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milla_b's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
I don’t really know how to describe this without spoilers. This is a dark fantasy with fated mates and humans and fae. Not perfect but definitely has legs and will continue to read on.
Estrella, has moxi and some great one liners, you see her choosing for herself even though at times those choices don’t seem like choices. She finds a way to honor her self and define her worth. At some point it looks like she’s abandoning that for a man, but she doesn’t, she questions and tries desperately to guard her heart against Caelum.
Caelum seems to good to be true and a little too perfect and this grated on me and for me he was a giant red flag 🚩I don’t like him, but he’s interesting and definitely hiding a hole heap of secrets.
As for the story…. Book 1 barely touches the surface of this world and it’s history and what happens now the veil is down.
While there were some bits that were predictable..,,, not quite to the extent they go but definitely worth continuing with.
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Blood, Death, and Violence
Minor: Sexual assault, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief
midnacine's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, and Death
Moderate: Murder, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Death of parent, Grief, and Physical abuse
surrah's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
Like other reviews are saying, if you are at all sensitive to SA, abuse, etc. you should not read this.
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Cursing, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Grief and Death
cady_sass's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Graphic: Death, Gaslighting, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Torture, Death of parent, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Gore, Toxic relationship, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Murder, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Violence, and War
chaotic_hyperactive's review
- 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? No
4.75
Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, and Violence
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Blood, Murder, Gore, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Classism, Grief, and Torture
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
katvou's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Death of parent, Gaslighting, Animal death, Blood, Child death, and Adult/minor relationship
Minor: Rape, Medical content, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Torture, Chronic illness, Grief, and Emotional abuse
enchanted_reader32's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
The male MC kept calling his love interest Little One, which is kind of disturbing as that is something you call your child. In the last few chapters I heard way too many variations of the sentiment "I will not be owned by a man" to a point where I thought the character might have been overly-obsessed. Through some parts of the book, when they made references to drinking blood, they lost me. Overall the trigger warnings didn't lie.
There were a few good quotes and a few good moments of solid humor or cameraderie. Maybe this book just wasn't for me, but that doesn't mean you won't love it. Different strokes for different folks and all that.
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⚡️Trigger warnings (as listed in the book):
•Religious purity culture
•Verbal and physical abuse
•References to grooming behaviour & assault of a minor by an authority figure
•Ritualistic sacrifice
•Suicidal thoughts & ideation
•Graphic violence
•Graphic sexual content
Graphic: Gore, Grief, Self harm, Sexual content, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Blood
seklasse's review
4.0
Graphic: Grief, Sexism, and Sexual content
Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment
cassie12_21's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Murder, Death, Abandonment, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Blood, Child abuse, Classism, Gore, Grief, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship