Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

His Secret Illuminations by Scarlett Gale

3 reviews

steph_weigle's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Violence, Cursing, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Panic attacks/disorders, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Blood, Slavery, and Vomit

Minor: Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Murder, Religious bigotry, Abandonment, and Child abuse

wilybooklover's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny medium-paced

4.5

A small, shy monk paired up with a tall, buff warrior woman? It feels like the author wrote this especially for me because that is so far up my alley it’s ridiculous. Lucían is the sweetest cinnamon roll ever and Glory is so kind and patient with him as he discovers the world outside his monastery. There’s a lot of exploration of religious bigotry and sexual shame, which I thought was sensitively handled. 

The pace was a little slow and meandering, especially at the beginning, but I loved the slow-burn tension between Lucían and Glory so much that I didn’t even mind that much. I love a road-trip trope and this was basically the fantasy version of that. Loved all the casual queer representation too, including Glory herself.  

This is a duology but this book ended on a solid HFN, no real cliffhanger in terms of the romance. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Sexism and Abandonment

relin's review

adventurous emotional hopeful 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

4.75

I really enjoyed this small medic cleric man exploring a bigger world that his definitely not buff tall bi/pan wife has helped him get to! The struggles he has feel really big and real while living in a very fantasy world. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, and Violence

Moderate: Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, Religious bigotry, and Blood

Minor: Medical trauma, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Torture, and Vomit