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Graphic: Sexual assault, Slavery
Graphic: Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical trauma, Murder, War
Graphic: Death, Infertility, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Blood, Grief, Alcohol
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment
Moderate: Cursing, Infertility, Blood, Grief, War
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Trafficking
Moderate: Death, Gore, Rape
Minor: Death of parent, War
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Murder
If you like dark romance, you’ll probably like this. I won’t be completing the series.
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual harassment
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Sexual harassment
⛓️ The worldbuilding needs more depth, particularly around the cast of characters. Having read The Auction and being familiar with the HP fanfic, I could mostly keep track of who was who—but without that background, I imagine it would be confusing. The male character names blur together, and many relationships feel underdeveloped. The magic system heart & mind is an interesting start, but is overall flimsy.
🌹 The pacing is slow. Not in a tension-building, simmering way, just drawn out. It feels like this is going to stretch across multiple books, and I’m not entirely sure the momentum is there to carry it all.
👑 Toven and Briony. This is the stars of the novel and I wanted to root for them, but their chemistry feels underbaked. There’s potential, but it needs more emotional grounding to really land as a central connection. I don't understand the attraction to either of them at this point.
Graphic: Slavery, Trafficking
Moderate: Death, Sexual assault
Graphic: Sexual assault, Slavery, Trafficking