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Rose in Chains

Julie Soto

4.21 AVERAGE

medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark emotional mysterious slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I bought a hardcover. After reading it I wish I haven’t. Wanted to DNF it was so boring. Fanfics that are this close to the original work should not be published. 

If the fic was good it’s because readers were already familiar with the characters and world. As a reworking it lacked the world building and character development. 


dark emotional tense medium-paced
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes

I adored the Auction and wasn't sure how this would translate but I loved this book! The best of Dramione with amazing new world building and some of my favourite parts of the Auction but with a really new ending too! Can't wait for the next one! My heart is still beating harder than normal after the last hour or so of this book!!
challenging emotional lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous dark hopeful mysterious tense slow-paced

JULIE SOTO TAKES MY DAMN BREATH AWAY
challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Wowww this was amazing, very very dark so check your trigger warnings before heading into this read. I will be thinking about this nonstop until book two. Also, the fact that this is Julie Sotos romantasy debut??? I will definitely be checking out her other book because I’m obsessed. Her writing is so bingeable I didn’t want to put this down. 
Huge plot twist and cliff hanger ending so be prepared to be left on the edge of your seat! 
dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

It's 400 pages of nothing really. I feel like the author was going for dark but it really is just 400 pages of like shock factor of people being treated as slaves. I felt like there was no plot and no real story and like if Toven is working both sides why wouldn't he involve Briony more? I don't know it could of been like 200 pages shorter and it would be the same story
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