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_delia's review
He raped her and none of the comments I saw even mention it
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape
bittie_bee's review
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
medium-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? Yes
4.5
briana_conchita's review
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
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? Yes
4.0
jazi62's review
3.0
Is it love or is it sex? I liked the story and I just wished more time was spent developing the two Mcs so that I could answer that question. DNF 69% when the politics became too much.
coreyarch9's review
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
"'All I know for certain,' I said softly, 'is that my motives might have been questionable at first, but somewhere along the way, I fell in love with you.'"
In five days, I read the first three books of Elin Peer's Men of the North series on KU., and it has been just the palette cleanser that I had been looking for!
It was fun to take a break from overly-sciency books and escape into a futuristic world where gender roles coincided with political borders.
All three books followed a different couple with the same enemies-to-lovers trope. And even though the writing mechanics weren't polished and I would have welcomed more smut, I found myself unable to put the books down!
I'm ready to now take a break from the Men of the North, but I look forward to continuing with book 4 soon.
In five days, I read the first three books of Elin Peer's Men of the North series on KU., and it has been just the palette cleanser that I had been looking for!
It was fun to take a break from overly-sciency books and escape into a futuristic world where gender roles coincided with political borders.
All three books followed a different couple with the same enemies-to-lovers trope. And even though the writing mechanics weren't polished and I would have welcomed more smut, I found myself unable to put the books down!
I'm ready to now take a break from the Men of the North, but I look forward to continuing with book 4 soon.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Misogyny, and Sexism
Moderate: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, War, Death, Violence, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Kidnapping and Murder
ezichinny's review
4.0
3.5 states.
Kahn and Pearl took a while to get going. The last half was much better and faster paced and I love the changes Pearl brought to the NMen community.
Kahn and Pearl took a while to get going. The last half was much better and faster paced and I love the changes Pearl brought to the NMen community.
amyiw's review
5.0
4 1/2 OK, liked this one better than the first as during the first I was angry for half the book. This had its maddening moments but I think because I understand the absurd dystopic world better, I wasn't thrown off the story of them figuring things out between them a bit. They further the belief that maybe they will figure out how to live together and the world might also.
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Her mother trying to brain wash her because she thinks she has been brainwashed, argh!xakyr's review against another edition
3.0
FTC DISCLAIMER: I RECEIVED AN E-ARC FROM THE AUTHOR PRIOR TO RELEASE THAT I DID NOT READ. HOWEVER, I ALSO PURCHASED A COPY AT MY OWN COST, WHICH I DID READ. I NOW VOLUNTARILY OFFER MY HONEST REVIEW OF THE BOOK, THOUGH IT IS NOT EXPECTED OF ME! RECEIPT OF THIS BOOK IN THESE MANNERS DOES NOT AFFECT MY OPINION OF THE BOOK OR THE CONTENT OF MY REVIEW!
Having read and enjoyed the first book in this series, I was eager to read this story, to the point where I pre-ordered it the second I finished that first book. This book was good, but I really felt that something was lacking with it.
This story focused on Khan and Pearl, and while it does go over some of the events of the previous story, it does so from a different point of view, in order to advance the story arc as a whole. Boulder and Christina do play a part in this story, but it is more of a minor one.
I liked seeing the push and pull between Pearl and Khan, but I felt that their romance was a bit lacking. There was very little to show them actually falling for each other, and I felt that each of their focus was on controlling the other one in the relationship. I did like how at the end they seemed to be working toward the same goals, though! Khan's attitude got a little old at times, but I loved the growth that Pearl underwent while in the North with Khan. I especially liked how they handled the situation with the school! Unfortunately, I had a sense of disquiet while reading it, and couldn't really put my finger on what was bothering me with the story overall.
I think that this was a good story, but something got lost in translation for me somewhere. I did enjoy it enough to pre-order the next book, but I do hope for a more enjoyable experience with that one!
Having read and enjoyed the first book in this series, I was eager to read this story, to the point where I pre-ordered it the second I finished that first book. This book was good, but I really felt that something was lacking with it.
This story focused on Khan and Pearl, and while it does go over some of the events of the previous story, it does so from a different point of view, in order to advance the story arc as a whole. Boulder and Christina do play a part in this story, but it is more of a minor one.
I liked seeing the push and pull between Pearl and Khan, but I felt that their romance was a bit lacking. There was very little to show them actually falling for each other, and I felt that each of their focus was on controlling the other one in the relationship. I did like how at the end they seemed to be working toward the same goals, though! Khan's attitude got a little old at times, but I loved the growth that Pearl underwent while in the North with Khan. I especially liked how they handled the situation with the school! Unfortunately, I had a sense of disquiet while reading it, and couldn't really put my finger on what was bothering me with the story overall.
I think that this was a good story, but something got lost in translation for me somewhere. I did enjoy it enough to pre-order the next book, but I do hope for a more enjoyable experience with that one!
mehak_ds's review
1.0
I have never read a more garbage book. It's like taking old school sexism and justifying it. Someone who forcibly subjects anyone to any kind of sexual acts against their will, especially when they verbally say they do not want that happening, are committing ASSAULT and it is not something 'moral' or 'redeemable'. The hero constantly reassured the heroine that he won't 'rape' her. Well, he assaults her throughout and is ridiculously sexist. Also ... He likes the idea of teenage pregnancies??? Wtf is this book???? I have no freaking idea. This is just absolute INSANITY. It's disgusting.
I'm going to add specifics that made me DNF. I know the POINT is that the hero is supposed to be disgusting, sexist, and he changes - but it's just too much, and too similar to the kind of sexism that exists right now.
-a character calls another character r*tarded as an insult. It's never addressed other than as 'foul language'
- the hero masturbates in front of the heroine when she asks him not to. That's revealing yourself in front of someone, and it's assault
-after the heroine suggests a school for boys and girls as a way to merge differences between the countries, the hero fantasizes about TEEN PREGNANCIES?? quote: "Ahh, the thought of teen pregnancies and children being created naturally made my blood flow faster."
-the hero forcibly undresses her and gropes her in the shower after tying her to him?!?!?!
WHAT THE ABSOLUTE HECJ IS THIS BOOK?
Also he farts and laughs about it. That's gross and ew. And I don't need to read about his armpit hair. That's also ew.
I also disliked the stupidity of both arguing that the men of the motherland are as masculine as the men of the north, while also simultaneously describing the men of the north as 'inherently masculine' etc etc. You're undoing all of the work you did by expanding the definition of masculinity to include other types of masculinity, by ONCE AGAIN restricting the definition back to the ooga booga cave man male definition. This book is stupid.
I'm going to add specifics that made me DNF. I know the POINT is that the hero is supposed to be disgusting, sexist, and he changes - but it's just too much, and too similar to the kind of sexism that exists right now.
-a character calls another character r*tarded as an insult. It's never addressed other than as 'foul language'
- the hero masturbates in front of the heroine when she asks him not to. That's revealing yourself in front of someone, and it's assault
-after the heroine suggests a school for boys and girls as a way to merge differences between the countries, the hero fantasizes about TEEN PREGNANCIES?? quote: "Ahh, the thought of teen pregnancies and children being created naturally made my blood flow faster."
-the hero forcibly undresses her and gropes her in the shower after tying her to him?!?!?!
WHAT THE ABSOLUTE HECJ IS THIS BOOK?
Also he farts and laughs about it. That's gross and ew. And I don't need to read about his armpit hair. That's also ew.
I also disliked the stupidity of both arguing that the men of the motherland are as masculine as the men of the north, while also simultaneously describing the men of the north as 'inherently masculine' etc etc. You're undoing all of the work you did by expanding the definition of masculinity to include other types of masculinity, by ONCE AGAIN restricting the definition back to the ooga booga cave man male definition. This book is stupid.