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waffley'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? N/A
4.0
Graphic: Sexual harassment
Moderate: Gore
Minor: Fire/Fire injury
thereadinghammock's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I enjoyed watching Emma come into her own over the course of the novel. Lachlan still has a lot to learn when it comes to communication and respect of boundaries, but he started to grow a bit as a character, which was nice to see. I enjoyed the book enough to want to continue the series. Here's hoping the rest of the series can get away from the SA tropes.
Graphic: Sexual violence, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Blood and Infertility
thrabenvaliant's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Infertility, Mental illness, Self harm, and Sexual content
meggiemine's review
4.0
Reread Review from December 2021
- These books all have heroine-centric story arcs, which is not what I expected from a series with alpha heroes. In this, Lachlain has been imprisoned and tortured for the last 150 years by Horde vampires. But, the story doesn't focus on his escape and revenge. Instead, his character serves as a catalyst for Emma's character growth. Lachlain is a fairly static character, while Emma a dynamic character and undergoes a drastic transformation. I love the structure of these books - the hero finds his mate (or bride) which sets off a chain of events that ultimately leads to the heroine coming into her full powers.
- This is kind of a road trip romance! Lachlain demands that Emma drive him to his castle in Scotland and a big chunk of the book is them on the road and sleeping in hotels.
- I am not a fan of the Valkyrie as they were depicted in this book. I very much disliked how they babied and sheltered Emma. And they seemed to overreact to a lot of things. As a group, they're very eccentric and weird. I liked Kaderin in her book and I'm open to changing my mind about them as I progress through the series.
- There are elements that may bother some readers, like dubcon and a tortured, violent, alpha hero. (Other content warnings are listed below.) Considering what Lachlain had just escaped from and that he found his mate at the same time, his extreme emotions, unstable mental state, and lashing out were understandable to me. I loved that, through dreams, Emma was able to experience what he went through and come to understand how much her happiness meant to him.
Original Review from March 2021
Endnotes
※ My star and heat ratings are explained → here
Graphic: Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Torture
dubious/non-consentayvie'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual assault, Torture, and Death of parent
ashleycmms's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Gore, Body horror, Blood, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Violence, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, and Murder
Too much of the behavior in this aligned with r*pe culture, and it made it hard to get into the book and to suspend belief.ichiarabg's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Torture