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The Oak Wood Throne by Kai Butler

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notbeforebreakfast's review against another edition

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adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

A really great sequel - I loved the growth of our main couple, and the world-building remains superb.

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geeknb's review against another edition

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5.0

Love Parker and Nick. The way they support each other is perfect, even when they aren't. This ties into the events of the previous book and builds on it. It may seem like the author is throwing lots of balls in the air but they all come together.
And yet there are enough loose threads to lead into (I hope) the next book. I can't wait.

teenykins's review

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3.0

3.5 stars rounding down.

I have no complains when it comes to Greg Boudreaux's narration. So full stars there.

My main issue is with the story. I can't say I enjoyed it as much as when I read it and frankly Parker was just too whiny about his position as Windrose. And I think that kind of dominated the story for me when listening to it.

A more detailed review here that I did when I read this: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4084569575?book_show_action=false&from_review_page=1.

Oh also the grenade in the trunk of the car was never dealt with.

kaity_b's review against another edition

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4.0

4 stars

I see you Kai Butler, this series is very gripping and takes you along for a crazy ride!

I did get annoyed with Parker and Nick, but they got over their weirdness and i was so happy about that.

I think this book reminds me a lot of the [b:A Ferry of Bones & Gold|41793518|A Ferry of Bones & Gold (Soulbound, #1)|Hailey Turner|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1536608623l/41793518._SY75_.jpg|64618265] (Soulbound series) by Hailey Turner with the complex Fae world and characters, and some of [a:Alice Winters|13629932|Alice Winters|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png] humor. So this was a win for me.

Greg Tremblay, no complaints. Ever. You are a narrating God! haha

Can't wait for book three!

heabooknerd's review against another edition

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3.0

I have some mixed feelings about THE OAK WOOD THRONE but overall this was an action packed read with lots of magical battles and likable characters. If I would rate just the romance side of the story I would rate this higher because I loved the steps forward Parker and Nick take. Parker is finally letting himself be vulnerable with Nick and I adored the way Nick would bolster Parker's self-worth. These two are really great together and they're definitely keeping me going on this series.

However, much like the first book in the series, THE OAK WOOD THRONE was way too complicated and Parker has too much going on -- he's grappling with his new role as the Windrose, trying to find a stolen fae artifact for a client, an old rival has come back, he's dealing with demon attacks around the city, managing petty in-fighting between the Courts, attempting to locate the missing half of the spirit under San Amaro, and he's struggling with his growing feelings for Nick. I'm exhausted just writing all of that. Predictably Parker spends most of the book bouncing from one disaster to the next and because he doesn't really have time to focus on one thing he actually ends up feeling incompetent as a PI and a Windrose because he never seems to get anything done unless it's about to blow up in his face. Hopefully this isn't a trend that will continue through future books.