636 reviews for:

Initiation

Alethea Faust

4.17 AVERAGE

yamina_nater's review

4.0
adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious 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

I was skeptical when I first read the synopsis - too smutty to be good?? - but I quickly found myself caring for the characters and feeling invested in all of their dynamics. Excited to read move of the series
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julesg's review

3.75

It's what it says on the tin. Sex Wizards. 

lilly_even22's review

3.75
emotional funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
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willmar25's review

2.5
fast-paced
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clarefythat's review

5.0
adventurous dark funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious 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
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highestformofwhit's review

4.0
emotional informative fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
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velvetlikesbooks's review

4.5
emotional funny mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I wasn't quite sure what to expect from this book, but I did enjoy it a lot. I don't normally read non-sapphic books, but this one was highly recommended to me. I was not disappointed. Despite the lack of sapphic-ness, I loved it. The story and world building were both very well done. I will be continuing to read the series.

4.5 ✨
5 🌶️
🎧 

While this is by far the spiciest book I've read this year, the character development was on point. I was interested in all of the characters, intrigued by their back stories, and was fascinated by the magic of it all. I am going to continue with this series.
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gonewithflynn's review

4.0

This book was kinda wild! LOL. It is smutty as heck but interestingly also sweet and it has a great found family! At first, while smutty, I found the story dragged a tad but it definitely picked up and before I knew it I was invested. Turns out, this is a came for the smut but stayed for the plot book! Even with that said, be warned that this book explores so many kinks and the MC hasn't even tried all the types of magic yet LOL. It does veer a bit dark for a few chapters but has a HEA.

CW: Sexual content, kidnapping, sexual violence, sexual assault/rape, confinement.

dejectedarr's review

4.25
emotional funny lighthearted 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