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just_one_more_paige's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Murder, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, and Death
Moderate: Suicide and Classism
yourbookishbff's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
And first, I have to note how much I LOVED this audio production and narration by Josh Dylan. I would highly recommend this entire series on audio, but I particularly enjoyed this one.
This romance has a harder edge than any of our others, but also resulted in perhaps the most heartfelt declarations of the series. Role playing scenarios from Alan's erotic stories allows Alan and Hawthorne to navigate the class difference and power imbalance inherent to their relationship. Consent is well-navigated, with both establishing boundaries within scenarios and ways of withdrawing consent. I felt it was really well done, and allowed both characters to be vulnerable within a protected space as they begin revealing themselves to each other.
And the mystery! I loved that in each installment we get a new piece of the history of The Last Contract. In this, we get a deeper dive into the fae bargain with England's magicians, the ley lines, and magic houses (These! Magic! Houses!). I loved how this expands the world and magic system even further, and I thoroughly enjoyed every twist.
This is a book about mending and tending, and I absolutely adored it.
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Child death, Grief, Blood, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Classism, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Murder and Gun violence
Minor: Pregnancy and Sexual assault
Pregnancy and sexual assault in a side character's backstory.offbrandclubsoda's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Violence, Death, Gun violence, and Classism
Minor: Sexual assault
hendrixpants's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death and Violence
Minor: Homophobia
blewballoon's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Blood and Sexual content
Moderate: Classism, Violence, Death, Murder, and Gun violence
Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Infidelity
ellenkennedy's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Moderate: Torture, Violence, Classism, Death, Blood, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Suicide
cleot's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Death and Suicide
Minor: Misogyny, Homophobia, and Sexual assault
gondorgirl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Death, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Stalking, Vomit, Murder, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Gun violence, Violence, Classism, Alcohol, Cursing, Infidelity, and Bullying
loveyoulike's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
however, my biggest problem from the whole series remains unsolved. marske tends to favor wordy writing that includes lots of dialogue and streams of thoughts, which works for introspective scenes and highlights of setting and character dynamics. which is fine on its own honestly, but the issue occurs when the action starts to happen and instead of an immersive flow, we still get stilted and convoluted descriptions that freeze scenes away from the overall picture. they take me out of the most important plot beats and complicate the pacing, especially when urgency is called for by the story.
nevertheless, it was still an enjoyable read (mostly thanks to ross and jack). if i had to reread this series, i would 100% do it just to get to this book.
Graphic: Murder, Sexual content, and Death
Moderate: Classism and Chronic illness
Minor: Infidelity and Rape
robin_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
This was wonderful. At one point I was so anxious and scared about what was going to happen that I couldn’t continue reading 😭
I loved the conclusion to the mystery, the found family elements and the reluctant love store.
Graphic: Classism, Murder, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Death
Moderate: Violence, Gun violence, Bullying, Gaslighting, and Sexual content