228 reviews for:

Door of Bruises

Sierra Simone

4.09 AVERAGE


Wow.

That hurt. That ending hurt

4

So, so, so good
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batgirl602's review

4.0

A good ending to this epic story of Thornchapel

This book, this series was EPIC!!!
The depths the author gave everyone was
so uniquely balanced. The world building was amazing.
The chemistry was undeniable, not only individually, but
with one another. The love, it went beyond just the love
you have for your closest friends, it went deeper, it was
unconditional, unquestionable. They understood what their
parents and predecessors didn't and couldn't. They felt more, understood more, wanted more. The loyalty for the ones they
loved was so refreshing to see. It was emotional, dark,
mysterious, and amazing. From the beginning of the series
to DoB, it went beyond my expectations.
emotional hopeful sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

3.75

A very satisfying conclusion to this series! Whatever I thought was going to happen across this series…this was not it. Although I kind of should have known that given how often Sierra Simone mixes romance with mythology and religion!

In true Simone form, the majority of this book is from the perspective of Auden, the main character that we have heard the least from (and Tristan or Ash iykyk). I was really looking forward to diving into his POV and his history, and it delivered! We also get everyone else’s POV too, which adds to the story and makes every character feel super fleshed out and real. And it also makes me want to be friends with them!

Again, super well written and well thought out. After being insanely confused on the Thorn King and ceremonies and stuff I think it all finally clicked by the end for me.

Did I see “convificat” meaning what it ended up meaning? Absolutely not. Wouldn’t have predicted the story ending this way, probably ever. But it worked so so well and is so satisfying.

Goes without saying that this story has some very special smut/erotica, but it’s genuinely like so much more than that. This whole series has kind of been about 6 friends who feel drawn to a certain place, and to each other, and discovering what that means for them. They’re also drawn into something way larger and older than them so there’s a lot of serious ominous undertones. 

skissel47's review

4.75
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: Yes

mich2063's review

4.5
challenging dark emotional mysterious tense 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: Yes