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bopancakes's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- 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
5.0
I’ve never felt more recognised in written media than I do when reading Katee Roberts Books!
As a non-binary person who uses they/them pronouns it is so refreshing to see work that doesn’t shy away from using non conventional gender or sexual identities, on top of also doing it right!
From the expanse of prounouns and correct usage all the way to the detail in conversations about preferred terms for a persons body. The way the author is able to create a world like this, that in my opinion is the epitome of gender fluid, is amazing and it’s not the first time i’ve read their work and fall in love with the writing and storytelling.
Honestly this book was worth the wait! This whole series has been nothing but a great joy!! And as if the writing, story, characters, representation and sex scenes weren’t already enough it’s also full of Monster Fuckery!!!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Emotional abuse
Minor: Sexism and Child abuse
ourxstorybegins's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
- 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
3.75
Overall, I really enjoyed this! Katee Robert did a great job with touching on religious trauma that unfortunately many people go through.
One thing that is focused on during this series is the fact that part of the deal the women of the series make is that they might end up having a baby -- and that the baby would stay in that realm if the woman chose to return to her home realm. It's really emphasized that the leaders of these different realms would want to have a baby with a human woman because that baby would be more powerful for whatever reason. This was a HUGE focus of this book, to the point that it was a little exhausting. I loved Belladonna and felt for her, but would have loved to have seen more moments that weren't about her deciding whether or not she would agree to have a baby, whether or not her decision was based in past trauma, etc. etc. There was a lot of skipping past her experiences that weren't focused on those things, and I think it would've been really nice to get more of her outside of that pain.
Again, very much enjoyed it and I think Robert handled that experience really well. I just think the book could have really benefited from pulling back and giving us other experiences for Belladonna. (As always though, love the spice lmao)
One thing that is focused on during this series is the fact that part of the deal the women of the series make is that they might end up having a baby -- and that the baby would stay in that realm if the woman chose to return to her home realm. It's really emphasized that the leaders of these different realms would want to have a baby with a human woman because that baby would be more powerful for whatever reason. This was a HUGE focus of this book, to the point that it was a little exhausting. I loved Belladonna and felt for her, but would have loved to have seen more moments that weren't about her deciding whether or not she would agree to have a baby, whether or not her decision was based in past trauma, etc. etc. There was a lot of skipping past her experiences that weren't focused on those things, and I think it would've been really nice to get more of her outside of that pain.
Again, very much enjoyed it and I think Robert handled that experience really well. I just think the book could have really benefited from pulling back and giving us other experiences for Belladonna. (As always though, love the spice lmao)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Homophobia, Emotional abuse, and Pregnancy
amburrella's review against another edition
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Religious bigotry
gaymoonreader's review
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Normally this doesn't bother me in Katee Robert's books but there needed to be another round of edits. The amount of typos could have been fixed with spell check, and it kept taking me out of the story. Other than that I really enjoyed this!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Religious bigotry, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, and Homophobia
Minor: Pregnancy and Abandonment
bergha1998's review
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
As someone who no longer is religious but grew up in one of the not good ones, this book emotional hurt. But in an almost healing sort of way. I really liked both of the main characters.
Romance, LGBTQIA+, Emotional, 4 🔥
“And why do you want to help people so desperately, Belladonna? Is it out of genuine desire? Or is it because you don’t think you have worth if you’re not of use?”
Romance, LGBTQIA+, Emotional, 4 🔥
“And why do you want to help people so desperately, Belladonna? Is it out of genuine desire? Or is it because you don’t think you have worth if you’re not of use?”
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Emotional abuse, and Cursing
bi_n_large's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- 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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry, and Sexual content
Moderate: Toxic relationship
Minor: Murder, War, and Death
singingshooter's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Religious bigotry, Child abuse, and Pregnancy
Minor: Abandonment and Cancer
lspbooks's review
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse and Sexual content
Moderate: Cancer, Pregnancy, and Misogyny
Minor: Terminal illness
fairytalefootnotes's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
fast-paced
- 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
3.75
Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.75
Writing: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Plot: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Characters: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
Tropes: Auction, Instalove, Monster Fucking, Sapphic, Shape-shifting, Non-Monogamy
3rd Act Breakup?: No
The Praise: I really enjoyed seeing Belladonna heal from her religious trauma through the love and acceptance of the Succubi and Incubi.
The Critique: I personally didn’t love the ethical non-monogamy but I understand why it made sense for the characters.
Final Thoughts: I really like this series in general, I think the concept is really unique and interesting. This was probably my least favorite of them, but I still enjoyed it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Religious bigotry, and Biphobia
Minor: Cancer and Pregnancy
llams's review
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content