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Rhapsodic by Laura Thalassa

111 reviews

anastasia_jackson's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

I got his in a blind date book grab, so I had no expectations beyond it containing the tropes I was told: fantasy romance, sirens and fae, and paranormal romance. All in all, there wasn’t that much world building and the plot is more of reconnecting rather than her helping the bargainer.
Having said that, it absolutely delivers. I loved the romance between Callie and the bargainer, loved the characters, and the spicier scenes were all hot. Some of them more in the reading-over-experience way, but still enjoyable.

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m_underhill47's review against another edition

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adventurous fast-paced

2.75

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topi_nopi's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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kitweathington's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted medium-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

It was an enjoyable read. I felt like I was reading the adult version of a YA romance novel. The vibe of the entire thing feels like alternate universe, fanfic Rhys and Feyre, but that's kind of what I liked about it.

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delaneybull's review against another edition

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fast-paced

Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No

0.25

Bad vibes.

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bookkatbaddie's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

My first 5 star book of the year and I’m SO excited to get the next one! This story has SO much potential to go so many places and I just love love love Callie and Des.

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gabburrit0's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

the cast was fun n interesting. i think that this idea is very reminiscent of the year that it was published which was peak angst Tumblr because this book transported me the hell back to 2016 with the mention of the "keep calm" poster. I think that the inclusion of Caly being SIXTEEN while Des is like at least 2000 years old is also v reminiscent of what time this was written in. I can appreciate that Des was like "we can't do anything sexual" when Caly was 16 but if we're setting boundaries like that, why are we dating this girl n bringing her all over the world on mini dates??? it's all or nothing, dude, you can't pick n choose.
it also got really dark at the end of the book which I didn't super love because it felt like I was reading a completely different book in the last quarter. I went ahead n looked at the next books in the series n I just know I'll never be in the right headspace to read the rest of it cause the SA/implied r*pe was tooooo much

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shyalien's review against another edition

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adventurous dark medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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jasannalise's review against another edition

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dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

it’s like the author read acotar and thought ok but what if feyre was a minor when she met rhys ? the intriguing plot points and magic systems took a backseat to the borderline creepy romance that could have EASILY been aged up, truly nothing “preventing” these characters from being together needed to be reliant on the fmc being 16. i will say that the concept of her being a siren was very cool! do not think her trauma was handled properly or reflected well in the text. i would say give this a miss if you’re looking for acotar vibes, they’re so similar it just shows all the shortfalls of this story specifically.

also my cat is called Desmond so that made things really weird for me personally :’)

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jordanez's review against another edition

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dark medium-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? It's complicated

2.0

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