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jocee'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? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Child abuse and Sexual assault
sup3r_xn0va_maya's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
The abuse mentions in the story were hard for me to get through for personal reasons.
I'm interested to see where the story is going as far as the Psy Counsel goes, so I'm excited to continue the series. This is my lowest rated Nalini Singh book though, I don't think the main characters resonated with me like the other main characters of the other 3 books did.
I'm giving this 3.5 stars out of 5.
Graphic: Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Death, and Child death
vivivi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This one pulls at the heartstrings, is full of history, misunderstandings, betrayals, and hurt feelings. But it's also interspersed with the characters' strong loving feelings for each other, which balances it out, making the hurt feelings bearable for me. It is not always the case for me with Nalini Singh (one of the Rock Kiss books comes to mind), but in this one, it's sweet, sweet torture. I love that we see the characters from the other books! They're very much still a part of the story.
We also learn more about the Forgotten, which were only briefly mentioned in the previous book. One thing that I enjoy in this series is that everything is connected somehow, and will come up later if mentioned earlier. It's a great way to keep me reading the next book.
Also, as an aside since Storygraph has a section that asks if the characters are diverse... yes, they are, but you'd never know by the cover, which are almost always of white people. The actual characters are definitely not always white.... So it's verrrrry annoying when the covers don't reflect the actual characters' skin. Clay is supposed to be a "dark" man, by Tali's own description. He has very dark skin...the covers for this book though... Nope. Not even close.
Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, Sexual content, and Violence
Moderate: Child death, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, and Sexual violence
Minor: Death of parent
can_i_read'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
4.25
Graphic: Gore and Death
Minor: Sexual assault and Child abuse
solacelight's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Blood, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Child death, Grief, Misogyny, Sexism, and Vomit
Moderate: Child abuse, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Torture, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
just_one_more_paige's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Blood, Death, Violence, Child abuse, Toxic friendship, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Murder, Medical content, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, and Grief
Moderate: Torture
ruthiedr89's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
Graphic: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Terminal illness, and Violence
Moderate: Blood, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Torture
shadowbearreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Violence, Sexual assault, and Child abuse
cappuccino136's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Child abuse and Sexual assault