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4.19 AVERAGE
4.19 AVERAGE
dark
sad
tense
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
dark
emotional
slow-paced
This books wasn’t for me. It was a little too slow and too dark. The pace started out slow, but around 40%, I started listening to it in 2x speed to be done. Definitely check the triggers. I won’t be continuing the next books even though the cliffhanger was intriguing.
adventurous
dark
emotional
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:
No
This reminded me of Manacled, but tamer and more consent.
Now, to play the waiting game for the next book in the series!
Now, to play the waiting game for the next book in the series!
I can see how some people might like this but not I. The beginning was just a huge info dump. The middle was a whole lotta nothing. The end was like ok there’s another book coming.
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
emotional
mysterious
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:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
inspiring
mysterious
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:
Complicated
emotional
mysterious
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:
N/A
“The four of us” might be the knife that cut through the tension. Play with my mind and soul a little more, why don’t you? Beautifully written to set us up for a beautiful book two.
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
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:
Complicated
This is book 1 in a 3-book series, I believe it is the first fantasy Julie Soto has published, as she is mostly known for modern romances. The war has ended, and Briony's country has fallen, her brother the king is dead, and she has been captured by the enemy, and is to be sold as a slave, to boost the magic of her enemy. The scum who is her jailer, has promised to buy her and break her down. In a surprise twist of events for her, as we know it is going to happen (dust jacket) she is bought by her school rival and secret crush, but most importantly her enemy Toven. Where she carried away to his family's estate. The Hearst family is very wealthy and powerful and the right hand of the woman who invaded Brionys country. The Heasrt's are not what they appear to be, and All of them have secrets. Toven is especially not what he seems to be.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infertility, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Abortion, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
There is a lot of will they or won't they in this book.