Reviews - Between Life and Death

321 reviews for:

Between Life and Death

Jaclyn Kot

3.74 AVERAGE

tempest_reign's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark mysterious

Loveable characters: Yes

𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙧 𝙍𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
𝙎𝙥𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙍𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜: 🌶🌶🌶🌶

I loved this dark fantasy romance! I devoured it in a day, because I just couldn't put it down, and when I had to, it was all I could think about!

I adored Sage, the white-haired sassy and stäbby fmc, and how her identity unfolded throughout the story. I also couldn't get enough of how obbsessed she was with the MMC — fated mates? Yes please!

And Von, the tattooed built-like-a-god morally charcoal shadow daddy MMC...I think I may have been drooling reading about him 😂, and I definately have a new book boyfriend!

There were so many plot twists in this book, I saw a few coming, but loved how they all fit together. My favourite twist was the ending though! I already downloaded book 2 and can't wait to read it.

𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝑰 𝒆𝒏𝒋𝒐𝒚𝒆𝒅 𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕: the easy to imagine world-building, the magic, the tension & obsession, the spice, the found family, how easily I connected to the characters, Von, Kitten, & the plot twists.

💢 𝙏𝙒𝙨: consensual sexual scenes, violence, gore, death, grief

lillmosen's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

mellisatri's review against another edition

4.0

dark funny fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

chelsss_ann's review against another edition

I had really high hopes for this book. Especially since it said it would scratch that ACOTAR itch. It didn't. There didn't seem to be enough buildup to really give depth to the plot. And every time the FMC called her racy inner thoughts her "Inner Goddess" I cringed. And anytime the MMC spoke, I cringed. I'm sure it was supposed to come off as seductive, but it really just felt so forced. I ended up DNFing at about 20%.

_bethsbookcollection_'s review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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: Complicated

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🌶️🌶️

This book absolutely swept me off my feet, I’m so glad I picked it up as I was absolutely enthralled from the get go.

Sage quickly became a fast favourite character, her fiery personality and sarcastic nature was something I instantly felt a kinship towards and in my opinion made for such a perfect main character in this book.

Following Sage’s journey to get Kaleb, her brother, back when he is conscripted is one full of twists and turns to no end.

Joining a band of rebel misfits with a complete range of personalities makes for a great story with incredible character interactions.

Von is absolute sin personified, he knows exactly what buttons to press to get the exact reactions he wants from Sage, most of which are very heated reactions.

The mystery aspect surrounding the lore within this world is sublime, I love how this wove itself amongst the desires and aims of the characters.

That ending was something else (in a good way) and I’m so glad to be able to pick up the next book straight away.