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The Rivaled Crown

Holly Renee

3.49 AVERAGE

adventurous mysterious slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: N/A
dark tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

only1stefani's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 30%

The story was dragging out for too long and the character development and storyline became repetitive. 
dark emotional slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I really was hoping the final book would bring it home and instead I struggled to finish this book. The first book was great, the second was okay, and this one was a let down. While I wanted to know how things finished out in this series, I ended up skipping the romantic scenes and a lot of the internal dialogue characters had. It didn’t feel very believable and was pretty repetitive.

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adventurous inspiring medium-paced
adventurous medium-paced

I had been so fearful, but he was still here. Still whole. Still mine.
And if I was a storm, then he was the one thing unshaken in its wake.”
dark tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Diverse cast of characters: No

The story picks up right where The Hunted Heir ends and it's not pretty. Our poor girl Verena cannot catch a break and it steadily gets worse before it gets better.

We see new faces and old. We experience firsthand that love can withstand time and any hardship thrown its way. We see new love. And family bonds fray and strengthen. We see daddy dacre on his knees and my God I can't breathe

Most of all, we see women. Strong women. Women who fought silently because they had to. We see a cycle broken for the good of all. Women standing up and doing the damn thing.

I needed this book. And I think you do too.

Thank you to Holly and team for the earc! This review is voluntary and my honest thoughts
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No

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now dacre knows how to yearn