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yarisbooksandbevs's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Infidelity, Murder, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Death of parent, Drug abuse, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Child abuse, Alcohol, Blood, Classism, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Torture, and Misogyny
scarlett_f's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Murder, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Torture, Blood, Emotional abuse, Violence, Medical trauma, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Gore, Grief, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual content
ka_ke's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Blood, Classism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Cursing, Gaslighting, Grief, Sexual content, Violence, Body shaming, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Gore, Medical content, War, Medical trauma, Addiction, Drug use, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse
alexiab's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
man this book is did an excellent job of working through characters’ trauma, doing more digging into who they are, and overall healing for Auren after all she’s been through.
There was a lot of shit that didn’t need to be in this book, the Osrik and Rissa stuff was such a waste of time (if you’re gonna do them, do them right? Don’t just do two chapters and expect me to give a shit about them when we could be spending more time with Auren and Slade? Stupid), and I find this author likes to be veeeerryy wordy and flowery, taking multiple paragraphs to make the same point in different metaphorical ways which also wastes my damn time. Also the pacing felt very all over the place, and that made pushing through this brick of a book a bit of a challenge.
that being said, the plot was enjoyable and exciting, the smut is absolutely filthy in the best way, and I still love my babies Auren and Slade.
Graphic: Torture and Religious bigotry
Moderate: War
Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Drug abuse, and Injury/Injury detail
midnacine's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I'm still processing everything that just happened but HOLY SHIT. This was absolutely amazing, from the character growth to the spice to the reality of newness when it comes to Auren and Slade's budding relationship. This book had everything I could've wanted and more and now the worst part is waiting for the next book, Gold, to come out (hopefully next year!). An extra special shout out to Raven Kennedy for writing this series because I honestly don't know who I would be without these books!
Graphic: Torture, Religious bigotry, Violence, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Death, Cursing, Mental illness, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: War, Toxic friendship, Medical content, Medical trauma, Animal cruelty, Addiction, and Drug abuse
Minor: Trafficking, Vomit, Sexism, and Misogyny
dani_reis's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Grief, and Cursing
Moderate: Murder, Death, Medical trauma, Sexism, Body shaming, and Death of parent
Minor: Kidnapping and Police brutality