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callistag1's review
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexism, War, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Violence, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Animal death, Grief, Infidelity, Murder, Classism, and Pregnancy
bookishmillennial's review against another edition
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
disclaimer: I don’t really give starred reviews. I hope my reviews provide enough information to let you know if a book is for you or not. Find me here: https://linktr.ee/bookishmillennial
I read the Dance of Thieves Duology first (I am a Virgo, I like to do things *in order* so I can catch the Easter eggs in the spinoff series, so I am actually annoyed that I didn’t read this first🫠). PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE SOMEONE PUT “A SPINOFF SERIES FROM <insert series>” so I don’t make this mistake again. Yes, it’s all about me, cry about it 😂
Overall, this is a romantasy with a bit of a love triangle, and the worldbuilding is pretty loose/soft. It’s a heavier focus on the character exploration and romance. The “cliffhanger”? Ummm idk yall, I saw that coming haha.
I will continue the series because I am mostly a completist as long as books don’t feel harmful, but let it be known that I enjoyed Dance of Thieves a lot more (so far).
I read the Dance of Thieves Duology first (I am a Virgo, I like to do things *in order* so I can catch the Easter eggs in the spinoff series, so I am actually annoyed that I didn’t read this first🫠). PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE SOMEONE PUT “A SPINOFF SERIES FROM <insert series>” so I don’t make this mistake again. Yes, it’s all about me, cry about it 😂
Overall, this is a romantasy with a bit of a love triangle, and the worldbuilding is pretty loose/soft. It’s a heavier focus on the character exploration and romance. The “cliffhanger”? Ummm idk yall, I saw that coming haha.
I will continue the series because I am mostly a completist as long as books don’t feel harmful, but let it be known that I enjoyed Dance of Thieves a lot more (so far).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Kidnapping, and Death
Moderate: Murder, Violence, Sexual assault, and Pregnancy
allybagley's review
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
This book was fun to read, but for the first of 3 we got very little world building that made all the language and kingdom talk a little confusing. The characters definitely annoyed me but like it’s YA. That twist though, incredibly well written. It’s getting a tentative 3 stars because I’m hopeful for the next book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault
jayhall's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
A really interesting take to keep the character identities secret for the majority of the book. The book does a lot of heavy lifting set-up wise, and ultimately leaves little resolution for the first book beyond setting up the larger story and stakes. At the end, Im struck that nothing has really happened throughout most of the book other than give one character some backstory other than not wanting to get married. I'm curious to see where it all goes, and there are lots of questions still to answer, some of which I feel could have been answered earlier and still kept the tension.
Content Warnings
Graphic: War, Murder, Kidnapping, Animal death, Classism, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, and Death
ladydianna1600's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I liked this book very much. I started in strong with it but near the end I thought it moved a bit slow until the last 100 pages. Also, the reveal in the middle, I had already figured out near the beginning. I am going to read the next book in the series. I love the writing. I am just a slow reader which doesn't help. I rate it a solid 3.5 stars.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Grief, Kidnapping, War, and Xenophobia
Minor: Sexual assault
whatbeccareadnext's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.25
This was a decent start to the series, I'm interested to see where this will go, but I wasn't as gripped as I thought I would be. This felt like more of an introduction to the characters, and I think the real action will likely start now that we've gotten to know them a bit better.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Death, Kidnapping, Murder, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Violence, Classism, Animal death, and Sexual assault
enimiestolovers_13's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: War, Death, and Gore
Minor: Sexual assault, Animal death, and Pregnancy
macliffe's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
A much better book than I expected. I picked it up thinking it was going to be some trashy YA fantasy romance, it instead I read a book that was engaging from the first to last page, that gave me a romance I could really root for. My only complaint is that the premise is extremely generic. By the end, it became its own thing, but at the beginning I was feeling like I’ve read this a thousand times. I also saw the plot twist coming. But the way it was handled made me love the characters even more.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Sexual harassment, and Death
Moderate: Stalking, Pregnancy, and Sexual assault
Minor: Blood
adamm's review against another edition
3.0
Ok, the first half of this book is unspeakably bad romance (and a „love triangle“ 🤢) with only stupid characters (like STUPID stupid). Like I was ready to finish this book an never look back…but the second half, especially the last 100 pages got me! The plot she set up for the next books sounds incredibly intriguing.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Animal death
Minor: Sexual assault
marigoldenora's review
adventurous
emotional
tense
slow-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? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence and Sexual assault
Minor: Gore