Reviews

Ruling Sikthand by Victoria Aveline

hrh0408's review against another edition

4.0

Look, if you know me irl just ignore the fact that I gave 4 stars to an alien romance

Not usually into alien romance but this series will always have my heart ❤️❤️ I think Sikthand might be my new favorite

rainycraze's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

While I’m not into political intrigue, it’s not overly complex & it makes sense for this story. There were a couple small details I was hoping would be explicitly addressed by the end. But otherwise a perfect romance!

amanda_lei's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful fast-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? Yes

5.0

cavewoman4's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

kitstercronk's review against another edition

dark emotional tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

This might be my favourite in the series so far.
The uniqueness of the city structure, the way the politics are interwoven both on a "local" and world scale, how Sikthand is slowly unravelled by Sophia, and how Sophia massively steps up to make the best of a tough situation. This book has it ALL.

Content warning: There are some dark themes (minor stalking, past traumas for our MMC, and FMC started the book by being kidnapped. It's very Beauty and the Beast vibes). If you read dark romance this is pretty tame, but if you've never delved into that then some of this might be new to you. That said, I'd say it's less intense than some of the similar themes in the previous book, Resisting Maxu.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Violence and Stalking

pagetraveler's review against another edition

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? Yes

4.0

wendeedeedee36's review against another edition

4.75

Absolutely loved this. Sikthan? Amazing. Sophia? Amazing. The tension? AH-MAZING! I cannot say enough about this series and I hope there will be more to come!

kealeybrennan's review

funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.25

book_trish's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

ludetorrance's review

adventurous emotional lighthearted tense slow-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? No

5.0