Reviews tagging 'War'

Vows & Ruins by Helen Scheuerer

3 reviews

veradrixio's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional inspiring tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I genuinely believe the romance in this series would have hit a lot harder if it was more of a slow burn. Our love interests get together pretty quickly, and the intimacy is mainly physical. The sex scenes are also pretty lackluster. The descriptions are pretty vague and… honestly, boring. You’d think two warriors who communicate through actions better than they ever could through words would be a little more wild and passionate during sex, but uh. Nope. Pretty boring and vanilla. 

Those personal gripes aside, I love everything else about this story. Watching Thea’s growth is exciting. The relationship with her sister is refreshing and realistic. Cal and Kipp I will forever love. The double plot twist was great. 

I’m excited to read the next book!
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mrsmonstargh's review

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adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

It would have been a 3 ("it's a book and i read it") but holy smut, Batman. There's nothing i like more than listening to a well written fantasy novel while parenting when BAM! I have to skip through at least 5 minutes of smut. 
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boydgirl's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

3.0

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