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3.62 AVERAGE
3.62 AVERAGE
dark
tense
Man, this is the fourth book in the series I’ve read, and the one I was most looking forward to reading. That being said, I struggled to finish this one because I could not connect with Amaya at all. I think I just expected her to react differently to many plot events, and I could not for the life of me get behind the epilogue. Not a bad book per se, just one I struggled to connect with.
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Tropes/themes:
- Dual POV
- Enemies to lovers
- Forbidden love
- Secret romance
- Obsession
- Stalking
- Boy falls first
- Touch her and die
- Moral conflict
- Inspired by The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
- Didn’t really start truly enjoying it until the second half.
- The religious aspect got to be a little too much and some things were repetitive throughout.
- The first half was too cringey and weird but the character development and plot development were really great and had me invested by the end.
- Quin is everything; loved the Autism representation.
- The spicy scenes were pretty decent.
- Content warnings:
- Death/murder
- Stalking
- Rape and SA
- Self-harm
- Domestic abuse
- Blood/injury detail
- Bullying
- Ableism
- Religious bigotry
- Misogyny
- Sexual content
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
sad
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
Felt like the book took much longer to read until the last little bit of maybe 75-50 pages
Another 3.5 for me. The way Amaya looks after Quin is everything and might actually be my favourite thing about this entire book. The things she endured to make sure he was okay was so wholesome and shows real big sister/mum energy - she would do anything for him.