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booksoflore's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, War, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Grief, Physical abuse, Murder, Kidnapping, Death, and Violence
inwetiewele's review
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Overall I really enjoyed this!! I wasn’t sure about this in the beginning but ended up really liking it. A lot of the beginning fluctuates wildly between too much world building and not enough. It’s not hard to get the gist of things though so I just rolled with it. I highlighted quite a few adorable quotes and “guy falls first” is ALWAYS a win. Though I did think it was quite odd to start alternating POVs almost 30% off the way in. I’m assuming the author did this to keep Dade’s identity hidden but given the premise of the book it was pretty obvious “fang” wasn’t just a foot soldier. Depriving the reader of Dade’s point of view in the beginning just made all their meet-ups at the tree feel odd. I kept thinking “why is he coming back here and training her? There’s no reason for him to care or help her and there’s definitely no reason for him to come back after that one chance meeting”. Even if there was just a few short chapters from him focusing on his confusion surrounding his connection to Opal it would have made those early chapters make more sense. I also found it odd that the true story of the death of Dade’s parents was told in a flashback chapter, sandwiched in the middle of other things going on, as opposed to Dade telling Opal himself. Because of this Opal never hears the story word for word anywhere on page. She’s aware that they were murdered and her people haven’t been truthful about their part in it, but only we the reader get the full story while she the character can, theoretically, only speculate about the truth. It wasn’t necessarily a bad choice because you can suspend disbelief and assume that Opal learned the story at some point but still…just….weird. It felt like a way to get through a lot of exposition really fast without having to worry about addressing what Opal’s feelings/response would be if Dade told her himself. And of course the one line in the whole book that was so ridiculous that I laughed out loud was Opal’s “you’re huge” when Dade pins her to the ground in the cavern. Like who’s going to comment on the dick size of a man who is your sworn enemy…while sparring??? Girl…get your priorities in order
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore
Minor: Sexual assault
**content warning for attempted sexual assault** it’s not a graphic description and no assault actually takes place but the intent is clear and the character only makes a narrow escape.apersonfromflorida's review
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Violence, and Child abuse
Moderate: Sexual content, Gore, and Death of parent
Minor: Sexual violence, Xenophobia, and Slavery
noplotjustvibes's review
It was just too dry. Character’s actions made no sense. Everything felt superficial and the plot dragged on like no other. After a certain point the plot plateaus and becomes a “will they won’t they” drama. Got so bored I put it down but never picked it back up.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore and Violence
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