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fast-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
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I loved this book so much I picked it up one evening around 10pm and had to make myself put it down at 7:30am and get some sleep. I finished it later that day.
However, I HATE cliffhanger endings and this one has one of the biggest I’ve ever read. I would have rated it much lower for that but I know there’s a second book come in a month or so. That said, I’m left feeling very frustrated with a non-ending end.
I read the digital version which said there was about 30 minutes of read time remaining. Apparently that included all the notes at the end so it was really only a minute or so of the actual book remaining.
The notes at the end would have been nice to have at the beginning, especially the pronunciation guide and the content/trigger warnings.
I loved this book so much I picked it up one evening around 10pm and had to make myself put it down at 7:30am and get some sleep. I finished it later that day.
However, I HATE cliffhanger endings and this one has one of the biggest I’ve ever read. I would have rated it much lower for that but I know there’s a second book come in a month or so. That said, I’m left feeling very frustrated with a non-ending end.
I read the digital version which said there was about 30 minutes of read time remaining. Apparently that included all the notes at the end so it was really only a minute or so of the actual book remaining.
The notes at the end would have been nice to have at the beginning, especially the pronunciation guide and the content/trigger warnings.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Grief, Death of parent, Classism
Minor: Bullying, Cursing, Rape, Vomit, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Stalking, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, War
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Was such a fun read - excellent story world, stony characters with hearts of gold, everything one could look for in a romantasy novel.
Big fan of Kaan, Raeve could have used a little work (but she's meant to be our work in progress) and the casual side commentary the author has with us (the readers) was really fun and different.
Can't wait to find out what happens next.
Big fan of Kaan, Raeve could have used a little work (but she's meant to be our work in progress) and the casual side commentary the author has with us (the readers) was really fun and different.
Can't wait to find out what happens next.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Excrement, Grief
Moderate: Gore, Murder
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
(Review posted on Fable as well)
So hard for me to rate this book. There are parts I loved and parts I really didn't love, and I think it has to do mostly with the writing style.
The lore? 10/10
The characters? 10/10
The art in the book? 10/10
The pacing? Super uneven throughout the book and sometimes had to listen to the audio book to get through it
The plot? 8/10, until the end where it dropped down to 5/10. I understand this is book 1 in a series but literally no plot points were concluded, meaning this book is basically just a veeeeery long prologue.
I did end up finishing the book so I must've gotten some enjoyment out of it, but I'll probably wait on some reviews from the sequel before deciding whether or not I'll continue the series (although I really have high hopes for it!)
So hard for me to rate this book. There are parts I loved and parts I really didn't love, and I think it has to do mostly with the writing style.
The lore? 10/10
The characters? 10/10
The art in the book? 10/10
The pacing? Super uneven throughout the book and sometimes had to listen to the audio book to get through it
The plot? 8/10, until the end where it dropped down to 5/10. I understand this is book 1 in a series but literally no plot points were concluded, meaning this book is basically just a veeeeery long prologue.
I did end up finishing the book so I must've gotten some enjoyment out of it, but I'll probably wait on some reviews from the sequel before deciding whether or not I'll continue the series (although I really have high hopes for it!)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood
Minor: Death, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Death of parent
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood
Moderate: Gore, Grief
Minor: Cannibalism
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Death of parent
Moderate: Miscarriage
Minor: Child abuse
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Gore, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Misogyny, Murder, Alcohol
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Blood
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
interesting world building, but overburdened by uninteresting, unlikable characters that never have growth— ALL movement is plot that furthers the mystery of fmc’s traumatic past
numerous characters’ perspectives are given but none of the work to make the reader care about these extraneous supports are given until later: their purpose is to advance plot and nothing else
personal gripe: mystery is not mysterious enough— i figured things out way too quickly
pacing is strange, so sexual conversation occurs at weird, inopportune times; fmc’s angst is “cured” by sex and she is only anchored to mmc because of sexual attraction
not really an “enemies-to-lovers” romantasy as advertised,she’s his “dead” wife with amnesia so she’s already inherently not his enemy
the plot might be interesting enough to read the sequel, but the cast is personally very grating
i’m not emotionally sadistic enough to enjoy angst with no resolution so i might ultimately just be the wrong audience for this— therapy has me agonizing over the fmc’s choices rather than empathize with her
numerous characters’ perspectives are given but none of the work to make the reader care about these extraneous supports are given until later: their purpose is to advance plot and nothing else
personal gripe: mystery is not mysterious enough— i figured things out way too quickly
pacing is strange, so sexual conversation occurs at weird, inopportune times; fmc’s angst is “cured” by sex and she is only anchored to mmc because of sexual attraction
not really an “enemies-to-lovers” romantasy as advertised,
the plot might be interesting enough to read the sequel, but the cast is personally very grating
i’m not emotionally sadistic enough to enjoy angst with no resolution so i might ultimately just be the wrong audience for this— therapy has me agonizing over the fmc’s choices rather than empathize with her
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence
Minor: Rape
adventurous
emotional
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Torture, Violence
Moderate: Gore, Blood, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Torture, Blood