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The Lady and the Orc by Finley Fenn

23 reviews

sycaid's review

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, and Confinement

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Death, Violence, and Pregnancy

meat_muffin's review against another edition

fast-paced

3.5

I want to be obsessed with this one, I really do, but once

the MMC fucking sold her - even if he had a fucking plan!! To get her back!! -

my good opinion plummeted and there was just no redemption in my eyes 🤷‍♀️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Xenophobia, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Confinement, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Colonisation, Blood, Violence, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, War, Infertility, Sexism, and Abortion

Minor: Death of parent, Rape, and Self harm

daisycantread24's review

adventurous fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Murder, Kidnapping, Violence, and War

doahdancer's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual assault, Blood, Death of parent, Infertility, Kidnapping, Murder, Pregnancy, Racism, Rape, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Death, and Physical abuse

dwarrowdams's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.5

Really compelling emotional romance. Not a light read, but worth it, and super hot too.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Xenophobia, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Sexism

andreaaaoid's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Violence, and Death

greystory's review

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

This was very mid. I listened to the audiobook but I don't think that would have made a difference other than I probably would have started skimming past the sex scenes in the book. They felt repetitive and there were multiple that didn't seem to add anything to the plot or characters, nor was it hot enough for me to enjoy it on its own.

Lady Norr was pretty annoying in her constant flakiness. I was super over the way she was agreeing to everything when she was horny on main and then flipping out about having agreed to anything when she wasn't having orc sex. Rinse, repeat like 15 times. I guess especially as someone on the ace spectrum, I can't ever imagine being so desperately horny that I supposedly give in to whatever someone asks of me that I wouldn't if I wasn't horny. 

Grimarr is... okay. Although they both do get a little bit of character growth (Lady Norr's mostly realizing how she's been a pawn this whole time, although she was sort of already aware of that), it felt like Grimarr had more growth. He has to learn how to treat a human mate and seems to make efforts to do so, however those efforts are super bare minimum like, not chaining her and allowing her to change clothes and leave their room. Wow. Super generous. There's also a betrayal part and some grovelling on Grimarr's part but not enough grovelling in my opinion.

The best part of the book was honestly meeting the other orcs and the little bit of worldbuilding about the different clans and stuff. That was such a short bit of the book, though.

I'm still interested in checking out more of the series. This is the first book in a series which almost always feels like they're average and then books get better over the course of a series. The general ratings seems to indicate that could be the case here, as well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual content, Sexism, Misogyny, and Xenophobia

Moderate: War, Violence, and Pregnancy

cluckieduck's review

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

1.0

I’ve read & loved a lot of monster romance, so was happy to finally delve into the orc world with this one but it just  wasn’t for me, unfortunately. 

Both MCs were beyond irritating with their miscommunication, trust issues, and whiplash-level “I hate you’s, I love you’s”, yet it all miraculously disappeared when the magical orc peen was whipped out. To me, this fell on the wrong end of a dub-con relationship because it just felt like a way to cram in sooo many sexual encounters without any actual desire or connection between the two. Not enough time was spent on any level of development in their budding romance, yet they didn’t come across as fated mates either so it just left me feeling…why??

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Kidnapping, Blood, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Emotional abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Abortion, Infertility, Confinement, Death, Bullying, and Pregnancy

Minor: Animal death

cardaisy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

2.5

I feel like 2.5 is pretty fair for how I feel about this book, but there was also a pretty big gap between reading the first and second half of, so take that as you will 

Incredibly readable and weirdly addicting, but boy do I also have some gripes with this book. But, I mean, I finished it? And despite mixed feelings I'm maybe considering reading another one in the series? 

I felt pretty sure that I knew what I was getting into when I started, but, well, this was a lot. I will say that Finley Fenn knows how to write some pretty good grovel, the scene at the midway point was 👌, and the one at the end was still good but I could've used more, Jule deserved it 

I can't with the humiliation stuff though... aaand the blatant abuse and neglect. And I can't let go of the twist/betrayal at the end because I literally would've been mostly fine with it storywise if he had just told her??? It's a shit situation and was the right move politically and for the greater good and all that, but he couldn't at least loop her in?? Especially after she told him that she loved him and was clearly on board with everything by the end of it? He did at least acknowledge that at the end but still. 

Also, I think, as a whole, that this book could've really benefitted by having the MMC's POV as well 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Domestic abuse, Murder, Toxic relationship, Violence, Confinement, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Infertility and Abortion

christyjoreads's review

5.0

Hot damn.

One, that was the spiciest book I've ever read.

Two, the political machinations were insane and heartbreaking. Oh that betrayal was a kick in the heart, but I totally understand what was going on......oh boy!

I am not a fan of enemies to lovers, but this was more two people from two totally different cultures trying to figure it out.

Grimarr had been betrayed before so he didn't count on any support from Jule. Jule had been used by all her family members. Trust was almost impossible. This was SO FRICKIN GOOD.

Thank god for the HEA or I think I would have curled up in a ball and died from heartbreak!

This is the best book I have read in a long time!!!!


Finley Finn - you made me feel the feels with this one! I applaud you! Wow!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Kidnapping, Violence, Xenophobia, and Murder