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readingqueen12's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders
aytac's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Kidnapping, Medical content, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, War, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Grief, Gun violence, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Gore, Torture, and Murder
potalian's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Torture, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual content
Moderate: Homophobia, Gun violence, Confinement, Death, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Cursing
Minor: Death of parent
readinginfl's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
*My star number review is based solely on enjoyment.
Graphic: Violence and Xenophobia
danielashutup's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
Graphic: Gore, Sexual content, and Violence
Minor: Homophobia
petrel's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Torture, Violence, and Sexual content
Moderate: Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Gun violence, Blood, Confinement, Cursing, Grief, and Death
Minor: Classism and Death of parent
unusablebooklore's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
3.0
Oh! The bad guy is a good guy - cool
34% a crush has been identified by Danny
37% Danny learns to S some D
50% first kiss and seggs - first time for Danny
Plenty of heat. I never felt that I got as into this book as other people seem to. No butterflies in my stomach.
Massive age gap: >5000 - 23. Not as quite as ridiculous as a 38yo billionaire and his 20yo intern but close...
I liked it, I really did. But I’m not feeling the hype. I’ll give the second book a try and see how I feel. It was well written, planned out, everything was there. I just didn’t connect. No butterflies, no tears, no sinking stomach.
I felt like there was so much more to see/learn about Wyn (which is probably why he has his own short story later). But there were so many moments where more of him could have come out and been seen, but it didn’t.
I’ll keep going with the series, I’m informed it only gets better.
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and War
lavendergraypup's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
In particular, I liked that this book did a thing I usually struggle to stay invested with very, very well. Insecurity and constant miscommunication are often very grating to me but! I think this book did a wonderfully realistic job of that especially given the relationship experience Wyn and Danny both had.
Beyond that, they were incredibly sweet together. Wyn has wonderful moments of being nonhuman and of Danny struggling with understanding his thought process. And Danny, too, is very sweet for how he does try to understand and be sensitive about things they conflict on.
The sex scenes aren't written in the way I find most appealing but they're not bad and I think they do a wonderful job of showing the emotions at play during them. Plus, even if they aren't my usual style, they're really fun! I liked them a lot.
I'm interested in the world and its characters. Hopefully I get around to reading the next in the series soon. Even the fact I do not like military themes much in romance isn't dissuading me much here.
The worldbuilding is fun and engaging and I can't wait to see more of it.
Overall, I had a great time with this book and am interested in checking out more from the author.
Moderate: Gore, Violence, and Torture
Minor: Injury/Injury detail
elwyn_k's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Torture, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Blood, Body horror, and Gun violence
Minor: Homophobia and Death of parent
abhss's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Sexual content, and Physical abuse