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puttingwingsonwords's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Death, Body horror, Gore, Murder, and Sexual content
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Animal death, Death of parent, Medical content, Toxic friendship, and Violence
Minor: Vomit
kbairbooks's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Murder, Dementia, Cursing, Sexual content, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Violence, and Animal death
melissat'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? It's complicated
4.0
This book was overall such a fun romp! I read the synopsis and was immediately drawn into the concept of gothic horror romance with Eldritch monsters.
I love monster romance, so if you've never read any, be prepared for tentacles and extra limbs in places where you might not normally think to find them. This book has explicit sex scenes, which are very spicy and a little zany.
The found family element was my absolute favourite part. The secondary characters were so loveable and provided a much needed sense of humour to the story because the horror moments were genuinely scary, so if that's your jam, get excited about a truly villainous antagonist.
The timeline felt slightly chaotic, and the prologue really throws you into the world without much exposition but I was really just along for the ride. Lizzie writes with a lot of joy and I'll be digging into her backlist. So excited for this one to release and see what the author does next!
Graphic: Death, Animal death, Sexual content, Blood, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror, Medical content, and Death of parent
Minor: Misogyny
Sexual content CWs: knotting, tentacle play, power playferalsarah'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? No
3.0
However I loved the FMC's and MMC's personalities and their relationship and watching them grow independently and with each other.
The cast of characters in this story were also entertaining and so fun, and provided comic relief when needed. I personally would like a Kevin for my own garden.
All in all this was a book that was out of my comfort zone and I did enjoy it a lot and I am glad I read it! If you
Ultimately what took this story from a 4+ star rating down to a 3 was this (and if these are not bothersome to you then I would definitely recommend this book to you! And a 3 star rating in my world is still worthwhile) - I would like to see some additional world building and stronger vocabulary use in such a long book. I not ding indie authors on editing, but what I do find irksome are world plot holes and words that are over used to the point that I wish they used a thesaurus (on the same spectrum some authors need to put it away, it's a fine balance). The world this story took place in was seemingly a mix of modern and Gothic but we only got glimpses and it was a bit confusing at times - and I'm not sure if that was intended or not, but it left me with a lot of questions in the end.
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Body horror, Cursing, Gore, Violence, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Toxic friendship
wyntrrose's review
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Cursing, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Death, and Blood
Minor: Blood and Animal death
katvou's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
I received an ARC of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review. Receiving ARC didn’t affect my opinion of the book.
Graphic: Medical content, Sexual content, Gore, and Death
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder
neens2019'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
4.75
A great read if you need something on cozy days that you are avoiding responsibilities.
Graphic: Violence and Body horror
Moderate: Sexual content, Cursing, Death of parent, and Grief