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A Crimson Covenant
by Aimee Donnellan
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
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:
No
This book was an absolutely wild emotional ride! I loved every second of joy, heartache, and longing. A truly fantastic read about the importance of taking action against wrongs, even if the wrongs aren't being specifically perpetrated against you.
Firstly, the characters were incredible. I related so much to Arche, especially about her fears of disappointing people and not living up to expectations. I loved her growth over the book, watching her grow to become more confidence and step into the leader role, as well as getting more comfortable with talking about her emotions and dealing with her fears. It broke my heart when she lost control because she was missing her family. Lenora was also such a good character. I loved the representation of her being demi-sexual, it added a lot to her relationship with Arche, and contributed to her becoming more comfortable with physical intimacy. Their relationship progression felt so natural and organic, and I love that they worked through their issues together. Lenore became much more confident in her abilities and was able to step out of the shadow of her mother's doubt, to become more powerful, but also self-assured. I loved all of the side characters too, there were far too many fantastic ones to name them all here, but each one had incredible depth, and vivacity.
The world-building was fascinating. I really liked the premise of the six houses coming together, with the aim of keeping each other in check. The prose was great, it was really immersive, and I liked instantly being thrown into the action.
Having a queernorm world was lovely and the representation was great.
Firstly, the characters were incredible. I related so much to Arche, especially about her fears of disappointing people and not living up to expectations. I loved her growth over the book, watching her grow to become more confidence and step into the leader role, as well as getting more comfortable with talking about her emotions and dealing with her fears. It broke my heart when she lost control because she was missing her family. Lenora was also such a good character. I loved the representation of her being demi-sexual, it added a lot to her relationship with Arche, and contributed to her becoming more comfortable with physical intimacy. Their relationship progression felt so natural and organic, and I love that they worked through their issues together. Lenore became much more confident in her abilities and was able to step out of the shadow of her mother's doubt, to become more powerful, but also self-assured. I loved all of the side characters too, there were far too many fantastic ones to name them all here, but each one had incredible depth, and vivacity.
The world-building was fascinating. I really liked the premise of the six houses coming together, with the aim of keeping each other in check. The prose was great, it was really immersive, and I liked instantly being thrown into the action.
Having a queernorm world was lovely and the representation was great.