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A review by sultrytartreviews
Marked by the sea by J.P. Sina
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
This was…a weird read. I didn’t really like or dislike it. Mostly I think it felt incomplete and like the plot was much too big to be such a short book. Character motivations were…not relevant, I guess? I couldn’t understand why in a romance the FMC needed to be r*ped by her love interests AND almost assaulted by someone else. To be “fair” to the author, this is mentioned in the CW at the beginning of the book, I just don’t think it was well incorporated at all. Also, pretty sure the MMCs all ate humans before…I couldn’t understand that either. I ended up skipping to the steamy scenes because I did think those had a good flow (minus the SA, obviously). I also
Found it odd that this was a why choose (MFMM) but that only two characters got POV chapters. this was very puzzling as a whole work. It felt more like a beginning draft than a completed piece.
Found it odd that this was a why choose (MFMM) but that only two characters got POV chapters. this was very puzzling as a whole work. It felt more like a beginning draft than a completed piece.
Graphic: Rape and Sexual content
Moderate: Sexual assault and Kidnapping