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ka_ke's review
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Grief, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Body horror, Cursing, and Violence
Moderate: Death of parent, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, and Alcohol
Minor: Torture
blewballoon's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
I didn't like this quite as much as the first book. Fair warning, the first 50% of the book is almost entirely smut (pretty good smut, I admit) and romantic drama. The plot picks up very abruptly about halfway through and then it's chaos and other kinds of drama, rushing towards some plot twists and a big cliffhanger. I would say this definitely suffered from middle book syndrome, but I did like the new settings and characters we got to meet, and getting to know some characters from the first book a little better. I really didn't care for the filler plotline about Raina magically losing her feelings for Alexus and then her pretty quickly getting them back, and I'm even less looking forward to her being in a reverse situation now. I like seeing relationships progress, I don't like watching them go in circles, even if the circles are magically induced. I also didn't care for the "Oh no, Finn is mortally wounded! Oh no, it's okay, Raina saved him! Oh no, actually he's been murdered!" I did suspect he wouldn't make it though after his post-healing character development.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, Blood, and Violence
samantha_ellen's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-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? It's complicated
5.0
I can happily say this book does NOT have second book syndrome… all I know is that I LOVED every minute of it & it took this story from great to INCREDIBLE!
Everything went up a notch, the world building, the character development, more povs (that’s I’m SO invested in!) more magic & even more spice!!! The banter & angst was perfection along with all the relationships building into a found family - it’s every thing you want from a continuation in a series.
The pacing was perfect, I was hooked the whole way. So many twists & turns, I didn’t want it to end. The author managed to surprise me & keep me engaged the whole way through.
It had me gasping at points, smiling & laughing at others and then absolutely distraught at the end.
I can not believe it ended the at it did - but also WOW! Now I can see how it all lead to that & I NEED the next books asap
That was outstanding!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Violence
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