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dark mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

Some quick things I hadn't read from other reviews, that I'd like to state:
  • There's body shaming, slut/sex shaming, and ableist slurs (r* variety).
  • The slurs are internal monologue from the FMC, body and sex shaming towards mostly another woman, sort of The Other Woman situation. Don't get me wrong, the person being shamed is awful and it isn't random - but still a huge eyeroll and cringe (derogatory) while reading. 

I can't excuse either, but the r* slur being used multiple times, is especially jarring and horrible to read in a book. 

Apart from that (even though I almost DNF'd because of the early slur)... It was okay. The world is pretty interesting, the MMC is hot, the FMC isn't unreasonably helpless. She had a spark, for sure, even though she gets kinda repetitive. She also gets
some insta-allies that...
don't seem to make much sense to me, considering how slow burn the rest of the book is? 

I desperately needed more interaction between the MCs, though. Any conversation to make the end (a huge cliffhanger, btw) be more meaningful. Unfortunately, that didn't happen. 

Don't go in expecting to only read the first book, also. I haven't read the second yet, but again the end is a HUGE CLIFFHANGER, and seems to be only the beginning.  
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