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A review by breabooks
Blooms of Darkness by Helen Domico, Anna Applegate
adventurous
challenging
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Ok hear me out. This was a very tropey, typical romantasy. It hit all the notes and was kind of predictable. The ending really threw me for a loop with the nonstop action tangled with some crazy twists. But. It. Was. So. GOOD!!! I couldn’t put it down once I picked it up. If I had more time in the day I would have flown through it. The authors did an excellent job of sucking me in immediately.
I loved the characters. Iliana was the perfect strong princess with a devastating secret who didn’t take shit from no one. Kade was the sasshole shadow daddy everyone loves. Ian and Kalliah were the fun sidekicks. The plot REALLY picked up the last 30% of the book; however, it was fast paced throughout.
This is a book I highly recommend you pick up when you’ve finished reading something really heavy. Does this deal with heavy themes? Yes- death, torture, ptsd, anxiety attacks, and other things. Are these themes dealt with sensitivity, levity, and in a realistic way? Yes. It’s also spicy. In the best way.
I need these two to write the next book faster. That ending had me reeling.
Thank you to Anna Applegate and Helen Domico for allowing me to read this early in exchange for an honest review. I loved it 🥰
I loved the characters. Iliana was the perfect strong princess with a devastating secret who didn’t take shit from no one. Kade was the sasshole shadow daddy everyone loves. Ian and Kalliah were the fun sidekicks. The plot REALLY picked up the last 30% of the book; however, it was fast paced throughout.
This is a book I highly recommend you pick up when you’ve finished reading something really heavy. Does this deal with heavy themes? Yes- death, torture, ptsd, anxiety attacks, and other things. Are these themes dealt with sensitivity, levity, and in a realistic way? Yes. It’s also spicy. In the best way.
I need these two to write the next book faster. That ending had me reeling.
Thank you to Anna Applegate and Helen Domico for allowing me to read this early in exchange for an honest review. I loved it 🥰