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Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, War
Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Sexual content, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Abandonment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Minor: Pregnancy
Graphic: Death, Violence
Moderate: Child death, Torture, Blood, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual assault, Torture, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, War
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Murder
Moderate: Death of parent
Graphic: Body shaming, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Murder
Moderate: Death of parent
Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Blood, Death of parent, Murder
Minor: Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Rape, Grief, Death of parent, Sexual harassment
There are also a lot of crumbs throughout the book which gave me an idea of what would happen next. Although some aspects of the story were predictable, I found it satisfying when I guessed correctly! There were also moments when I was caught off guard by unexpected twists and turns,
It is a slow-burning romance, making it all the more satisfying when the characters finally come together. The author has also thrown in an enemies-to-lovers plot, adding an extra layer of complexity to the romance.
Poppy, is a force to be reckoned with. She is charming, strong-willed, and knows her way around a dagger! I found myself becoming more and more invested in her story as the book progressed. I could see why Hawke falls for her, despite his rough exterior. Hawke is a gray character and complex
Reading this book was an emotional rollercoaster, and I cannot wait to read the next one!
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Sexual harassment
Minor: Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Body shaming, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail
This book started out pretty shaky BUT I was won over by the amazing work of the narrator. She had a way of narrating things so that the banter and characters flowed in a way that the prose didn’t. I will also credit the book with the fact that Poppy felt like an 18-year-old girl scrabbling for control in her own life. The themes and exploration of them was interesting. Poppy’s character lent to these themes and it was fairly well done. Aside from that, the foreshadowing as fairly well done.
What really tanked this book for me was the last quarter of the book roughly. While it was declining slightly before the twist was revealed, that’s what destroyed the book for me. Everything about the characters and who they were felt like it vanished. Their actions stopped making sense and while I thought some changes after the reveal of the twist were well some, most didn’t. I stopped understanding Poppy and her actions. I found myself so frustrated with her and what she was doing that it tanked the book for me.
Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Sexual harassment
Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Murder
Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Medical content, Kidnapping
Minor: Animal cruelty, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury