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dark
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This is quite possibly the most infuriating book I've read this year, and I've read over 150.
A general review: This book is not for plot girlies. It's 95% smut, 5% plot. The smut is good, but I wish there was a little more action to the plot. It was a whole lot of exposition, so maybe the rest of the books will be stronger. But for this one, I always felt like I'd read 1,000 pages, just to look down and see I was only 32% of the way through the book. And there are plenty of errors and earcorns and it was sometimes a little painful.
That said, I think I hate these characters so much that I kind of like them, and at the very least, I can't take my eyes off the absolute trainwreck that is this story.
A more detailed review: Raven is somehow worse than Feyre Archeron and every one-dimensional heroine. And to be fair, it works for her—but only to an extent. She's been sheltered her whole life, which explains so much about her character; on that front, I applaud the author's accuracy. But my god, is she the most immature, insecure, selfish 20-something-year-old FMC. The only reason there's any relationship tension in this book is because she overhears some shit or sees something out of context and takes a hot air balloon ride to whatever worst case scenario her little bird brain (pun intended) can devise.
But again, that's gotta all be by design given how few people she's had in her life and how remote her kingdom is. Doesn't mean I don't hate it with every ounce of bone marrow in my body and wish she had some goddamn self respect, though. Also, the Jeanine thing? Girl, get a grip. How many times can you beat a horse that was never alive?
Cade? The hardest of passes. Is Zeke toxic as fuck? Absolutely. But does he at least respect Raven as a human being and want to challenge her to be better? You bet your ass. Cade is just such a gross character so I guess once again, the author did a great job of building that out.
He is the most dense motherfucker I've ever read in a book, and that's accounting for Jacob Black. And I don't think I've ever felt nauseated while reading about a character, but here we are. All I gotta say about Cade is that I can't wait for Zeke to kill his ass.
And Zeke. Oh, Zeke. My guy is an alcoholic and a jealous creature, but he's great in bed, and I love that for Raven. Honestly, Raven is the problem here. She's the iceberg that sinks her own damn Titanic—every. time.
Anyway, I just got book 2 on KU so here goes.
A general review: This book is not for plot girlies. It's 95% smut, 5% plot. The smut is good, but I wish there was a little more action to the plot. It was a whole lot of exposition, so maybe the rest of the books will be stronger. But for this one, I always felt like I'd read 1,000 pages, just to look down and see I was only 32% of the way through the book. And there are plenty of errors and earcorns and it was sometimes a little painful.
That said, I think I hate these characters so much that I kind of like them, and at the very least, I can't take my eyes off the absolute trainwreck that is this story.
A more detailed review: Raven is somehow worse than Feyre Archeron and every one-dimensional heroine. And to be fair, it works for her—but only to an extent. She's been sheltered her whole life, which explains so much about her character; on that front, I applaud the author's accuracy. But my god, is she the most immature, insecure, selfish 20-something-year-old FMC. The only reason there's any relationship tension in this book is because she overhears some shit or sees something out of context and takes a hot air balloon ride to whatever worst case scenario her little bird brain (pun intended) can devise.
But again, that's gotta all be by design given how few people she's had in her life and how remote her kingdom is. Doesn't mean I don't hate it with every ounce of bone marrow in my body and wish she had some goddamn self respect, though. Also, the Jeanine thing? Girl, get a grip. How many times can you beat a horse that was never alive?
Cade? The hardest of passes. Is Zeke toxic as fuck? Absolutely. But does he at least respect Raven as a human being and want to challenge her to be better? You bet your ass. Cade is just such a gross character so I guess once again, the author did a great job of building that out.
He is the most dense motherfucker I've ever read in a book, and that's accounting for Jacob Black. And I don't think I've ever felt nauseated while reading about a character, but here we are. All I gotta say about Cade is that I can't wait for Zeke to kill his ass.
And Zeke. Oh, Zeke. My guy is an alcoholic and a jealous creature, but he's great in bed, and I love that for Raven. Honestly, Raven is the problem here. She's the iceberg that sinks her own damn Titanic—every. time.
Anyway, I just got book 2 on KU so here goes.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcoholism and Sexual assault
Minor: Death of parent
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