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straybutterfly's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Moderate: Sexual content, Mental illness, Gore, Child death, Sexism, Misogyny, Blood, Classism, Cursing, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Abandonment, Death, Death of parent, and Alcohol
scoto435's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.5
- 🌶️3.5 . There was alot of great tension and well written spice. It felt like an adult wrote these scenes and they were well done.
- This is like if Bridgerton, the show Lucifer, and the Fae universe had a baby. The world was super interesting.
- The book was difficult starting but once you are past the first couple of chapters you won’t be able to put it down. It sucks you in to the game being played.
- The plot twists were EXCELLENT and kept coming.
- Honestly, this could be a 5 star read I just don’t love plots about games, but this was by far one of the best conceptually.
- This can be read as a standalone or a part of the authors universe. I read it as a standalone and had no trouble following anything.
Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, Sexual harassment, Violence, Alcohol, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
j_day'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Confinement, Sexual content, Blood, Deportation, Sexual harassment, Cannibalism, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Gore, Cursing, and Torture
edilyaaang's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Violence, Murder, Gaslighting, Genocide, Gore, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexual violence, Torture, Vomit, Dementia, Cannibalism, Confinement, Bullying, Infidelity, and Kidnapping
steen19's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
I didn’t read the Kingdom of the Wicked seres first. (After reading Stephanie Garber’s Caraval prior to OUABH, when I only was interested in Once, I decided to jump right into the series I was most interested in).
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Death, Blood, Body horror, Murder, and Gore
doahdancer'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: Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Blood, Body horror, Violence, and Torture
Moderate: Child death, Vomit, Death of parent, and Grief
elislittlelibrary's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Also, a shoutout to the first edition hardcover with the beautiful foiling, I was very glad that I got my hands on it!
The book is clearly adult, which can be seen both in writing and in the way the romance progresses. It was well-written, though again, I did wish the game was a larger plot point. My favorite books are still her YA works (Stalking Jack the Ripper), but this was still a good read. Especially if you want an adult romance novel with a little fantasy, this might be a good match!
I know I'll pick up the following book about the next prince of hell once it comes out.
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Violence and Blood
witcheep's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
This makes the smut feel so mundane it becomes a boring diversion from the actual plot and meaningful interactions between the main characters. If the smut was rarer in the book, it would feel more meaningful and make the story more balanced.
For added shock-value, there is meaningless violence, torture, and other possibly triggering events to cause diversion for the MCs from the main game in the plot. This dampened my enjoyment of the book.
If you are looking for a book with a nice premise for plot, interesting characters, but main focus on smut, you'll find a great match here.
Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Kidnapping, Misogyny, Blood, Body horror, Classism, and Murder
Minor: Cannibalism
bookcrushin's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Misogyny, Blood, Death, and Violence
haley_mil_reads'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: Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Blood, Violence, Sexism, Misogyny, Gore, and Child death
Moderate: Death of parent