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The Fall That Saved Us by Tamara Jerée

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yarisbooksandbevs's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? It's complicated

4.5

I really enjoyed this. It was raw and emotional while also being sweet and sexy. The way they learn to love and heal together is absolutely beautiful. Sometimes I was a little lost in the world building or the story moved a little slow but it didn’t detract from the story. A great read!

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sammymilfort's review

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-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

3.75

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bookishmillennial's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective 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

disclaimer: I don’t really give starred reviews. I hope my reviews provide enough information to let you know if a book is for you or not. Find me here: https://linktr.ee/bookishmillennial

This is a sapphic paranormal romance between a nephilem former demon hunter, Cassiel, and a succubus, Avitue. Cassiel has left her abusive family behind, and now owns a small bookshop on earth, living in the apartment above it, (aka, every bookstagrammer/booktoker's dream. It sounds SO cozy). Cassiel struggles with feeling unlovable, directionless, purposeless, and simply unworthy of unconditional love that she has no idea exists. Not to make this about me, but Tamara Jeree, why are you personally attacking me?! *sobs in eldest first-gen daughter*

Avitue is a succubus who is ordered to avenge a fallen demon, with Cassiel as her target. Sheesh! Though they pretty much encounter insta-love when they meet (which isn't my favorite, but once you read the story, and see how deeply their backstories connect, you will get it), I deeply appreciated their individual and combined journeys in following their hearts, rather than meeting expectations and demands from others who never should have had a say in their lives in the first place.

While I struggled with some of the pacing, the writing never let me down because it was gorgeous, lush, and flowed so beautifully. Also, the steam was steaming! I will read any steamy scene from Tamara Jeree, WHEWWWWWW (like, grab your vibe honeys, I'm just saying....)

steam rating: 4 out of 5

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meagan2020's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

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booksthatburn's review against another edition

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adventurous 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? Yes

4.0

THE FALL THAT SAVED US is a heartfelt and tender sapphic romance between a nephilim and a succubus, dealing with toxic family and how hard it is to start over when pain is familiar.

This is set up to get at least one sequel, but the story told here is very satisfying even if nothing else follows it. Cassiel and Avitue are a great couple, figuring out how to get past the baggage of their pasts and the demands of their present in order to have any shot at building a future.

The main storyline deals with the romance between Cass and Avitue. Their relationship has several outside forces who would detest their relationship and try to destroy them if they're discovered to be colluding instead of in opposition. Learning to love one another advances both storylines, putting Cass against her family and Avitue against her fellow demons, though Cass's family are more relevant to this particular story. There's also a strong and complicated bond between Cass and one of her siblings, complicating her willingness to entirely sever ties with her family, if it's even possible.

I enjoyed this and I'm interested in reading the promised sequel.

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sbarrettt's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful reflective slow-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? It's complicated

5.0

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janae's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

I am just crying. Every moment of this book was perfect. It was so sweet and cozy and emotional and sexy and I just wanted to curl up in this world and never leave. Every time I read a page I just wanted to stop reading and savor it.

Definitely go into this expecting sapphic paranormal romance with great world building but not a fantasy epic. The focus is very much the romance and character development. Very subcategory paranormal women’s fiction ya know? A lot about recovering from abuse and trauma that I found really lovely and healing. This book touched me deeply, made me feel seen and held and gave me hope. A new favorite.

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