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flora_fcrp's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
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? No
5.0
An amazing book! Made me cry....
Content Warnings
Graphic: Kidnapping, Grief, Blood, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual content, and Violence
Moderate: Emotional abuse, War, Slavery, Suicide, and Trafficking
allymurphy's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The pacing and dropping of very important things gave me whiplash and I could see the “plot twists” a mile away, but I still had a good time.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Sexual content, Violence, Murder, and Alcohol
Moderate: Child death, Death, Death of parent, and Vomit
thelongroadtosanity's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
"Never let anyone else tell you who you are, Remy, not even me. No one decides how bright you shine but you."
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Remy is a red witch, living her entire life hiding from the Northern Court. The Northern Fae King, a vicious, ruthless usurper, had killed the Mountain Court royal family and all of their red witches. Those who managed to flee the coup, like Remy, hide from the King and his soldiers, living in constant fear of losing their heads.
While hiding in plain sight working at a backwoods tavern, Remy is spotted by four Fae soldiers who know who, and what, she is. Nearly kidnapped, she is informed by their leader and Prince, Hale, that he needs her help. There are two ancient artifacts that he needs to find in order to help overthrow the Northern King before he takes over the other courts and the entire continent. On the most dangerous adventure of her life, Remy must come to terms with who and what she is whilst hunting for her people's precious artifacts. Dodging Northern soldiers, royal enemies, and creatures of the night Remy and her group dive headfirst into their dangerous quest. It doesn't help that she and Hale can't seem to take their eyes off of each other.......
This was such an enjoyable read. At first, I wasn't sure if I was going to like this book, simply because of the writing style in the first chapter (I am very picky about my writing styles). After getting through the first few chapters, I really started to get invested into the story. This has a slow burn, enemy-to-lovers type feel with a fantastic magic system and wonderful world building. I really didn't want to put the book down after a while. Also the spice in this is pretty good (4/5 spiciness) although I wish the scenes were slightly a bit longer.
Remy is a great character right from the start, although her backstory may have been a bit predictable, I loved that she maintained some of her flaws through the course of the plot. I also was in love with Hale from the moment she had first laid eyes on him.
I am curious to see how the next book goes in the series. I feel that Remy's story was well concluded in this book, so I am curious if the next one focuses on another character. I certainly will be reading more of this series. (07/2023)
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Remy is a red witch, living her entire life hiding from the Northern Court. The Northern Fae King, a vicious, ruthless usurper, had killed the Mountain Court royal family and all of their red witches. Those who managed to flee the coup, like Remy, hide from the King and his soldiers, living in constant fear of losing their heads.
While hiding in plain sight working at a backwoods tavern, Remy is spotted by four Fae soldiers who know who, and what, she is. Nearly kidnapped, she is informed by their leader and Prince, Hale, that he needs her help. There are two ancient artifacts that he needs to find in order to help overthrow the Northern King before he takes over the other courts and the entire continent. On the most dangerous adventure of her life, Remy must come to terms with who and what she is whilst hunting for her people's precious artifacts. Dodging Northern soldiers, royal enemies, and creatures of the night Remy and her group dive headfirst into their dangerous quest. It doesn't help that she and Hale can't seem to take their eyes off of each other.......
This was such an enjoyable read. At first, I wasn't sure if I was going to like this book, simply because of the writing style in the first chapter (I am very picky about my writing styles). After getting through the first few chapters, I really started to get invested into the story. This has a slow burn, enemy-to-lovers type feel with a fantastic magic system and wonderful world building. I really didn't want to put the book down after a while. Also the spice in this is pretty good (4/5 spiciness) although I wish the scenes were slightly a bit longer.
Remy is a great character right from the start, although her backstory may have been a bit predictable, I loved that she maintained some of her flaws through the course of the plot. I also was in love with Hale from the moment she had first laid eyes on him.
I am curious to see how the next book goes in the series. I feel that Remy's story was well concluded in this book, so I am curious if the next one focuses on another character. I certainly will be reading more of this series. (07/2023)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Murder, Violence, and Blood
rhi_'s review
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Genocide, Murder, Sexual content, Blood, Death, Gore, and War
Minor: Confinement, Kidnapping, and Death of parent
sandra_arenas's review
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Torture, Murder, Hate crime, Violence, and War
cassie12_21's review
adventurous
funny
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
4.0
I enjoyed this book, and definitely recommend it to any fae book lovers. I liked that the heir to the south court existed outside of the gender binary. This book is spicy, their are a couple scenes, nothing extravagant though (unfortunately 😭)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Murder, Sexual content, Death, and Death of parent
Moderate: Torture, Confinement, Violence, Alcohol, Child death, Animal death, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and War
ka_ke's review
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
This is a safe fantasy-romance to read. It’s kind of like if Throne of Glass and FBAA had a love child. The cast is diverse and filled with lovable characters. I would have liked to see more banter between Remy and Hale though.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Classism, Cursing, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Grief, Murder, Sexual content, and Violence
Moderate: Death of parent and Genocide
Minor: War, Vomit, and Trafficking
bottleblondebookworm's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
fast-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? It's complicated
4.0
Remy is a red witch in hiding. Hale is a Fae prince. The two team up to track down some lost relics that will help them reclaim the land from the evil Nothern Court King. We have some classics tropes here, enemies to lovers, forced proximity, one bed, but honestly, I’d say enemies to lovers is a stretch, and is it really a one bed trope if he actually sleeps on the couch?! I felt like the romance developed quickly, but it made sense considering other factors that I won’t get into here. I loved the side characters. Specifically, Bri and Carys. Bri is getting her own book, and I’d love to see a story centered on Carys too. There is a lot of action! From the start, it’s a fast paced book with plenty of fighting and fantasy court drama. But the last 70ish pages is where it really picked up! Some may argue that the ending was rushed, but I quite enjoyed how everything came together! I’m looking forward to reading book two, though, if I’m completely honest, I’m not a big fan of the two characters the second book is focused on. But Bri’s book isn’t out yet, so I may as well read it while I wait for that one, right?
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood, Violence, Sexual content, Death of parent, Murder, and Death
talislibrary's review
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
4.5
You can feel the love of fantasy as you read this book. It has tropes woven throughout but deals with them in a new way that makes you want to read more. Remy is a red witch, in a world where being a red witch is dangerous. When she is thrown into an adventure she never anticipated, Remy wonders if she could change the world for the better!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Murder, Child death, Death of parent, and Violence
cgitwilightbaby's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
5.0
i absolutely adored this book! it was recommended to me as “if the series ‘a court of thorns and roses’ and ‘throne of glass’ actually had diversity” and my interest was piqued lol. i love those books but damn there is barely a crumb of representation in them. so i was thrilled to pick up this book and see so many groups represented! i cannot wait to see where this series goes. i immediately pre ordered the next book after i finished it. the main characters were diverse and interesting, the world building was beautiful, and the author definitely knows how to set a scene. and the romance was just *chefs kiss*. we love a non toxic male love interest who actually shows his emotions. it’s books like this that remind me why i love reading so much. i’m looking forward to future books by this author!!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Physical abuse, and Blood