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blue_kiwi93's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Toxic relationship
Moderate: Death, Grief, Blood, and War
Minor: Pregnancy, Rape, Animal death, and Vomit
kmayn227's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Cursing, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Death, Grief, Blood, Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Gore, and Violence
Minor: Death of parent and Pregnancy
billies_not_so_secret_diary's review
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
by Scarlett St. Clair
Adrian X Isolde #2
Fantasy Porn
Hoopla
Ages: 21+
The second (and not last) book of the series picks up where the first left off, Isolde trying to find her place as Queen, among the politics and hatred. There are those who want to see her dead because Adrian would rather be in her bed than be king.
While the author tried to pretend to keep up with the plot that I was interested in, which is why I read this one, she failed big time! because she was more worried about the porn every sixth page, (to go on for at least seven) than the characters and what their and their country's/people's struggles were. Out of the 400 and some odd pages, maybe 300 was storyline, and most of it wasn't detailed. A major 'change' in this story was buried under porn, which I skipped over, so there were no 'emotions' to go with it.
This is porn not romance! When the f-word is used, (in just about every 'scene'), to me that is not romance, it's degrading. And I feel that whoever is saying this word, is only a couple of steps from taking what they want, forcefully if necessary, and to me that is porn. If my man said that to me, I would walk, maybe even run away. That can be a scary word because it can be associated with violence, so it's not romantic.
As for the book's title, I have no clue what the author was trying to hint at. The creatures, those she rules in Adrian's kingdom and her own, while most could be considered monsters, both human and 'creatures', they are real in this world, not myths.
It was a very boring read because there failed to be a plot or any reasons to care for the characters.
Of course, it's a major cliffhanger, but I'm not hanging around for the next book.
1 Star
Graphic: Violence, Bullying, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship
thestickwitch's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Gaslighting, Grief, Miscarriage, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Rape, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Torture, War, Body horror, Child death, Colonisation, Cursing, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Blood, Death, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, and Vomit
julienicole1106's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Child death, Cursing, Death of parent, Sexual content, Alcohol, Animal death, Sexual assault, Blood, Death, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, War, Pregnancy, Rape, and Toxic friendship
molls's review against another edition
1.0
Maybe there are some cool concepts in here but they're poorly executed, which for me sucked all the enjoyment out of the reading experience.
Graphic: Violence, Body horror, and Murder
Moderate: War
Minor: Rape and Toxic relationship
just_one_more_paige's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Blood, Grief, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, and Violence
Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Physical abuse
Minor: Miscarriage, Pregnancy, War, and Fire/Fire injury
steffeniee's review against another edition
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Torture, and Sexual content
Moderate: Sexual assault and Rape
i_love_b00ks's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Gore, and Blood
Moderate: Child death, Animal death, and Emotional abuse
oruairc's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
We always fight and fuck.
That's the plot. There are some reveals in there, somewhere. Somewhere...
But that's mostly it. Isolde and Adrian fight and fuck. And do it again. And again.
I was quite angry reading it, but anger that drives me to read the next one. I'm disappointed in myself, truly, but I'm committed to the end.
Graphic: Violence, War, Blood, Death, Murder, Sexual content, Torture, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Sexual assault, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Physical abuse
Minor: Trafficking, Rape, Vomit, and Pregnancy