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4.07 AVERAGE
4.07 AVERAGE
adventurous
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
I loved Joarr and Gwynn’s relationship. So playful and fun.
Spoilers!
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I screamed when she introduced Joarr to her father and her father screamed. It killed me lmao
Spoilers!
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I screamed when she introduced Joarr to her father and her father screamed. It killed me lmao
I don’t think dark orc romance is for me… I miss my fluffy cozy stories
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Moderate: Self harm
slow-paced
At the beginning of the book, the interaction between Gwynn and Joarr felt rushed/forced, which made it hard for me to really buy into their relationship as the book progressed.
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
A good one, not my favorite of the series.
The way feminism literally left her body the moment she saw that hot piece of orc ass was completely insane.
Unhinged behavior ensured afterwards.
I have no words.
Unhinged behavior ensured afterwards.
I have no words.
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Edit June 2022 to bump this up to 5 stars because DAMN I LOVE THIS BOOK. This book is so clever. So fun. This is where Finley really started to break the mold on her orc heroes, who up until this point have been almost unforgivably sneaky. It helps that Joarr is so likable and Gwen so competent and smart, though a little insecure.
All the mushrooms. All the fun. All the orc lovin.
Original review below
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If the other heroes in the Orc Sworn series have been a little… mean… to you, you’re going to love Joarr and Gwyn. My biggest issue with previous books is that the heroes always keep things from the heroine (which still happens in this book) but also that they’re pretty cruel to them! I still enjoyed previous books but this one really has the fun element I think was missing from the others, especially book 1.
Gwyn is a lord’s daughter rebelling against the expectations set of her - to marry a handsome man who doesn’t care for her and cheats on her constantly. She’s a trained midwife who inherits her great aunts home, right next to Orc Mountain. On her first night there, she gets a visitor - Joarr.
We met Joarr in the previous book - he’s Skai and basically Simon’s brother. When we meet him again here, though, he’s a bit different. He’s learned he’s NOT Skai, he’s Bautal - a complete different orc group he wasn’t raised with. I thought this provided such an interesting dynamic to the story. Not only was Gwyn off-kilter as a midwife, human, and lord’s daughter in Orc Mountain, but Joarr wasn’t comfortable among his people, either.
I loved that we got to see more of Silfast and Stella, who we met in book 1.5 Offered by the Orc (a bonus story you get when you subscribe to Finley’s newsletter).
This book had all the erotica you come to expect from the series but such great drama and relationship building, not only with the main character but with Joarr and Gwyn as they assimilate to the Bautal clan.
This is definitely my favorite in the series although my favorite couple is still Simon/Maria (I’m a size queen, sorry!).
CW: multiple detailed cases of self harm, pretty graphic
All the mushrooms. All the fun. All the orc lovin.
Original review below
+
If the other heroes in the Orc Sworn series have been a little… mean… to you, you’re going to love Joarr and Gwyn. My biggest issue with previous books is that the heroes always keep things from the heroine (which still happens in this book) but also that they’re pretty cruel to them! I still enjoyed previous books but this one really has the fun element I think was missing from the others, especially book 1.
Gwyn is a lord’s daughter rebelling against the expectations set of her - to marry a handsome man who doesn’t care for her and cheats on her constantly. She’s a trained midwife who inherits her great aunts home, right next to Orc Mountain. On her first night there, she gets a visitor - Joarr.
We met Joarr in the previous book - he’s Skai and basically Simon’s brother. When we meet him again here, though, he’s a bit different. He’s learned he’s NOT Skai, he’s Bautal - a complete different orc group he wasn’t raised with. I thought this provided such an interesting dynamic to the story. Not only was Gwyn off-kilter as a midwife, human, and lord’s daughter in Orc Mountain, but Joarr wasn’t comfortable among his people, either.
I loved that we got to see more of Silfast and Stella, who we met in book 1.5 Offered by the Orc (a bonus story you get when you subscribe to Finley’s newsletter).
This book had all the erotica you come to expect from the series but such great drama and relationship building, not only with the main character but with Joarr and Gwyn as they assimilate to the Bautal clan.
This is definitely my favorite in the series although my favorite couple is still Simon/Maria (I’m a size queen, sorry!).
CW: multiple detailed cases of self harm, pretty graphic