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The Sugared Game by KJ Charles

36 reviews

12dejamoo's review

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adventurous mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I'm highly enjoying this series. I'm very much rooting for Will and Kim, and I would lay down my life for Maisie or Phoebe, so take that as a good advertisement. The third book is already requested from the library
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elliott_the_clementine's review

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dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-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

4.0

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merrymandolin's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

It took a bit for me to get into the story. For the romance, especially because I know the middle of a trilogy is all about that angst and questioning oneself. And the mystery took a minute to bloom. 
But I did end up devouring the second half in one night, so there's that.

Less spicy moments than the first. But we all knew this was going to be more emotional and angst heavy. And it was, but in a good way.
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a_fret_argent's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

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attolis's review against another edition

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4.0

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cleot's review

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adventurous emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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meliflowers's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted relaxing 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

3.0

Listened to the audiobook while cleaning the entire day and it is easy to follow along and appropriately pulls your attention to the story.

Some of the dialogue, however, read like a conversation you'd read on twitter. Don't ask me to elaborate.

I did like the spy duo, the story was compelling and I was invested. I'm about to start the third installment in the trilogy while I'm still cleaning... I hope it's as enjoyable as this was.
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language_loving_amateur's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious fast-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

5.0

I take back anything negative that I ever said about Slippery Creatures (book 1). I love all of these characters now, and understand their flaws better, and love them all the more for them. This book is definitely romantic as well as sexy. The mystery plot is complex, and the complications and repercussions of the mayhem are delved into. 
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booksthatburn's review

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adventurous mysterious medium-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

4.5

As a sequel, THE SUGARED GAME handles the next stage of Will and Kim's relationship, allowing them to figure out whether they want to stay as a series of very pleasant sexual encounters alternating with lies and danger, or if one of those things is ready to give way. Kim draws Will into more danger after Will and his friend Maisie are in a nightclub run by dangerous people. The nightclub storyline is new, features some dangerous new characters and showing the developing web of friendships between Phoebe, Maisie, and Will, all near Kim but not dependent on how much he's talking to Phoebe or Will at any given time. The question of Capricorn's identity is introduced and resolved, forcing changes in several relationships by the time everything is known. This is the middle book of the trilogy, and it leaves open how Kim and Will will move forward after the many changes in the finale of THE SUGARED GAME. 

Significant parts of this book would not make sense without having read SLIPPERY CREATURES, but it would be a fun time for someone who read it at random. Ironically, the fact that Kim has left a lot unexplained until now might actually work in such a reader's favor as far as comprehension of the plot is concerned.

I especially like the ending, the way the reckoning is handled makes the weight of consequences apparent, as Kim has been keeping too much to himself for too long for him to get away without something bad happening (or several somethings).
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zuum's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious fast-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

4.25

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