Reviews tagging 'Stalking'

A Strange and Stubborn Endurance by Foz Meadows

16 reviews

zed_dog's review

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

4.0

I would recommend this book more widely and wholeheartedly, but I hesitate because of the very, very prominent description of sexual violence and the associated physical and mental trauma. It's ultimately a hopeful book about resilience (and healthy romantic relationship negotiation, empowerment, and political intrigue), but there is certainly no flinching from the disturbing content. 
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francisfrancis's review

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adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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albernikolauras's review

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense 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

4.5

An emotional queer romance that will put you through the ringer as you follow the main character (Vel) and his love interest (Cae) as they navigate their somewhat unplanned marriage and try to figure out who is trying to kill Vel.

This book has everything - great friendships, adorable romance, some fun politics to explore (and main characters who aren't very good at politics), and a murder mystery. It was a great book to read amongst the middling books around it.

Note - This story starts out with an extremely violent scene (check trigger warnings), and for a large part of the book, a character is dealing with the repercussions of that act. 
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jakegray's review against another edition

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challenging dark sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

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theliteraryhooker's review

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adventurous 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

4.5

One of my favourite reads of the year! I loved the characters, the relationships, the court intrigue, all so good! I did figure out who was behind the intrigue fairly early on but it didn't impact my enjoyment at all. I do wish we'd gotten more of the politics between the various nations as that piece felt a bit lacking, but the focus on the relationships made up for the limited scope of the political intrigue. Highly recommend, but definitely do check content warnings before reading as there are quite a few graphic scenes. 
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purrson's review

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

I enjoyed this book so much, the worldbuilding was so interesting and the characters were ridiculously  lovable. I absolutely need a sequel. The central mystery was handled well but some things I wanted covered, like what happened with
Velasin’s rosewood chest?? Did it arrive, with its contents? Did the second party go well? I want more HEA time with these adorable characters!
 
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