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chb's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, Car accident, Murder, Abandonment, and War
knlipke's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Holy HOT.
(I will say: the plot got a little lost along the way and got a little confusing for me. But I still really enjoyed it.)
Very excited for the next book!!! Fingers crossed for a threesome scene!
(I will say: the plot got a little lost along the way and got a little confusing for me. But I still really enjoyed it.)
Very excited for the next book!!! Fingers crossed for a threesome scene!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Murder
Moderate: Animal death, Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent
reading_kim_'s review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Stalking, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
haleydeppert's review
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
I am literally giggling and kicking my feet right now. I was afraid there was no way the second book could live up to the first, but boy, was I wrong. This book is chef’s kiss, IMMACULATE. It gets pretty spicy, but knowing me, I still needed MORE! Malum Mendax just does something to me and I eat him up every time like a four-course dinner after being starved in a barren desert for multiple weeks. I am absolutely ravenous for another book in this series and I cannot believe I have to wait another year or so in order to get my fill of the Unseelie Prince. If you are contemplating reading this series, just do it. Please. Thank me later.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Car accident, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Confinement, Grief, and War
_radreads's review
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
I enjoyed book 1 in this series! Enough for me to immediately start book 2. But our FMC became chaotic in book 2 and not in a way that made sense to me. There were so many plot twists that we ended up with a telenovela and many choices being made that were so out of pocket you couldn’t follow along with anyone’s reasoning.
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There is a pseudo love triangle situation and the MMC didn’t play it out at all like I would’ve thought he would from his behavior in book 1.
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There is a pseudo love triangle situation and the MMC didn’t play it out at all like I would’ve thought he would from his behavior in book 1.
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Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Car accident, and Classism
haleesiofthecatnipsea's review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.25
This book should be titled What Did I Read...
Book one I listened to on Audible and felt like this is a book that knows it's not great but is like a train wreck you can't look away from. Also, the narrator did a great job early on making the MC seem a little unhinged like someone who's trying to convince themself their mask is real, so the "twist" ending was satisfying in that I was right and she was not "JUST A SCIENTIST GOSH DARNIT!!"
This one was like that awkward interaction with someone you went to school with who you accepted a friend request from on social media to be nice, but immediately regret once you see they post every thing about their life to the point it's obnoxious and so you unfollowed them, but then you see them at TJ Maxx, and they start talking to you about all the things they've up to and all the plans they've made because you’re "friends" and you should already know, all the while inside you're thinking wtf are you talking about, yet just standing there with a confused smile plastered to your face nodding over and over until it's f i n a l l y freaking over. Like that sentence. I did finish it solely to meet my reading goals and not have time *totally* wasted.
PSA: let me be your example, don't waste your time.
PSA: let me be your example, don't waste your time.
I do really like the cover though
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Blood
Minor: Child abuse and Rape
lexsassy's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
The spice in this book is top notch. The first book teased the possibilities and then this book delivered. The ending felt rushed and I wish there was more of a cliffhanger. I wouldn’t have emotional liked it but it would have had a stronger conclusion then tying everything up in the last two chapters. I liked the resolutions but some I felt would have had more gravity had we waited till the 3rd book. I love the story with Caly and her relationships and I can’t wait to see the dynamics in the next book. I just hope the story isn’t being continued when there is little story left to tell. I hope there is more to discover in the next book and not exclusive spice. I was on the edge of my seat the whole book with the intense and exciting plot there’s one scene in the throne room that makes this book worth the read. A great book series I will enjoy re-reading.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, and War
lschmieman's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Sexual content, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
ecloete's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
What just happened... the end of this book once again leaves me wanting more. The truth of who Caly really is and how she is going to circumnavigate her relationships leaves one wanting more and on the edge of you see wanting to see what will happen next
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Emotional abuse
sherry_helstein's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Blood
Minor: Child death