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carolined314's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-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
4.0
The chosen family grows more, with more dark magic and awful relatives.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Physical abuse, Torture, Grief, Death, Violence, Blood, Child death, and Colonisation
Minor: Suicide and Alcohol
purplepenning's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
I've gone back and forth on the rating for this one, but I think I'll settle in at a 4. I *loved* the first book and though I didn't enjoy the second one nearly as much when I was reading it, I think of it with fondness and positivity now. I suspect it will be the same with this one. The world remains fascinating (I would definitely read more in this setting!), the characters are captivating, the Edwardian found family vibe is pretty perfect, and the whole theme of consent as it applies personally between partners and broadly in the system of magic and political power is clever and intriguing. The relationship dynamics and humor didn't really connect for me in books two and three, though I liked the individual characters well enough. Also, "levels of steaminess" is a completely subjective measure, but I think readers may want to know that this one follows the trajectory of book two and, on my scale at least, moves from "mildly steamy, mostly sweet and swoony romantic fantasy" in book one to "kinda spicy, unapologetically kinky romantic fantasy" in book three. There's a lot of fantasy story line to wrap up, so it doesn't become ALL about Hawthorne and Ross's relationship, but it's a significant part of the story.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Sexual content
Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Grief, Police brutality, Sexism, Suicide, Violence, Kidnapping, Classism, Death, and Colonisation
Minor: Death of parent, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual harassment, and Toxic relationship
Sex scenes include consensual non-consent and power play inspired by role-playing from erotic stories
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