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the_lesbrarian's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
3.75
This book was so fun! Morally gray butch lesbian princess x mermaid love story.
This is a very romance-heavy romantasy. Due to my personal reading preferences, I wish it was longer and more time had been given to development of the political and magic systems.
There are some big skips in logic, plot holes, and a very simple solution to the big problem that the book ends on,i am really not understanding why she couldn’t just live on land and then meet with her mother/undersea friends by having them swim to the cove and then hanging out with them from the land like she discussed doing with the princess but with talora underwater. this reads like the fantasy equivalent of the romance third act miscommunication to breakup trope so don’t pick this one up if you’re someone who can’t look past that.
That being said, I really enjoyed this book and will be reading the next one. This is a wild ride and a sweet romance in a fantasy setting turn your brain off & enjoy
also how insane it it that she was able to sneak out of the castle by wearing the in-world equivalent of those spirit halloween sexy nun outfits. hysterical and fantastic
This is a very romance-heavy romantasy. Due to my personal reading preferences, I wish it was longer and more time had been given to development of the political and magic systems.
There are some big skips in logic, plot holes, and a very simple solution to the big problem that the book ends on,
That being said, I really enjoyed this book and will be reading the next one. This is a wild ride and a sweet romance in a fantasy setting turn your brain off & enjoy
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, Animal death, Sexual violence, and Sexual content
Moderate: Rape, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Death, Sexual content, Alcohol, Classism, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Torture, Blood, Infertility, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, and Self harm
destinyridc's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Kidnapping, Sexual content, and Torture
Moderate: Infertility
Minor: Alcohol, Homophobia, Death, Incest, Rape, and Suicide attempt
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