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3.62 AVERAGE
3.62 AVERAGE
3.5 stars
I love a good fairytale retelling and Emily is able to bring all of the characters to life in a new way. Love that. That being said the first 60% felt like an eternity. The end was chefs kiss though
I love a good fairytale retelling and Emily is able to bring all of the characters to life in a new way. Love that. That being said the first 60% felt like an eternity. The end was chefs kiss though
dark
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
“The truth is that we both got lost in the world, and the world didn’t care to find us so we found each other instead. Nobody has ever loved me that way. Then again, I’m not sure that our love is something common. It hurts to good.”
A bunch of SINNERS up in this book.
“Father” Cade didn’t fool me for one second, his mind was murder-sex-self harm-repeat all the time- babe there’s not a single ounce of catholic in you (which was reconciled at the end of the book so hey I’ll give it that).
Amaya’s best quality was her fierce love for her brother but other than that her personality felt like a beige crayon.
I liked the premise, the murder and gore was even a little less than I expect from Miss Emily and I wanted to like it but at the end of the day I think it was the flat characters that made me rate this book so low. Both Amaya and Cade were uninteresting as fuck. I’m comparing them to someone like Venesa and Enzo from Hexed (another Emily book) and it’s clear as day that Amaya and Cade were just not fleshed out enough. Boring and uninteresting I’m afraid compared to the electric chemistry between Venesa and Enzo.
A bunch of SINNERS up in this book.
“Father” Cade didn’t fool me for one second, his mind was murder-sex-self harm-repeat all the time- babe there’s not a single ounce of catholic in you (which was reconciled at the end of the book so hey I’ll give it that).
Amaya’s best quality was her fierce love for her brother but other than that her personality felt like a beige crayon.
I liked the premise, the murder and gore was even a little less than I expect from Miss Emily and I wanted to like it but at the end of the day I think it was the flat characters that made me rate this book so low. Both Amaya and Cade were uninteresting as fuck. I’m comparing them to someone like Venesa and Enzo from Hexed (another Emily book) and it’s clear as day that Amaya and Cade were just not fleshed out enough. Boring and uninteresting I’m afraid compared to the electric chemistry between Venesa and Enzo.
this book was def something… not bad butttt also not entirely good either?? very conflicted tbh but i loveddddd her little brother smmm he was the only reason i kept reading
dark
emotional
medium-paced
A twist on the Hunchback of Notre Dame. It's not a story I'm familiar with, so I didn't really get the references with this one.
Cade is a priest with a dark secret, and Amaya is a young woman trying to hold her life together with her younger brother. By night, she becomes Esmeralda.
The spice in this story is a very slow burn, but once it kicks in, it burns intensely
Cade is a priest with a dark secret, and Amaya is a young woman trying to hold her life together with her younger brother. By night, she becomes Esmeralda.
The spice in this story is a very slow burn, but once it kicks in, it burns intensely
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism, Body horror, Cursing, Gore, Sexual content, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment
Minor: Rape
dark
tense
fast-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:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
sad
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:
Yes