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anachronistique's review against another edition
This is a complicated book: it's darker than the usual romances I read, unafraid to flinch away from some of the logical implications of what would happen in a world ruled by men to a woman like Seraphina. Readers should be aware of the following content warnings: pregnancy loss, death in childbed, cruelty to animals and animal death, a character being put in an asylum, alcoholism and its effects, and general threats and harassment. It's not necessarily a fun read!
But I really enjoyed Seraphina and Adam's romance. I enjoyed both of them as characters, and their romance and its twists and turns make a great deal more sense with their perspectives than some of the Third Act Misunderstandings in other romances. And the sex is scorchingly hot. I'm glad I read it and I enjoyed it on the whole, but it wasn't quite the sexy romp the cover promises. Also, YMMV on how you feel about the ending; I personally feel it fits with the characters, and with what Peckham was trying to do with the book as she sets out in her foreword, but others might disagree.
But I really enjoyed Seraphina and Adam's romance. I enjoyed both of them as characters, and their romance and its twists and turns make a great deal more sense with their perspectives than some of the Third Act Misunderstandings in other romances. And the sex is scorchingly hot. I'm glad I read it and I enjoyed it on the whole, but it wasn't quite the sexy romp the cover promises. Also, YMMV on how you feel about the ending; I personally feel it fits with the characters, and with what Peckham was trying to do with the book as she sets out in her foreword, but others might disagree.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pregnancy, Misogyny, Violence, Animal death, Forced institutionalization, Alcoholism, Sexual harassment, Miscarriage, and Animal cruelty
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