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lunahale's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
“until the darkness dies” do NOT make me cry 😭
i’m excited to finally finish this series after five years, and i’m thankful i’m in a better headspace to read it. callie and des have my heart 🫶🏼
i’m excited to finally finish this series after five years, and i’m thankful i’m in a better headspace to read it. callie and des have my heart 🫶🏼
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
alaskayoung1734's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-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
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Murder
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Grief, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment
abbieahh's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
1.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Rape, and Violence
skylarkindareads's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Murder, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, and Stalking
Minor: Trafficking and Dysphoria
jbbuck18's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Content Warnings
Minor: Child abuse and Rape
mxrvch's review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
2.0
What the fuck was this book?
Although it didn’t have the strongest storyline it wasn’t the absolute worst? Maybe that’s just because my expectations were already low seeing as the only thing I really knew about this book was that it was spicy. If you’re only looking for a spicy book, be my guest.
The plot and the world-building (which I actually found both to be quite compelling) take a backseat to the romance story at one point, but if you expect differently from a ROMANCE FANTASY BOOK you’re just lying to yourself.
The whole borderline grooming thing was probably one of the worst parts of the book and the relationship between Callie and Desmond. I say borderline because, while it wasn’t technically, let’s fucking face it, they were walking a tightrope made of silk. Which is kind of wild, considering it would’ve made more sense in the story if Callie had been a little older, 17 instead of 16. Although I’ve seen some negative arguments against the flashbacks, I think they actually were really useful to see the beginning of their friendship. Which, again, should not have been between a god-knows-how-old Fae king and a 16 year old girl. Thalassa tries to mend this by repeating that Callie is of age in the supernatural world which, ehm, ok? I guess? Fair enough? Apretaíto, pero está bien. Maybe emphasize a bit more on the fact that Desmond actually wanted to leave her after he realized she fell in love with him and that they were soulmates. (Also, I’ve seen some criticism on the fact that she wished for them to be soulmates, but I don’t actually mind that. Usually soulmates are ‘destined’ and ‘chosen by gods’ to be together. In a way, they chose eachother, which at least makes their relationship a little different. And the whole soulmates thing was actually mentioned when Eli essentially proposes to her and asks her to be his mate. So, actually, as far as we know, on Earth, soulmates are chosen.)
The other worst part is the characterization of the one Black character in the entire book. A Black woman literally called Temper… What. The. Fuck? It doesn’t help the fact that her entire purpose is to, I guess, be a friend who delivers important information one time??? (Eli, the ex-boyfriend is also sort of used in this way. Although, he appeared literally twice in the book, so does he even count as a secondary character?) And the way she is written is very stereotypical. It is also hinted VARIOUS times that she is way more powerful than we think and has a destiny which she is trying to escape from, however we never actually see any of her powers or are told what she really is. Some flashbacks of their senior year in high school as Callie and Temper became best friends would have been really cool to see as it would parallel not only to Callie wanting to escape her past/Temper wanting to escape her future, but also with the flashbacks between Desmond and Callie’s friendship.
They all had the potential to become way more interesting characters, but, clearly this was not the book for character development.
Although it didn’t have the strongest storyline it wasn’t the absolute worst? Maybe that’s just because my expectations were already low seeing as the only thing I really knew about this book was that it was spicy. If you’re only looking for a spicy book, be my guest.
The plot and the world-building (which I actually found both to be quite compelling) take a backseat to the romance story at one point, but if you expect differently from a ROMANCE FANTASY BOOK you’re just lying to yourself.
The other worst part is the characterization of the one Black character in the entire book. A Black woman literally called Temper… What. The. Fuck? It doesn’t help the fact that her entire purpose is to, I guess, be a friend who delivers important information one time??? (Eli, the ex-boyfriend is also sort of used in this way. Although, he appeared literally twice in the book, so does he even count as a secondary character?) And the way she is written is very stereotypical. It is also hinted VARIOUS times that she is way more powerful than we think and has a destiny which she is trying to escape from, however we never actually see any of her powers or are told what she really is. Some flashbacks of their senior year in high school as Callie and Temper became best friends would have been really cool to see as it would parallel not only to Callie wanting to escape her past/Temper wanting to escape her future, but also with the flashbacks between Desmond and Callie’s friendship.
They all had the potential to become way more interesting characters, but, clearly this was not the book for character development.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Rape
Minor: Child abuse and Sexual assault
cbrew's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual assault
Minor: Alcoholism
emilyvreads's review against another edition
dark
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Was Callie as thick as a brick wall at times? Yes. The main guy was hot and broody though so that balances it out.
The plot was close to being nicely rounded out but it fell flat. Will read the sequel
The plot was close to being nicely rounded out but it fell flat. Will read the sequel
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Pregnancy
aurora_'s review against another edition
2.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Sexual assault, and Sexual content
crystallis's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
This book is ok, but the saga doesn’t wake up my interest.
Rhapsodic was predictable, it truly was. Also it was kind of vague with its explanations.
But at the end of the day, it has good pacing and I devoured it in less than a day.
The past story between both of the protagonists was making me mad at times. Every time the girl asked for a bargain I wished I was there to tell her “girl, please stop”.
The present story was alright, basic, but alright. I felt like I had read it before.
The autor does a great job at using back and fourth between timelines and it makes the relationship between them interesting. I liked the way the sexual tension was build up.
The problematic was weak and it was resolved with an even weaker explanations.
I know I sound like a hater, but none of what I mentioned change my experience with the book. As I said before, I devoured it and enjoyed it.
I liked that our main girl was a siren, I thought she had cool powers and was a badass at her job.
Sadly I’m not motivated enough to follow the series.
The spice is good tho, those are extra points.
Read you all later.
Rhapsodic was predictable, it truly was. Also it was kind of vague with its explanations.
But at the end of the day, it has good pacing and I devoured it in less than a day.
The past story between both of the protagonists was making me mad at times. Every time the girl asked for a bargain I wished I was there to tell her “girl, please stop”.
The present story was alright, basic, but alright. I felt like I had read it before.
The autor does a great job at using back and fourth between timelines and it makes the relationship between them interesting. I liked the way the sexual tension was build up.
The problematic was weak and it was resolved with an even weaker explanations.
I know I sound like a hater, but none of what I mentioned change my experience with the book. As I said before, I devoured it and enjoyed it.
I liked that our main girl was a siren, I thought she had cool powers and was a badass at her job.
Sadly I’m not motivated enough to follow the series.
The spice is good tho, those are extra points.
Read you all later.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment