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cluckieduck's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
3.5
BDB goes UF! Not your typical entry from the Warden.
So, I don’t know if I missed the memo, but this was totally not what I expected in a BDB-adjacent novel. I was reading expecting your typical PNR-style story, but this is much more of an Urban Fantasy novel from J.R Ward, and I’m not complaining! I mean, I was initially - because it took until 68% before we got some hanky panky action - but that’s because I was expecting PNR!
Anyways, now that I’ve gotten over that, I think I actually enjoyed the read. The story has good bones, though it was a bit rushed at the end. This is not a “one and done” couple - the book is set up for Lydia & Daniel’s storyline to continue into the next book and I’m interested to see where it takes us, especially with the links to Xhex & the sympath colony.
So, I don’t know if I missed the memo, but this was totally not what I expected in a BDB-adjacent novel. I was reading expecting your typical PNR-style story, but this is much more of an Urban Fantasy novel from J.R Ward, and I’m not complaining! I mean, I was initially - because it took until 68% before we got some hanky panky action - but that’s because I was expecting PNR!
Anyways, now that I’ve gotten over that, I think I actually enjoyed the read. The story has good bones, though it was a bit rushed at the end. This is not a “one and done” couple - the book is set up for Lydia & Daniel’s storyline to continue into the next book and I’m interested to see where it takes us, especially with the links to Xhex & the sympath colony.
Graphic: Suicide, Cursing, Sexual content, Gun violence, Violence, Terminal illness, Physical abuse, Murder, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Cancer, and Animal cruelty
Moderate: Death and Death of parent
amy_harboredinpages's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
It almost broke my ❤ not to give this a 5. However, it was good in that way that only Ward can write it... This felt like a building up to something big bad kinda story (Hopefully where a badguy gets dusted Forever!), and in the end we're left with a whole lot of questions to be answered. First let's chat about Lydia & Daniel... I almost want to call it slow burning... these two are so hot for each other but the hands off thing, was... I was like, "Dang it! Just do the thing!" I liked the side characters such as Candy, Eastwind, and even C.P. ...maybe... I love that a BDB character is going to be closely connected at some point! Xhex! Yes! She's so bada$$!!
Looking forward to Book#2 Summer 2022!🥰
Looking forward to Book#2 Summer 2022!🥰
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Cursing, Death, Grief, Infertility, Murder, Sexual content, Stalking, Suicide, and Violence
Moderate: Abandonment, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Confinement, Cursing, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Stalking, Terminal illness, and Torture
Minor: Abortion, Addiction, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, and Infertility
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