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Rose in Chains

Julie Soto

4.22 AVERAGE

caitlani9's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

tippoliti's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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: Complicated

Content Warnings

hdunn99's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark mysterious fast-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

lkbookss's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

4/5⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ For the first 60% of this book, I could not put it down. If it weren’t for the whole “being an adult with responsibilities” thing, I probably would’ve finished it in a single day. That’s 400 pages, like I zoomed thought this book.

I absolutely loved the angst and the slow burn between Briony (though let’s be real, I just call her Bri because that name does not roll off the tongue easily) and Toven. And when I say slow burn, I mean sloooooow. I know spice levels are super subjective, but while I’ve seen people rate this anywhere from a 2 to a 4, I’d personally give it a solid 0.5. That said, the tension, the yearning, and the emotional buildup are 100% there and absolutely keep you turning the page. The payoff is shaping up to be so worth it.

It’s also worth mentioning that this is a dark romantasy. If you’ve read Manacled, imagine that, but maybe 20% more tame. I’m not sure which came first, Manacled or The Auction, but they definitely share some similarities in their dark themes, at least in my opinion.

I thoroughly enjoyed Rose in Chains and I’m genuinely excited to see where things go next. I never got around to reading The Auction on AO3, so I’m curious to see how the story unfolds from here!