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adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Blood
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
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Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The world does not deserve Kaan Vaegor if I could give a character 5 stars alone I would.
The first time in a long time I've actually cried happy tears.
I struggled to know what I was going to rate this book. There were parts in this book that were incredible, including the prologue. I was hooked from there. I struggled with the pacing because it was quite inconsistent. I feel the pacing is quite slow as it takes a good while to build up to the main story.
However the world building up to this point is impeccable and really gives you a feel for this world. I really enjoyed the concept of the world, quite a simple concept of the world but interesting and really went into depth. It turned a very simple idea of a world,Hot, mutual (where most of the people in the slums live) and cold place. However I loved how each area of the world had a specific dragon
My main criticism of the book was that it did take a while to get into. The pacing was a little all over the place and I did get lost at parts. The glossary is helpful in understanding the world.
I really enjoyed this book and I can't wait to see what happens in the next book x
The first time in a long time I've actually cried happy tears.
I struggled to know what I was going to rate this book. There were parts in this book that were incredible, including the prologue. I was hooked from there. I struggled with the pacing because it was quite inconsistent. I feel the pacing is quite slow as it takes a good while to build up to the main story.
However the world building up to this point is impeccable and really gives you a feel for this world. I really enjoyed the concept of the world, quite a simple concept of the world but interesting and really went into depth. It turned a very simple idea of a world,
My main criticism of the book was that it did take a while to get into. The pacing was a little all over the place and I did get lost at parts. The glossary is helpful in understanding the world.
I really enjoyed this book and I can't wait to see what happens in the next book x
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Rape, Sexism, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
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
(not one to read if gore/violence/memory loss bother you)
the world-building and story itself are super compelling, especially as the structure unfolds and you understand the multiple timelines at play. really fun magic/dragons/lore!
there are a LOT of characters and terms to learn (it's like 700 pages), but the glossary is helpful. I hope more of the backstory this book relies on by implication is more flushed out in the next book, since there are definitely a lot of details that are left unclear by the end of book 1.
also, honestly not too spicy! there are a few scenes that are pretty explicit, but most of the romance is yearning and ~LOOKING~ there's something a little off-putting about the way the main character's body is described (a little "I boobed boobily down the stairs"), but overall her girlbossing was fun and satisfying
the world-building and story itself are super compelling, especially as the structure unfolds and you understand the multiple timelines at play. really fun magic/dragons/lore!
there are a LOT of characters and terms to learn (it's like 700 pages), but the glossary is helpful. I hope more of the backstory this book relies on by implication is more flushed out in the next book, since there are definitely a lot of details that are left unclear by the end of book 1.
also, honestly not too spicy! there are a few scenes that are pretty explicit, but most of the romance is yearning and ~LOOKING~ there's something a little off-putting about the way the main character's body is described (a little "I boobed boobily down the stairs"), but overall her girlbossing was fun and satisfying
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Death, Gore, Grief, Fire/Fire injury
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
slow-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
Booktok says this was a ✨spicy✨ romantacy story.
This was maybe 1/5 on the spice level. Not even a page midway thought the book then about 10% left it got a page or two of spice. It’s heavy on fantasy and about one day old jalapeño for spice, a step above fresh ground pepper.
I didn’t enjoy that you had to flip back and forth between a glossary at the beginning of the book to have an idea of what the people/places/things were. I much rather a description in the story.
This is also a whopping 700+ pages which caught me off guard.
The story? Chefs kiss. It was just a suuuper slow start and I contemplated not finishing but I held on. Once it got to page 200ish, I was glad I held on.
This was maybe 1/5 on the spice level. Not even a page midway thought the book then about 10% left it got a page or two of spice. It’s heavy on fantasy and about one day old jalapeño for spice, a step above fresh ground pepper.
I didn’t enjoy that you had to flip back and forth between a glossary at the beginning of the book to have an idea of what the people/places/things were. I much rather a description in the story.
This is also a whopping 700+ pages which caught me off guard.
The story? Chefs kiss. It was just a suuuper slow start and I contemplated not finishing but I held on. Once it got to page 200ish, I was glad I held on.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Violence
Moderate: Alcohol
Minor: Sexual content
adventurous
dark
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Another romantasy book that started out good then went downhill. I loved the world-building but then the romance took over and ruined it. Also, this book was so long yet had zero plot or character development.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Pregnancy
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gore, Sexual content
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Gore, Sexual content, Violence
Moderate: Torture, Grief, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Emotional abuse, Cannibalism
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The world building just wasn't there for me in this one in the ways I was hoping. There could have been such a better use of the dragons and the politics surrounding these characters. Let's also not forget to mention the absolute heightened use of gore and violence that just acts as an excuse for Raeve to continually run away from doing hard things. I appreciated Parker's attempt to add depth with some chapters from other viewpoints but I wish there had been more of that and less frivolous musings from Raeve about how everyone she gets close to dies. Kaan and Veya were more complex characters and I'm hoping there's more from these siblings in the next book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Confinement, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, War
Minor: Pregnancy