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goldfishii1771's review
adventurous
dark
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
ycnaf's review against another edition
challenging
dark
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
_ishouldbereading's review
2.0
The Pale Court duet is a dark fantasy romance that seemed to be promising when I have read it’s blurb. Honestly, the whole story for me was mediocre but somehow it kept me going. I was looking for a spark or for that unf that would satisfy my hunger. But after reading both books it just never came.
The Duet reminded me of my favorite series: The Four Horsemen. Pestilence to be specific.
Divine creatures, laying down divine punishment.
The King of Flesh and Bones’ divine punishment is downright terrible and twisted. And yet befitting to their story.
Unsightly is the word that comes to mind when the world they are in is described. Especially since their favorite word is *rot*.
All things considered, The Pale Court Duet is a good read. Maybe it was just me, looking for a more alpha x badass king. Also, aside from the missing plot, I couldn’t really tell at what percent the chemistry of our couple is at. It was a good ride, Enosh.
On the other hand, I am very much interested with The King of Pale Court’s brothers! Hopefully, Liv Zander would write their own stories ❤
The Duet reminded me of my favorite series: The Four Horsemen. Pestilence to be specific.
Divine creatures, laying down divine punishment.
The King of Flesh and Bones’ divine punishment is downright terrible and twisted. And yet befitting to their story.
Unsightly is the word that comes to mind when the world they are in is described. Especially since their favorite word is *rot*.
All things considered, The Pale Court Duet is a good read. Maybe it was just me, looking for a more alpha x badass king. Also, aside from the missing plot, I couldn’t really tell at what percent the chemistry of our couple is at. It was a good ride, Enosh.
On the other hand, I am very much interested with The King of Pale Court’s brothers! Hopefully, Liv Zander would write their own stories ❤
baileyreadsromance's review against another edition
There's no redemption after that. Absolutely just not my thing.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape and Death
Moderate: Violence
williebenz's review
5.0
TW
Noncon, captive/captor, death, decaying bodies,medieval time period, gothic vibes, dark fantasy, violence, death of a child, attempted murder
Enosh has long since abandoned mankind to their petty destructions. Tragedy and pain have shaped him and he no longer leaves his home which is also a shadow of its former self. He falls into insta-lust then insta-love with Ada, a human woman. He breaks her legs (she doesn't feel pain but it prevents her from escaping him), keeps her chained to his throne, and punishes her. But Enosh has a libertine vibe where he comes off more like a sinful lover, a misguided bad boy than the psychopathic captor that he is. Ada is a strong individual and though initially, she fights Enosh tooth and nail she soon realises that she can accomplish a greater good by his side as his queen. She also glimpses slivers of goodness buried deep in the powerful being that is her captor that give her a tentative hope. It ends in a cliffhanger with Enosh believing things that just were not true, his past playing a big factor in his distrust and also placing Ava in a terrible predicament it’s looking bleak that’s for sure. I can’t wait to get started on book two to see where we go from here.
Noncon, captive/captor, death, decaying bodies,medieval time period, gothic vibes, dark fantasy, violence, death of a child, attempted murder
Enosh has long since abandoned mankind to their petty destructions. Tragedy and pain have shaped him and he no longer leaves his home which is also a shadow of its former self. He falls into insta-lust then insta-love with Ada, a human woman. He breaks her legs (she doesn't feel pain but it prevents her from escaping him), keeps her chained to his throne, and punishes her. But Enosh has a libertine vibe where he comes off more like a sinful lover, a misguided bad boy than the psychopathic captor that he is. Ada is a strong individual and though initially, she fights Enosh tooth and nail she soon realises that she can accomplish a greater good by his side as his queen. She also glimpses slivers of goodness buried deep in the powerful being that is her captor that give her a tentative hope. It ends in a cliffhanger with Enosh believing things that just were not true, his past playing a big factor in his distrust and also placing Ava in a terrible predicament it’s looking bleak that’s for sure. I can’t wait to get started on book two to see where we go from here.
jugglingbooks's review against another edition
dark
tense
4.25
A bit faster paced than I'm used to for this type of book but I'm not mad about it.... And that ending, I'm wasting no time starting the next book
lost_in_novels's review
2.0
I would like thank NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to listen to the audiobook of King of Flesh and Bones in exchange of my honest opinion.
Ada lives in a world full of death where, once dead, people do not rotten. Additionally, she and other women struggle with infertility and this seems to create a divide in the population. Meanwhile there is the King of Flesh and Bones that is sort of a God and acts like a necromancer, raising people from the death to work for him. Basically, he determined that Ada is his mate and they get together.
The world building was interesting and I could see the potential to develop a world in which this misogyny could play a bigger role. Additionally, I would think that the several sex scenes would benefit immensely with some good old tension. They kind of get together very soon and it felt really pointless, at least in the beginning. He wants her to love him but just do an effort after the 4th hookup even though he consider her his mate.
The romance (which supposedly is the plot of this book) was very underwhelming and the smut scenes was not hot at all.
Other than they get together nothing really happens until the last 95% of the book.
Overall, I was expecting a better tension between MCs, more of his "effort" to convince her that she was his mate, more of her struggles with this society and him being working with her in that and more sexier and less crude sex scenes.
Ada lives in a world full of death where, once dead, people do not rotten. Additionally, she and other women struggle with infertility and this seems to create a divide in the population. Meanwhile there is the King of Flesh and Bones that is sort of a God and acts like a necromancer, raising people from the death to work for him. Basically, he determined that Ada is his mate and they get together.
The world building was interesting and I could see the potential to develop a world in which this misogyny could play a bigger role. Additionally, I would think that the several sex scenes would benefit immensely with some good old tension. They kind of get together very soon and it felt really pointless, at least in the beginning. He wants her to love him but just do an effort after the 4th hookup even though he consider her his mate.
The romance (which supposedly is the plot of this book) was very underwhelming and the smut scenes was not hot at all.
Other than they get together nothing really happens until the last 95% of the book.
Overall, I was expecting a better tension between MCs, more of his "effort" to convince her that she was his mate, more of her struggles with this society and him being working with her in that and more sexier and less crude sex scenes.