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Ledge by Stacey McEwan

9 reviews

aurora4847's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Sexual content, Violence, Confinement, Alcohol, Death of parent, and Misogyny

Moderate: Genocide, Racism, Torture, Colonisation, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Grief

Minor: Emotional abuse and Physical abuse

kat1105's review

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Kidnapping, Animal death, Murder, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Vomit, Confinement, Death, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Blood, Classism, War, Alcohol, Body horror, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Colonisation, and Sexual violence

meat_muffin's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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

4.75

I loved this. Absolutely loved it. Blasted through, sad it’s over, am D Y I N G that the next one won’t be out for months - and on that cliffhanger?! How very dare (but I still adore you, Stacey!)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Racism, Classism, Slavery, and Colonisation

Moderate: Gaslighting, Death, War, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Death of parent, and Cursing

Minor: Sexual harassment, Confinement, and Alcohol

shannanigans92's review

adventurous dark 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, Slavery, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Death of parent, Death, Suicide, and Abandonment

Moderate: Sexual content, Alcohol, Blood, and Cursing

Minor: Sexual harassment and Child death

amre23's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Gore, Violence, Slavery, Blood, Kidnapping, and Death

Moderate: Sexual content, Grief, Genocide, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Racism

Minor: Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Child death, Death of parent, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Torture, and Classism

nobeliumreads's review against another edition

adventurous tense slow-paced

3.0

In the Ledge, Dawsyn fights to survive the merciless cold and hopes to avoid the Glacians, a race of half-winged creatures that give the people rations in exchange for sacrifices every year. This year however, Dawsyn is chosen; desperate to escape, she finds an unlikely ally in half-Glacian Ryon and together they traverse into the world below the mountains. But that world might not be so forgiving either, and with the Glacians on their trail, Dawsyn must continue to fight. 

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A book that intrigued me with its premise but ultimately left me disappointed. I couldn’t quite pinpoint why, but the book felt like a struggle to get through despite its short chapters. The setting was interesting, but I found that it didn’t feel rich or even ‘big’ because it was as though Dawsyn and Ryon were getting from one end of the continent to the other in the span of a day. I thought the Ledge itself was more interesting than the rest of Terrsaw, which was unfortunate since we spent the least amount of time in the Ledge. 

As for the characters, I unfortunately did not feel attachment to any of them; Dawsyn was fun and I loved her unbridled anger but at the end of the novel I didn’t really catch any character development or any depth to her other than her being an unforgiving, angry ax-wielder. Ryon was fine, but likewise, I didn’t have any major feelings for him or any of the side characters either (except maybe some curiosity about Baltisse). I’m sure they’ll play a bigger role in the sequel but they had little impact here. 

Speaking of, the book left on a major cliffhanger though which had me reeling, but it’s a question of whether I’m going to remember this by the time the next one comes out next year.

Although, in all honesty I don’t think Ryon is dead, or at least going to stay dead.

There was some clear set up for the next book and I think I can see where this is going, which does excite me but again, I’m not sure whether I’ll keep reading. 

Overall, not entirely bad but not good either. I can definitely see why fantasy-romance enjoyers may like this, but it was personally very mediocre and apart from the ending, it just didn’t provoke any big feelings or emotions for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Gore

Moderate: Blood, Sexual content, and Child death

Minor: Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Alcohol

soniajoy98's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Sexual violence, Violence, War, Murder, Racism, Sexual assault, Cursing, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, Child abuse, Classism, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicide

Minor: Cannibalism, Torture, Vomit, Pregnancy, and Physical abuse

ccouey's review against another edition

challenging fast-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? No

1.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Murder, and Violence

Minor: Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Alcohol

samantha_ellen's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious 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

4.5

This was an outstanding & thrilling debut. 

It was a truly unique world. Filled with strong characters in a harsh environment & different magical creatures to the ones we usually see. 

This book felt like a breathe of fresh air, exploring a concept I haven’t read before, while still working with all the tropes we love in a high fantasy romance. 

It’s beautifully written with characters that were really flushed out & likeable, Dawsyn (FMC) especially - she’s strong & capable & believable. 

 The plot was surprising & meticulously thought out & paced well, including the twists & turns & epic battle scenes. 

The romance was perfect - I love these two together! The spice, being just enough. 

But I can’t believe I have to wait for book two now because that ENDING 😭 WTF!!! 

I need more Dawsyn & Ryon in my life NOW ~ & I need to know what happens after that last bombshell! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Blood, Violence, Death, and Alcohol