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staubitz1025's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.75
chelseacounsell's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 stars. TW: sexual assault
This was recommended to me by a coworker without the trigger warning for how rapey some aspects of it were—mostly the villains.
The romance between the Bargainer and Callie was interesting even though it started when Callie was a minor. I guess ages go out the window when you’re the king of the night.
I also liked the portrayal of Callie as a siren—I thought that facet of world building was done well.
I probably would’ve liked it more if it was more cozy.
This was recommended to me by a coworker without the trigger warning for how rapey some aspects of it were—mostly the villains.
The romance between the Bargainer and Callie was interesting even though it started when Callie was a minor. I guess ages go out the window when you’re the king of the night.
I also liked the portrayal of Callie as a siren—I thought that facet of world building was done well.
I probably would’ve liked it more if it was more cozy.
blove0312's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
It was okay. It had some really good moments, but they were drowned in mediocrity. I enjoyed the flashbacks more than anything, but that only called to my attention how much the present lacked. I understand why she didn’t want to give us the entire backstory at once, mystique and allure and all that, but the present could’ve been more than repetitive dialogue and adjectives. Shit, give us more Eli and Temper, something other than describing Des or her tortured feelings for 7 years.
Also was there anyone who didn’t know who the $100,000 client was…? I hope not because it was glaringly obvious. I got ahead of myself and bought this on audible for $6 and then the other three for $2-3 a piece bc of the sale or whatever and I’m really hoping the rest of the series does more than just improves. If I’d had to wait a year or two for the next installment, I would’ve never continued. But I managed to “pass” on Libby strategically enough to land all 4 books at the same time so I’ll read them all.
erenrinren's review against another edition
Will probably read this at another point, not sure though.
vitalioreads's review against another edition
5.0
my rating: 100/100
AAAAAAAAAAAA THIS IS SO FUCKING GOOD LIKE WTF, LAURA THALASSA DESERVES A FUCKING OSCAR, NO WAIT, GIVE HER AN UNIVERSE LIKE HOW CAN THIS BE THIS GOOD? I STAYED UP TILL 5 AM READING THIS AND ITS THE BEST FCKING BOOK IVE EVER READ, IMAGINE ACOTAR AND BLOOD & ASH, AND NOW THROW AWAY THE PICTURE AND BE SURPRISED.
BELIEVE ME, IF I COULD GIVE THIS BOOK 100 STARTS I WOULD
AAAAAAAAAAAA THIS IS SO FUCKING GOOD LIKE WTF, LAURA THALASSA DESERVES A FUCKING OSCAR, NO WAIT, GIVE HER AN UNIVERSE LIKE HOW CAN THIS BE THIS GOOD? I STAYED UP TILL 5 AM READING THIS AND ITS THE BEST FCKING BOOK IVE EVER READ, IMAGINE ACOTAR AND BLOOD & ASH, AND NOW THROW AWAY THE PICTURE AND BE SURPRISED.
BELIEVE ME, IF I COULD GIVE THIS BOOK 100 STARTS I WOULD
whitleyysuereads's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
symantha_dattilo's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
shubagar's review
2.0
Reminds me of romances on Wattpad. The characters are one-dimensional, cliche. Pursued it as a guilty read but at some point I stopped even that. DNF.