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3.75 AVERAGE
3.75 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
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:
Complicated
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I donβt think Iβve ever read another book where the FMC had narcolepsy without cataplexy! Iβm a fellow type 2 narcoleptic, and seeing this representation really got me emotional. The way shame that Poe feels when she sleeps too long or in the wrong places felt deeply personal to me. Dealing with a chronic illness around sleep is a very challenging thing that most people donβt understand. I felt like this book really did a great job of showing that struggle.
I really enjoyed Poe and and her unique perspective on the goings on at Thornchapel. I struggled with certain characters Auden and Delphine in particular. Their relationship was odd and I also just didnβt understand how they could say that they loved each other while simultaneously being so toxic and terrible? It was odd. The storytelling was very atmospheric and @thesierrasimone did a fabulous job of creating the setting and dialing up the tension. Tension not just between characters but also of the mysteries surrounding Thornchapel. Also I did not understand that this book was classified as erotica and not just romance so I was taken aback a bit by some of the spicier scenes. Not because I have an issue with it but just because they are HOTTTTT. Check your trigger warnings though because there is a lot of kink and alot of it taboo. Rebecca was my absolute favorite character. She just knows who she is and what she wants. That canβt be beat! This one does end on a cliffhanger so if you are #teamnocliffie just beware of that!
A huge thank you to @netgalley and @read_bloom for providing an ARC.
I donβt think Iβve ever read another book where the FMC had narcolepsy without cataplexy! Iβm a fellow type 2 narcoleptic, and seeing this representation really got me emotional. The way shame that Poe feels when she sleeps too long or in the wrong places felt deeply personal to me. Dealing with a chronic illness around sleep is a very challenging thing that most people donβt understand. I felt like this book really did a great job of showing that struggle.
I really enjoyed Poe and and her unique perspective on the goings on at Thornchapel. I struggled with certain characters Auden and Delphine in particular. Their relationship was odd and I also just didnβt understand how they could say that they loved each other while simultaneously being so toxic and terrible? It was odd. The storytelling was very atmospheric and @thesierrasimone did a fabulous job of creating the setting and dialing up the tension. Tension not just between characters but also of the mysteries surrounding Thornchapel. Also I did not understand that this book was classified as erotica and not just romance so I was taken aback a bit by some of the spicier scenes. Not because I have an issue with it but just because they are HOTTTTT. Check your trigger warnings though because there is a lot of kink and alot of it taboo. Rebecca was my absolute favorite character. She just knows who she is and what she wants. That canβt be beat! This one does end on a cliffhanger so if you are #teamnocliffie just beware of that!
A huge thank you to @netgalley and @read_bloom for providing an ARC.
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I donβt know what to say. I enjoyed this book, but I feel so... lost and confused? lol. There are so many details, so much ritualistic detail. Essentially the worldbuilding of a fantasy novel. AND six characters to follow. But somehow it works? And it was so sexy. I donβt just mean in a smutty way, I mean, yes, there was smut, sex and spice. It was all tingly, and built up and intimate. It was sexy, so much more than just spice and sex. I donβt know if that even makes sense.
Sierra Simone somehow manages to write these books that I love and become obsessed with but also leave feeling like I know nothing at all. And you know what? Iβm okay with that. The ending of this?! I suspected, but damnnnnn. Now excuse me while I jump into the next book with hopes of lots of hands off - in his pants orgasms.
Content Warnings
Minor: Sexual assault
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
For a book thatβs essentially all about sex, thereβs actually very little of it.
But the gothic, creepy vibe? Impeccable.
Also: as someone who does not believe, nor ever has believed, in God, I will never not enjoy Simoneβs portrayal of Catholic religious trauma. π€·πΌββοΈ
But the gothic, creepy vibe? Impeccable.
Also: as someone who does not believe, nor ever has believed, in God, I will never not enjoy Simoneβs portrayal of Catholic religious trauma. π€·πΌββοΈ
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
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
Poe has wanted to return to Thornchapel ever since she spent one summer there as a childhood. And what a summer it was. She was part of a play wedding, along with Auden, who's family owned Thornchapel, and broody Saint. Her mother disappeared that summer and her father refuses to talk about that summer. Now she has a chance to go back for a job as a librarian, cataloging the estate's library. It's a dream job, and also a chance for her to find some answer about her mother, about Auden, about Saint, and just what happened between them.
This was a spicy, gothic read, told primarily from Poe's point of view, but there were also a few chapters from some of the other characters and I really liked getting those brief glimpses. I liked the dynamic between the characters and how the tension was built. There was more drama than they all realized that summer and there were some twists I didn't expect in getting to the bottom of it.
This was a spicy, gothic read, told primarily from Poe's point of view, but there were also a few chapters from some of the other characters and I really liked getting those brief glimpses. I liked the dynamic between the characters and how the tension was built. There was more drama than they all realized that summer and there were some twists I didn't expect in getting to the bottom of it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Sexual violence, Death of parent
There's really no words to describe what this book
did to me. It was really brilliant in all
kinds of ways. I loved that all six characters had
some moments to shine by themselves & sometimes
with others. It was sort of a multiple POV kind of
book, and the way the author did it was flawlessly done.
It was captivating,intriguing,enthralling...well you get the
picture. I'm really really looking forward to the next bookπΉ
did to me. It was really brilliant in all
kinds of ways. I loved that all six characters had
some moments to shine by themselves & sometimes
with others. It was sort of a multiple POV kind of
book, and the way the author did it was flawlessly done.
It was captivating,intriguing,enthralling...well you get the
picture. I'm really really looking forward to the next bookπΉ
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
*slams book on the table* generational (kinky) polyam!
You'll have as many (if not more) questions when you finish this book than when you started it. I feel like I could sum up what happened in this book in two sentences because nothing gets done (except for the characters, but there're only a few scenes).
I felt like the wlw scene was glossed over, like the spice wasn't worth the page space if there wasn't a man involved π
You'll have as many (if not more) questions when you finish this book than when you started it. I feel like I could sum up what happened in this book in two sentences because nothing gets done (except for the characters, but there're only a few scenes).
I felt like the wlw scene was glossed over, like the spice wasn't worth the page space if there wasn't a man involved π