A review by williebenz
Obsidian Feathers by N. Cáceres

5.0

If you enjoy dark romance with real-life horror - a toxic mother and selfish boyfriend with a side of monster/shifter romance, then this is book for you. Sal is tall, dark, handsome and is obsessed with Angie remember the truth of her childhood.
Angie is controlled by her mother in all aspects and is forced to marry in 2 week but when her job gives her the opportunity to go to El Salvador to aid in a mining agreement with the locals, she doesn’t hesitate and welcomes the new freedom. That’s where she meet an unexpected guest who will change her live.

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General Content Warnings: graphic depictions of cannibalism, mild discussion of self-harm, ritualized self-harm, murder, graphic language, panic attacks, child abuse, mentions of needle-based drug use, parental abuse, guns, murder, depictions of indigenous rites in a fictionalized universe, discussion of sexual assault (including coercion based rape), death of an adolescent, partial loss of mental autonomy, and discussion of suicide.

Social: colorism, ableism, fatphobia, racism, prejudice, discussion of historical genocide, body shaming, discussion of deportation, trivializing mental illness, self-destructive coping mechanisms, emotional self-harm, self-sabotage, and confrontation of an abuser.

Romance: dubious consent, breeding, masochism, graphic sex acts, choking, large objects, sexualized violence, intense language, graphic sex, masturbation, stalking, kidnapping, forced captivity, brat taming, somnophelia, praise kink, orgasm denial, domination/submission, anal, spanking, knotting, cum worship, primal play, breath play, and D/S dynamics.