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Graphic: Bullying, Death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Hate crime, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Rape, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Classism
Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Vomit, Police brutality, Stalking
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Racism, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Grief, Death of parent
Moderate: Cursing, Death, Racism, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Sexual assault, Torture, War
Moderate: Infidelity, Misogyny, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, War, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Alcohol
Graphic: Child death, Death, Racism, Violence, Death of parent, War
Moderate: Slavery, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Kidnapping
I had a lot of people recommend this story to me over the past year, and after finally reading it, I'm actually regretting not getting around to it sooner!
Bree is such a perfect main character. She is fun, smart, and has such a deep and real personality. She's not perfect and also had a temper when it was called for. She didn't just always let things slide right off her back as some might’ve. Her strength was the standout here.
Nick is such a sweet guy and always had Bree's back. I love that he had a little rebellious streak, but he knew when it was time to put that aside. He did surprise me with one of the fights where he hit someone who he knew was not allowed to hit him back, and that left me wondering if he might be a bit darker than he seems. The romance with him was perfect, just a little flirty and cheeky. It was super cute, but he clearly has a jealous streak.
Sel seems endgame to me. He has the dark and mysterious thing going on, plus a bit of that forbidden charm. He's also deeper than he first appears to be, and he seems to have a bit of a cheeky streak as well. I really want more of him.
While it is not heavy on romance and is more fantasy with a side of romance, the love triangle is certainly triangling, and it is hitting the spot. The jealous moments and then working together despite it, just perfect.
Now, if we get to the actual story, I will say this wasn't a perfect score for me, but it was close! The only thing that dragged down this story was how confusing the names and places got at times. We were thrown a lot of names and expected to remember who was who and where was where. I was winging it a lot of the time, and because of that, the bad guy reveal just didn't hit as hard as it should have.
Despite that, this was so unique and exciting! It was also heartbreaking and hard to read at times that involved heavy doses of racism and sexism. Sometimes, I wanted to climb in this book and yell at some of these characters for their bigotry, which is a testimony to how well written this story was. I was enthralled and binged this as fast as I could, and I think I'll move immediately to the next book in the series.
I would highly recommend this fantasy book!
➛ 𝟒.𝟓 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐬
Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence
Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Slavery, Car accident, Death of parent, Colonisation
Minor: Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexism, Kidnapping, Car accident, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment
Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Racism, Slavery, Grief, Death of parent
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Racism, Slavery, Violence, Grief, Death of parent
Moderate: Rape, Blood, Kidnapping
Minor: Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Torture, Transphobia, Forced institutionalization, Car accident, Pregnancy, Colonisation
Graphic: Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Classism
Moderate: Bullying, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Kidnapping, Car accident, War, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Infidelity, Alcohol
Graphic: Racism, Grief, Death of parent
Minor: Hate crime, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail