2.86k reviews for:

Rose in Chains

Julie Soto

4.21 AVERAGE

ready_4_the_read's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

loriiiin's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

mjdurbahn's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

caitlenkelly's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional medium-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

georgiaandlars's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad 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

velaris_book_club's review against another edition

2.5

dark emotional mysterious tense 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

katrinaward's review against another edition

5.0

dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual harassment, War

booksnacks's review against another edition

2.0

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Briony is a husk of a MC, whom I had almost no grasp on by the end except that ignorance is her general state of being. Messy worldbuilding using flashbacks and strange pacing make this difficult to sink into, and the romance is below lukewarm. Larissa is really the only character that interests me. I do like the mysterious political aspects and motivations but it’s not enough to make me read the next one. 

ekatepowell's review against another edition

4.75

dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

hanfanfics24's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Loveable characters: Yes