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brnreads's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
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? Yes
4.5
iam's review
3.0
Nice shifter romance featuring dragons and mages.
Content warnings include: child gets kidnapped, death of family members, sex on-page, BDSM (mild D/s, mild CBT), mind control and mind sharing, memory loss, vomiting.
The plot around the abducted child and dark mages featured a lot of action and was closed in itself. However, it also felt kind of vague in regards to motivation and goal of the evil guys. A lot of the information uncovered didn't tie into anything, as well as other hints to more going on behind the surface, so I'm positive more in depth details will come to light in the sequels.
The magic was pretty cool. I would have liked to know more about the different kinds of magic, particuarly what amounts to dark magic in this setting.
Vance, the mage protagonist, is an esper, meaning a mind mage who has a lot of psychic abilities. In fact, a lot of the book took place on a non-physical level, playing out in the characters' mind, dreams, memories etc.
Speaking of memories: there are key events that have happened in the past and heavily affect the plot. They were referenced so often and in a way that made me believe that there might have been another book in which those events happen, possibly from different characters' POV. I couldn't find any connected books though, so I might be wrong.
There were also quite a few sex scenes - their amount wasn't unusual for a romance, but they were rather long. They were well written and the characters had a fun dynamic, but I still found myself skimming over them.
I received an ARC and reviewed honestly and voluntarily.
Content warnings include: child gets kidnapped, death of family members, sex on-page, BDSM (mild D/s, mild CBT), mind control and mind sharing, memory loss, vomiting.
The plot around the abducted child and dark mages featured a lot of action and was closed in itself. However, it also felt kind of vague in regards to motivation and goal of the evil guys. A lot of the information uncovered didn't tie into anything, as well as other hints to more going on behind the surface, so I'm positive more in depth details will come to light in the sequels.
The magic was pretty cool. I would have liked to know more about the different kinds of magic, particuarly what amounts to dark magic in this setting.
Vance, the mage protagonist, is an esper, meaning a mind mage who has a lot of psychic abilities. In fact, a lot of the book took place on a non-physical level, playing out in the characters' mind, dreams, memories etc.
Speaking of memories: there are key events that have happened in the past and heavily affect the plot. They were referenced so often and in a way that made me believe that there might have been another book in which those events happen, possibly from different characters' POV. I couldn't find any connected books though, so I might be wrong.
There were also quite a few sex scenes - their amount wasn't unusual for a romance, but they were rather long. They were well written and the characters had a fun dynamic, but I still found myself skimming over them.
I received an ARC and reviewed honestly and voluntarily.
lo_ol's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.25
fanboyriot's review
5.0
I read most of this in one day and I'm not fully sure what was happening for a few moments while reading it, but it was a great story. The plot was good along with the characters and main relationship. I really enjoyed the world building for this book too.
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