3.53 AVERAGE

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charliearlet's review

2.0
adventurous mysterious
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I came in expecting a beautifully tragic story, but ended up with PWP. 

I enjoy a good sex scene, but most of this book is sex and overtakes what interested me in the first place- the concept of love throughout lifetimes and the idea of an endless palace. I figured out early on that I wasn't going to get much from this book, but when 
a character dies because he doesn't want to stop fucking a fox spirit
I couldn't take it seriously anymore. 

Also, River treats everyone in his life with such flippancy it drove me nuts. He has people who care about him and are concerned for his well-being and he just shoves them aside. I dreaded getting to his chapters.

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gonewithflynn's review

3.0

The author clearly had a lot of fun writing this book
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bgelb's review

2.5
lighthearted reflective medium-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

doneovan's review

3.5
adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes

Really intriguing structure - questions answered by the end but doesn’t quite stick the landing for me

arohrssen's review

3.25
mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
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louizus's review

1.0

DNF at 30%
So fucking boring????????? Like I really didn’t care

melissaharris648's review

DID NOT FINISH: 36%

I realized the story was going to be more of a tragedy type and I felt like I couldn’t handle that. The characters were good and the writing was really good too. The inevitable swirl to disaster just kept roiling in my gut creating anxiety. So I decided to let it go for my mental health.

freddychops's review

4.0
emotional mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

tiacarnes's review

4.0
adventurous emotional lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
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manasueroo's review

4.5
adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad

Team Calvin

Holy sex Batman I am not sure I ever considered how often guys do it.

Regardless of that the story was a slow burn but very interestingly woven together. Into a tragic love story so dramatic, only queens could be responsible. It was absolutely delicious.