A review by plumpaperbacks
The Gargoyle's Captive by Katee Robert

emotional hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This could’ve potentially been a five star read if I wasn’t so deeply uncomfortable over Bram’s loincloth. And if there was more Ramanu. Still a fun time though.

Current ranking of the series:

1. The Demon’s Bargain (Team Ramanu forever)
2. The Kraken’s Sacrifice/The Gargoyle’s Captive (Kraken had better characters but Gargoyle had better smut)
3. The Dragon’s Bride (I’ve kinda forgotten about it ngl)

Representation:

• nonbinary side character that uses they/them

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Grief, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Child death, Murder, and Death

Both protagonists are grieving the loss of various family members and their subsequent position as the only one left. This grief drives one protagonist to suicidal thoughts, though they’re never acted upon. There are mentions of multiple deaths, of parents and younger siblings. There’s also one brief scene with giant spiders, said on-page to be roughly the size of a medium dog. But, as someone with an intense fear of spiders and bugs, I can say it’s not terrible.