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frantic_vampire'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Sexual violence, War, Violence, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Slavery, Rape, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Sexual assault, Death, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Adult/minor relationship
30something_reads's review against another edition
4.25
Yes.
And now I have to go get the other ones because I am invested.
Graphic: Slavery
Moderate: Death, Adult/minor relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Violence, War, and Blood
Minor: Rape and Animal death
brdiaz1123's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Slavery, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, War, Blood, Animal cruelty, Death, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Rape, and Sexual content
zoey_blk's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, Slavery, Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual content, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Classism, Blood, and Drug use
Minor: War and Alcohol
mary_jinxedit's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Classism, Murder, Sexual violence, Torture, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Blood, Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Adult/minor relationship
witheredflower's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Death, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Murder, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Blood, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Slavery, Torture, Violence, and War
foxo_cube's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Okay, so, for context, a friend of mine has lent me the trilogy because she says it's a fun hate-read, but despite being warned that nothing really happens until the latter half of the second book, I'm just a bit at a loss. How was there enough words to make this a book? The actual story that happened could have been half the length, maybe even less.
Due to its premise and setting, it ends up coming across as pornless porn. I don't know how else to explain it. Everyone's got a sex slave and having public sex and the nobles all watch rape as a fun performance from slaves trained to do that and yet it is written in a strange, sanitised kind of way that does the impossible and makes that absurdly depraved idea come across as boring. That sort of thing should be shocking! Damen is shocked, for one, or so we're told. That guy's got the personality of a flannel, so it's hard to tell. In <i>his</i> country, they are much nicer to their sex slaves, he thinks.
The fact that in not-France everyone has only gay sex because hetero sex is taboo outside of marriage is SO funny. It makes me think of that Gacha Life screenshot of the guy like "it's my first day at gay high school, I hope nobody finds out I'm straight". Also got to love the one token named woman with a female "pet" who's clearly thrown in there to make it seem marginally less like Pacat isn't just the ultimate fujoshi.
The politics and intrigue could have had the potential to be interesting if a) we had any reason to care and b) they were a little less straightforward. The entire cast of characters are very head-empty and this includes the ones that we are <i>told</i> are these incredible political masterminds (looking at Laurent).
I don't know. I feel like the vision for this book was clearly to be shocking and dark and intriguing and probably erotic(?), but it falls flat like you wouldn't believe. I couldn't even hate it because that's too strong a feeling. I will have forgotten everything about it within the week. The second one had better be more entertaining otherwise I will have to disown my friend.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Slavery
Moderate: Torture, Violence, Trafficking, Pedophilia, and Physical abuse
Minor: Blood and Injury/Injury detail
nat_kiverse's review
1.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Blood, Murder, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Child abuse, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Torture, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Confinement, Emotional abuse, and Sexual harassment
mollyhrose's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
I am GRIPPED. I finished it in like 6 hours, and just could not put it down. The dark themes were still there and definitely stressful but the high stakes at every turn kept me reading at every chance!!!
Graphic: Rape, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual violence, Blood, Slavery, Violence, and Emotional abuse
cindythenerd's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Graphic: Torture, Confinement, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Rape, and Sexual content
Moderate: Cursing, Animal death, Blood, and Pedophilia
Minor: Adult/minor relationship