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Graphic: Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, Gaslighting, Classism
After her kingdom fell and her brother was killed, Briony along with other survivors of the attack, was captured and sold in an auction to the highest bidder. She gets sold to Toven, a enemy she knows very well. Thrust into a new world full of horrors, she will soon find that not all hope is lost.
I loved the way Julie set up the world and the flashbacks where we discover more of her history with Toven and the war. The tension between them and the painful slow burn was everything, it was so well written. Seeing Briony be so smart yet so stupid was both maddening and entertaining. I need more of them. Also, I absolutely love Toven and his family.
That ending tho, I need book two immediately!
I'm so excited to see where this story will take us.
*Thank you to Netgalley and to HarperCollins UK for providing me with an ARC.*
Graphic: Sexual assault, Slavery, Kidnapping
~this book deals with a lot of heavy topics, so make sure to not skip trigger warnings!
"It's for the auction."
oh wow, I have so many words, I don't even know what to say, I need some business days to reflect, so this may be a lil chaotic
✨️I've read Auction, but the author still surprised me,
but some changes made me shit my pants cus wdym the spell to kill sb is Heartstop😭
✨️I really liked the flashbacks, I think they added a lot of context to Toven and Briory relationship and I really liked the glimpses to their school years
✨️and overall I really liked their dynamic and relationship
✨️I would like more worldbuilding and more to Briory character and magic system, but it really wasn't bad, and I think people will understand everything fine without knowing the ff origins, but still I'm very interested how they'll receive it
✨️I'm really curious what will happen in next books and I'll be waiting for them very impatiently (this book isn't even out for the next 3 months and I already need book 2😩)
I LOVE ORION HEARST, he was the absolute best, I was smiling so hard whenever his name appeared on my kindle, Toven ily, but I want your dad more🤭
4,25⭐️
Thank you Netgalley for providing digital advanced copy in exchange for honest review.
Graphic: Drug abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Kidnapping
Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infertility, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Confinement, Infertility, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Sexual harassment, War
Minor: Torture, Abortion, Pregnancy, War