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alejandra_guerrero's review against another edition
3.75
I liked it. I wasn’t quite convinced, because, c’mon, the blurb makes it seem cheesy AF. But I think it was good. Tayla’s bigoted attitude toward demons was tiresome, though, and got annoying after a while, especially when she was proven, over and over, that her beliefs were incorrect. But I didn’t find her as irritating as some other characters I’ve read before.
The world is fascinating, though there are a couple of things I didn’t quite get. I guess they will be addressed in later books. The brothers are interesting, but Gem, Kynan (how the hell do you pronounce that?), and the slayers (Sorry, Guardians) in general, aren’t. I’m curious about Shade’s curse, and what the hell do you mean Wraith’s eyes are not his? I need to know. So I’ll keep reading.
Something I didn’t enjoy was the Miriad POVs present here, some of which have events that are tangential to the story at best. And, I don’t know if it was something about the version I got, but they didn’t have any separation, like we were in one character’s POV and the next paragraph was another’s, without a single space between the two to signal a change. Overall, I enjoyed it, though.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Death, Sexual violence, Medical content, Violence, Infidelity, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Addiction
Moderate: Mental illness, Grief, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, and Chronic illness
Minor: Child abuse
cluckieduck's review
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Interesting world & characters, but compared to other PNRs from the mid-2000s (BDB, IAD, Midnight Breed, etc) it’s not my favourite. I’ll still continue with the series the series, at least the next 2 books to see how the brothers fare, so we’ll see how it progresses from here!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Medical content, Murder, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Confinement, Torture, Rape, Gun violence, Death, Cursing, Drug abuse, Trafficking, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual violence, Sexism, and Infidelity
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