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4.07 AVERAGE
4.07 AVERAGE
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
3 stars
thank you to berkley for the e-ARC
I have very polarized feelings on this book. it has quite fun romantasy vibes and I was loving the world and conflict. I just really got brought out of my enjoyment by the gender and consent politics of this book.
the MMC uses SA as a threat against the FMC early on when she’s a prisoner. and then later he gets in a tiff because she thinks he might be a perpetrator or supporter of sexual violence. and it’s like yeah, you kinda said you were. I wanted there to be more of an explicit reckoning about how that threat is used in war by men—there could have been a powerful moment where he had to acknowledge how he took advantage of women’s fear of rape—but we just moved on so that there could be a romance. I think romantasy really trades in weird consent dynamics because of the fantasy setting, but it stood out in this book for me. I can deal with dark but it felt like I watched the character get rewritten into a feminist later on….. like huh?
so idk. I think a lot of readers are able to read around this sort of thing, and I think the text encourages it. so many will enjoy this (and I know a lot of people already do). I just found the lighthearted treatment of assault threats a bit too much for me.
thank you to berkley for the e-ARC
I have very polarized feelings on this book. it has quite fun romantasy vibes and I was loving the world and conflict. I just really got brought out of my enjoyment by the gender and consent politics of this book.
the MMC uses SA as a threat against the FMC early on when she’s a prisoner. and then later he gets in a tiff because she thinks he might be a perpetrator or supporter of sexual violence. and it’s like yeah, you kinda said you were. I wanted there to be more of an explicit reckoning about how that threat is used in war by men—there could have been a powerful moment where he had to acknowledge how he took advantage of women’s fear of rape—but we just moved on so that there could be a romance. I think romantasy really trades in weird consent dynamics because of the fantasy setting, but it stood out in this book for me. I can deal with dark but it felt like I watched the character get rewritten into a feminist later on….. like huh?
so idk. I think a lot of readers are able to read around this sort of thing, and I think the text encourages it. so many will enjoy this (and I know a lot of people already do). I just found the lighthearted treatment of assault threats a bit too much for me.
adventurous
hopeful
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
This put me through the longest reading slump I’ve had in years. I just wasn’t into it and never really wanted to pick up the book. I don’t know, maybe I didn’t connect with any of the characters? I didn’t find the romance particularly enthralling. I somewhat was confused at parts, or got bored and forgot what I was reading. My second ever DNF. I really did think I’d like this one.
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
sad
tense
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:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
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:
Complicated
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
this book was a bit of a rollercoaster for me.
beginning - STRONG
middle - I got a little lost in the tides, tbh
ending - STRONG & with a cliffhanger!
the pirate vibes are amazing--i didn't realize I was missing them from my enemies to lovers tales.. but I was.
I want to live in the Ever alongside Bloodsinger.
beginning - STRONG
middle - I got a little lost in the tides, tbh
ending - STRONG & with a cliffhanger!
the pirate vibes are amazing--i didn't realize I was missing them from my enemies to lovers tales.. but I was.
I want to live in the Ever alongside Bloodsinger.