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sam019's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Woah, what a great first book to bring in the new year. I just saw this book on my recommended list and saw the reviews were quite good so I decided to give it a chance. I'm obsessed. Like Game of Thrones and Harry Potter's baby, the plot is so interesting, mysterious, and unique. I honestly could not predict where the story was going which is so refreshing, the writting was so good. I still don't know where the story is going but I'm here for it. I have very high hopes for this series. Amazing 1st book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Bullying, Car accident, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, and Panic attacks/disorders
psydneigh's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
This is a bully romance but you don’t really get any romance in this one. Im not a huge fan of the bully stuff but its not bad in this one since you can kind of right it off as being a different world. The world seems pretty cool and im interested to see more of it. I’m going to keep reading but im not in love with this series yet.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying, Car accident, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse
charhollyx's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
First 200 pages were quite difficult to follow, as it always is when you start a new fantasy book.
But the last 200? Jesus Christ…
I felt sorry for the heirs, then I hated the heirs, then I really hated the heirs.
I thought the twins’ sexual fascination with them to be a little unrelatable seen as the heirs were torturing them daily and that. I love a sex scene and an enemies to lovers, but it felt a bit strange to read about sexually fantasising over a man who is actively and publicly trying to make your life a living hell by bringing your nightmares to life…
Favourite character is Orion by far!!
I have a feeling that Diego is the secret villain and the heirs will just be misunderstood… but I can’t see myself liking them again.
But the last 200? Jesus Christ…
I felt sorry for the heirs, then I hated the heirs, then I really hated the heirs.
I thought the twins’ sexual fascination with them to be a little unrelatable seen as the heirs were torturing them daily and that. I love a sex scene and an enemies to lovers, but it felt a bit strange to read about sexually fantasising over a man who is actively and publicly trying to make your life a living hell by bringing your nightmares to life…
Favourite character is Orion by far!!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Alcohol and Car accident
Minor: Death of parent
_savannahreads_'s review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcohol, Bullying, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence
hazcee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
How to describe this book?? it’s so flawed and needs serious editing. The writing is patchy and the twins voices are so similar I forget who is talking half the time. Also the bullying is INTENSE and not enough is done to explain why they are acting in this way. HOWEVER, the last 10% it shifts into a totally different gear and it has become the most addictive thing I’ve read in ages- I’ve literally read the first 3 books in the past week. So if you’re looking for some escapist trash (I mean that in the most affectionate way possible) and aren’t triggered by bully romance - power through the first book it’s worth it for the rest of the series!
It’s like reading the Winx saga meets Riverdale.
It’s like reading the Winx saga meets Riverdale.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Gaslighting, and Bullying
Moderate: Sexual harassment and Car accident
oikawanina's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
It took me quite a while to get into the book. The pacing was kinda slow for me & I have just discovered that I am very disturbed by bullying & sexual harassment.
I was disgusted by how the Heirs treated the Twins. Halfway through the book, I actually thought that Darius may not be such a bad guy but I regress.
I know that there is more to Darius’s character but for now, I am keeping my thought of him as a douche.
The ending was kinda anti climatic for me. I was expecting that turn of events but the whole plot of the book really kept me engaged to still finish the book. Ending the book left me with more questions than answers.
Besides the bullying & the sexual harassment, it was an interesting & engaging read.
I am not touching on the Twins’ character because I am hoping there would be a development in their character & abilities in the next book. Till then, I am saving my thoughts on them.
Well then, off to the second book.
I was disgusted by how the Heirs treated the Twins. Halfway through the book, I actually thought that Darius may not be such a bad guy but I regress.
I know that there is more to Darius’s character but for now, I am keeping my thought of him as a douche.
The ending was kinda anti climatic for me. I was expecting that turn of events but the whole plot of the book really kept me engaged to still finish the book. Ending the book left me with more questions than answers.
Besides the bullying & the sexual harassment, it was an interesting & engaging read.
I am not touching on the Twins’ character because I am hoping there would be a development in their character & abilities in the next book. Till then, I am saving my thoughts on them.
Well then, off to the second book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, and Violence
Moderate: Car accident, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Abandonment, Child death, and Murder
kworkman's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Car accident and Abandonment
Minor: Death of parent
sophiareadswaytoomuch's review against another edition
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
0.25
So. This is the worst book I’ve ever read, and I don’t say that lightly. I would rate it lower if I could.
TL;DR awful writing, extremely disturbing non consensual acts, overall awful book.
I’ll start with the most basic grievance I have; the writing is shit. I’ve read better grammar on Wattpad. The authors do not know how to correctly use commas. Sometimes they do not use a single comma in a sentence that is five lines long, sometimes they use three in one line. On the most basic level the grammar and writing is bad. I found at least five typos on top of their inability to use commas.
Everything else about the writing is also bad. Between the two POV characters (twin sisters), there is nothing even approaching a narrative voice to differentiate them. I had to check which character it was almost every chapter. The main characters are extremely bland and have almost no personality.
The worldbuilding was vague, handwavy, and bordering on absolute nonsense at times. I understand authors are entitled to write whatever they want, but absolutely none of the existing fae lore was included in this book. It felt like as many powers as possible were forced in- elemental magic, vampires, werewolves, sirens, Coercion.
Speaking of Coercion; yikes. The ‘bully romance’ of this book is the two main characters being physically and borderline sexually assaulted, degraded, and humiliated for the entire story. There were hints of future books and the girls being able to get revenge as they grow more powerful, but no actual payout.
Both girls are preyed on by separate ‘vampire fae’ who literally just grab them and drink their blood whenever they feel like it. There is an attempt to explain this as the more powerful fae preying on the weaker ones, but it just feels gross and awful. The way it is described is almost straight up rape, and by 3/4 of the way in the girls are just resigned to being treated like this. Also one of the characters doing this to them is one of their teachers.
Which brings me to my next point; not one single character is on the girls side. In the entire school (read: world) there iis literally nowhere and nothing that is safe for these girls and it really just adds an extra dimension of awful to slog through.
Of their two friends, one of them is a weird caricature of a Latino person who sprinkles random Spanish words into sentences in the most forced way possible and is literally named Diego. The other friend definitely gets her drink spiked at one point in the story which everyone just ignores.
None of the characters are interesting or fun and most of the people at the school are actively awful. Despite the despicable way these girls are treated by every single person, they somehow still manage to find these guys hot. I don’t want to shame people for what they’re into, but this level of abuse followed by ‘aww but he’s hot teehee’ was legitimately sickening to read. I’ve read good enemies to lovers; this is not that.
Also given the way these girls are treated you might think they make some attempt to learn to control their powers or understand the world they’ve been dropped into. Absolutely not. There is almost none of that.
I have more to say but I am honestly just so mad about every aspect of this book I’m not sure where to start. I literally threw it at a wall while reading, it was that frustrating. If you’ve got this far into my review, thank you and I hope you never read this book.
TL;DR awful writing, extremely disturbing non consensual acts, overall awful book.
I’ll start with the most basic grievance I have; the writing is shit. I’ve read better grammar on Wattpad. The authors do not know how to correctly use commas. Sometimes they do not use a single comma in a sentence that is five lines long, sometimes they use three in one line. On the most basic level the grammar and writing is bad. I found at least five typos on top of their inability to use commas.
Everything else about the writing is also bad. Between the two POV characters (twin sisters), there is nothing even approaching a narrative voice to differentiate them. I had to check which character it was almost every chapter. The main characters are extremely bland and have almost no personality.
The worldbuilding was vague, handwavy, and bordering on absolute nonsense at times. I understand authors are entitled to write whatever they want, but absolutely none of the existing fae lore was included in this book. It felt like as many powers as possible were forced in- elemental magic, vampires, werewolves, sirens, Coercion.
Speaking of Coercion; yikes. The ‘bully romance’ of this book is the two main characters being physically and borderline sexually assaulted, degraded, and humiliated for the entire story. There were hints of future books and the girls being able to get revenge as they grow more powerful, but no actual payout.
Both girls are preyed on by separate ‘vampire fae’ who literally just grab them and drink their blood whenever they feel like it. There is an attempt to explain this as the more powerful fae preying on the weaker ones, but it just feels gross and awful. The way it is described is almost straight up rape, and by 3/4 of the way in the girls are just resigned to being treated like this. Also one of the characters doing this to them is one of their teachers.
Which brings me to my next point; not one single character is on the girls side. In the entire school (read: world) there iis literally nowhere and nothing that is safe for these girls and it really just adds an extra dimension of awful to slog through.
Of their two friends, one of them is a weird caricature of a Latino person who sprinkles random Spanish words into sentences in the most forced way possible and is literally named Diego. The other friend definitely gets her drink spiked at one point in the story which everyone just ignores.
None of the characters are interesting or fun and most of the people at the school are actively awful. Despite the despicable way these girls are treated by every single person, they somehow still manage to find these guys hot. I don’t want to shame people for what they’re into, but this level of abuse followed by ‘aww but he’s hot teehee’ was legitimately sickening to read. I’ve read good enemies to lovers; this is not that.
Also given the way these girls are treated you might think they make some attempt to learn to control their powers or understand the world they’ve been dropped into. Absolutely not. There is almost none of that.
I have more to say but I am honestly just so mad about every aspect of this book I’m not sure where to start. I literally threw it at a wall while reading, it was that frustrating. If you’ve got this far into my review, thank you and I hope you never read this book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Bullying, Car accident, Physical abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Sexual violence, Stalking, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Emotional abuse
Likely to be very triggering. Awful book.bialves's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Bullying, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Abandonment, Car accident, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Infidelity, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Violence
bookishundercover's review against another edition
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Car accident, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, and Sexual content