3.64 AVERAGE


This book is between a 3.5-4 ⭐️ and I always round up. This is a fast paced slow burn. The second book doesn’t come out until November 22, so you might want to wait to read. It is available on KU now, so add to your library.

4.75

Merged review:

4.75
adventurous fast-paced
adventurous dark fast-paced

I am intrigued that is for sure.

I was not ready for ANY of that!!
That was amazing storytelling.
Lot's of twists and turns, with a
dash of necessary damage. The
character development and
chemistry was fantastic to say
the least. It's dark, intriguing,
and with a twisted love that you
can't get enough of. That cliffy
was not what I was expecting,
can't wait for book 2.

Merged review:

I was not ready for ANY of that!!
That was amazing storytelling.
Lot's of twists and turns, with a
dash of necessary damage. The
character development and
chemistry was fantastic to say
the least. It's dark, intriguing,
and with a twisted love that you
can't get enough of. That cliffy
was not what I was expecting,
can't wait for book 2.

catjohns7's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 33%

Holy shit the grammar was awful
adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous dark fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Very much giving damsel in distress but the damsel is being a stubborn dummy. Howeverrrrr I do appreciate that she says belongs to no one after she’s being sold off like cattle. You tell ‘em sister! Stick it to the man. I just wish she stuck to her guns. She’s like “I will belong to no man!!” And then on the next page be like “WE MUST BONE!! I shall perish if you do not ravish me!!!” I could feel the feminism leaving her body one orgasm at a time. 

I also think that there’s a bit of insta love happening. Like this man is obsessed with her from the jump. And for what?? He sees her one time and is like “I’d get on my knees for you girl” - hello!! Can we exchange names before you hit on her?? Even towards the end they’ve barely talked and they do not know anything about one another. I think the story could’ve don’t with a little slow burn, a little more longing and wooing. 

Otherwise this has all the elements of a romantasy - royal family snobbery, hot brother princes, forbidden rendezvous, touch her and you die energy, fae/vampire magic 

It’s not bad. I’ve just been in a slump and I don’t know if this book be hitting. 


dark medium-paced

I had to drag myself through this book. The MMC is wholly unlikable and the FMC was unable to defend herself. None of what happens to this girl (romantic or otherwise) is fully informed if not totally un consensual. I should have DNFed.

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