothingness but the FMC & MMC flirting and traveling with nothing actually happening in that chuck of time.
- same with the beginning sorta. it was just 1) the veil shattered, 2) XXX & FMC ran away, 3) 50 pages later they meet the MMC, 4) battle against the enemies, 5) the middle where literally nothing plot-heavy happens til chapter 28
- pretty smutty tbh, not amount-wise but kink-wise
- i’m honestly kinda stumped on what to rate this but i think i’m gonna split it up then find the average and do it from there but you can just use these rates for generality
- plot: 4/10; characters: 7.5/10; smut: 7/10; monologue: 5/10, dialogue: 7/10; world-building: 8/10; fae history explanation: 8/10 (there was a glossary), character likeability: 8/10
- using my 200 dollar calculator, the mean is ≈ 7 so that’s like a 3.25 in my mind
literally everyone died except the main character and love interest💀 - idk why but kinda reminded me of the hunger games
- read TWs before reading the book fs !!!!!!
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Blood, Death, Violence, Sexual content, and Cursing
Moderate: Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Child abuse, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, War, Sexual assault, and Medical content
Minor: Death of parent and Religious bigotry
ka_ke's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Graphic: Classism, Cursing, Gaslighting, Grief, Misogyny, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Rape
sammiesshelf's review
- 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? It's complicated
4.5
The spice in this had me blushing hard. It was very hot. I know I already said this, but the TENSION was so well written and added to the book. I loved the morally grey love interest but beware: if you are not okay with morally grey and sometimes intense male leads, this is not the book for you. Towards the end, he became a bit intense and off-putting, and I hope that is explained in the sequel.
I definitely predicted the main plot twist early on, but the way it was revealed still shook me to my core, and the build-up was still very worth it. I loved this book and definitely recommend for lovers of high fae fantasy romance.
Graphic: Death, Violence, Cursing, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Torture, Blood, Sexual content, Child abuse, Death of parent, Murder, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Sexual assault
jonezzzing's review
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.75
Graphic: Sexual content, Classism, Cursing, Grief, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Misogyny, Death, Death of parent, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Child abuse
kristakp's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Murder, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Stalking, Suicide attempt, and Violence
Moderate: Cursing, Death, Gore, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Death of parent, Pedophilia, and Xenophobia
deesquared's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Graphic: Sexual content, Sexism, Violence, Sexual harassment, and Blood
Moderate: Cursing, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Death, Misogyny, and Injury/Injury detail