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potalian's review
2.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Death
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Kidnapping, Slavery, Body horror, Confinement, Animal death, Blood, and Murder
Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual violence
gothbaby's review
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.75
I reverse judged this book by its cover. The cover, and formatting, did more for me than the writing or story itself did. Lady Venom Takes a Mistress was very interesting in its premise. Poesy and Lady Venom’s first meeting set the bar really high and led me astray in terms of my expectations.
As a novella, the pacing was really off. It was a mix of insta-love and insta-lust and neither were executed well… at all. I am hesitant to say the writing was bad, but I am struggling to find a better way to describe the awkward sentences and informality, as well as the corniness of it all.
There were enjoyable parts but they were overshadowed by the lack of development of every other aspect of the book: the plot, character development, backstories, details, and even some of the smut scenes.
I could have DNFd this but I held on to hope that it would get better. It didn’t.
As a novella, the pacing was really off. It was a mix of insta-love and insta-lust and neither were executed well… at all. I am hesitant to say the writing was bad, but I am struggling to find a better way to describe the awkward sentences and informality, as well as the corniness of it all.
There were enjoyable parts but they were overshadowed by the lack of development of every other aspect of the book: the plot, character development, backstories, details, and even some of the smut scenes.
I could have DNFd this but I held on to hope that it would get better. It didn’t.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Animal death
raen_sketches's review
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Murder
Moderate: Rape
eleos01's review
adventurous
dark
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Misogyny, Violence, and Sexism
Moderate: Blood
gaineslt's review
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
I received an ARC of this book and was super excited about it! The pacing is super fast and it’s a quick mysterious, sapphic read. My only complaint is that it felt a little too rushed and insta-love for me. I would have loved more backstory and a slower delve into character building and the lore/layout of the woods and mansion. The wrap up also seemed incredibly quick and jumped around. I absolutely love the theme and core idea, I just wish there was more!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Murder, Physical abuse, Gore, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Cursing, and Death
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