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sovonreads's review
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
- 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
4.5
I loved everything about this book. I loved that even though she felt she had no power she kept firm on her boundaries and what she would and wouldn't accept. She brought a king to his knees for goodness sakes!
And he made good use on those knees too :) The turmoil MMC went through was felt so much on the pages. I loved us being able to hear his internal battle with his two beasts. The side characters of this also stole the show. Just Bravo Elizabeth!!!!
dana_yamaguchi's review against another edition
3.0
“I’d never abandon her. Even if she does not believe it,
she is the star I revolve around. The only star in my entire universe.”
-Neheyuu, from Taken to Sasor by Elizabeth Stephens
she is the star I revolve around. The only star in my entire universe.”
-Neheyuu, from Taken to Sasor by Elizabeth Stephens
jody_diou's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
medium-paced
- 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
4.5
gmrosiee's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
tense
fast-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
3.75
readingintothevoid's review against another edition
The male MC is a rapist and murderer. “It’s considered a great success to come across a human tribe and decimate it. Their females are compatible with our species and their males weak… Typically, I would have rutted her by now…” all five minutes into seeing her for the first time and already trying to grab her breast and slicing open her shirt.
I’m not interested in romances with rapists.
I’m not interested in romances with rapists.
redbeanbao's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
tense
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
tallyhotel's review against another edition
4.0
I keep thinking to myself, I should read the next one....and then I never get around to it. These books are SO GOOD. I own 8 of them. I need to get on it. I read this one in a day. 450 pages. Also, these covers are insane with how awesome they look.
sidhewitch's review against another edition
5.0
I almost skipped this one in my haste to get to Svera's book, but since I already had it I thought might as well give it a listen. I'm so glad I did!! Once again, Stephens has absolutely knocked it out of the park.
Taken to Sasor brings us to a totally different world from the first two Xiveri books, with no connection to those stories. But that doesn't make this world any less alive, any less thought-out and vividly crafted by the author.
There is a LOT to love about this book. The romance is rocky to say the least, with just the right amount of conflict and a male lead who may be deeply flawed, but goes on a compelling journey to come to grips with his own feelings, and then to try and hold on to what he needs. Mian meanwhile is sweetness personified, but not at all without a savviness that makes it clear just how she has survived her difficult life up to now.
But while I could wax poetic about how much I love the main couple for literal ages, what I really want to highlight is the way Stephens writes the OTHER women of her books. The FMC's friends and rivals alike. Far too often, this genre sees any woman who isn't the FMC (or related to her) as a romantic threat, and those threats are usually cartoonishly evil and single-minded, with no goals beyond winning the affection of this man. But Stephens gives depth and humanity even to the bitchy ex-mistress, and writes beautiful and heartwarming female friendships that have absolutely nothing to do with highschool competition or insecurity. I loved every second of it.
Taken to Sasor brings us to a totally different world from the first two Xiveri books, with no connection to those stories. But that doesn't make this world any less alive, any less thought-out and vividly crafted by the author.
There is a LOT to love about this book. The romance is rocky to say the least, with just the right amount of conflict and a male lead who may be deeply flawed, but goes on a compelling journey to come to grips with his own feelings, and then to try and hold on to what he needs. Mian meanwhile is sweetness personified, but not at all without a savviness that makes it clear just how she has survived her difficult life up to now.
But while I could wax poetic about how much I love the main couple for literal ages, what I really want to highlight is the way Stephens writes the OTHER women of her books. The FMC's friends and rivals alike. Far too often, this genre sees any woman who isn't the FMC (or related to her) as a romantic threat, and those threats are usually cartoonishly evil and single-minded, with no goals beyond winning the affection of this man. But Stephens gives depth and humanity even to the bitchy ex-mistress, and writes beautiful and heartwarming female friendships that have absolutely nothing to do with highschool competition or insecurity. I loved every second of it.