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dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Took awhile to get into, but the world setup is interesting and the romance is well developed. Good if you want a gothic slow burn.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Violence, Blood
Moderate: Mental illness
Minor: Sexual content
adventurous
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Violence
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It was fine. The beginning was the best part, along with the overall aesthetic of the entire novel with the dark clothes, the gothic atmosphere, the simple magic system, and the mist clinging to the city.
Once it got past 55%, I started getting annoyed with the repetition of character descriptions and certain phrases. The main romance was not for me. Elspeth also started to get on my nerves the more the novel went on.
I'll still read the second book, but I'm not in a rush to do so.
Once it got past 55%, I started getting annoyed with the repetition of character descriptions and certain phrases. The main romance was not for me. Elspeth also started to get on my nerves the more the novel went on.
I'll still read the second book, but I'm not in a rush to do so.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Child abuse, Death of parent
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Sexual content
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I loved the writing. The descriptions were incredible and it reminded me of a folklore fantasy novel with intricate details and world building. As a reader you had to be focused but it was so worth it. Incredible read. This book feels like a dark bitter cozy hot chocolate- it’s rich, dark, makes you think, but is also comforting and feels like it was told around a campfire for centuries.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Child death
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Blood
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Abandonment
Minor: Emotional abuse, Sexual content
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Morally grey tall, dark and handsome love interest, witty side character, and a 500 year old sassy monster living in the main character’s head - what more could you ask for?
If you’re going to read this, and I cannot stress this enough, please go into it as blind as possible/with no expectations! Do not listen to booktok when they say it is a romance book. It is not. It does, however, have a great romance *subplot*.
If you’re going to read this, and I cannot stress this enough, please go into it as blind as possible/with no expectations! Do not listen to booktok when they say it is a romance book. It is not. It does, however, have a great romance *subplot*.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Murder