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stateofiction's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
The series definitely went downhill. To begin with, it started with a clear plot that was prevalent and became more complex. In this book it was mostly thrown away. It was 25% plot, 50% erotica, and 25% sexual assault. Not my cup of tea.
I haven't minded the sex throughout the series since I knew this was not a clean romance, but I do not like reading straight erotica which is what this felt like. For large chunks of the book the mysterious murderer hellbent on killing our main character was all but forgotten in place of some raunchy sex for pages on end. Do we really need this much of it?
For a PI, Callie has never been the sharpest person in the room. It was just so much more this book, though. It took her ages to find something out long after, at least I, was able to figure it out. It wasn't cute and it was incredibly annoying how dense she was. The Thief of Souls would practically tell her the answer to something and yet it still took her half the book to jump to the same conclusion.
*spoilers I guess*
Then the sexual assault. When Callie was not having sex with Des, she was almost raped in her dreams by the Thief of Souls. Every time she slept he stole her dreams to taunt her by graphically explaining all the things he wanted to do to her and how much he loved it when his victims fought back. It was so much of the book and all of it was completely unnecessary.
I haven't minded the sex throughout the series since I knew this was not a clean romance, but I do not like reading straight erotica which is what this felt like. For large chunks of the book the mysterious murderer hellbent on killing our main character was all but forgotten in place of some raunchy sex for pages on end. Do we really need this much of it?
For a PI, Callie has never been the sharpest person in the room. It was just so much more this book, though. It took her ages to find something out long after, at least I, was able to figure it out. It wasn't cute and it was incredibly annoying how dense she was. The Thief of Souls would practically tell her the answer to something and yet it still took her half the book to jump to the same conclusion.
*spoilers I guess*
Then the sexual assault. When Callie was not having sex with Des, she was almost raped in her dreams by the Thief of Souls. Every time she slept he stole her dreams to taunt her by graphically explaining all the things he wanted to do to her and how much he loved it when his victims fought back. It was so much of the book and all of it was completely unnecessary.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Sexual content
findingcassandra's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Death, Grief, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
Minor: Blood, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Slavery, and Torture
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