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Savage Blooms
by S.T. Gibson
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Thank you to Little Bown Book Group/Orbit and NetGalley for the ARC!
What a fun little romp! Gibson is one of my favourite authors and I have been eagerly anticipating this book since 2022 and it did not let me down. First, this is a very character forward book, while plot and worldbuilding takes a bit more of a back seat. However, the worldbuilding that is there is interesting and I already need book 2 for more of it because the ending?!
The characters are queer, messy, and very complicated. This is not a slowburn book, it's more instalust, but Saint makes it work! It's atmospheric, erotic, and fun. The ending had me gasping and I've got so many theories about this book that I ALMOST decided to reread the book.
I also love that I can tell Saint did her research here. I'm Scottish. I've lived in Scotland all my life. My biggest pet peeve is when authors decide to write books set in Scotland but it's painfully obvious they did zero research on Scotland. But in this book, it genuinely feels like home. Saint did her research and I'm so grateful for that.
The fae bargain/magic in this was excellent. I won't go into too much detail here because of spoilers but it was interesting and it kept me hooked on the story, although I really, really hope we get more of this in book 2.
The only part that I feel maybe knocked a star off was how rushed the ending (before the epilogue) was. However, I still wholeheartedly love this book and now I need the second one.
Overall, highly recommend this book, but check the warnings and be aware this is character forward, instalust erotica. It's great.
What a fun little romp! Gibson is one of my favourite authors and I have been eagerly anticipating this book since 2022 and it did not let me down. First, this is a very character forward book, while plot and worldbuilding takes a bit more of a back seat. However, the worldbuilding that is there is interesting and I already need book 2 for more of it because the ending?!
The characters are queer, messy, and very complicated. This is not a slowburn book, it's more instalust, but Saint makes it work! It's atmospheric, erotic, and fun. The ending had me gasping and I've got so many theories about this book that I ALMOST decided to reread the book.
I also love that I can tell Saint did her research here. I'm Scottish. I've lived in Scotland all my life. My biggest pet peeve is when authors decide to write books set in Scotland but it's painfully obvious they did zero research on Scotland. But in this book, it genuinely feels like home. Saint did her research and I'm so grateful for that.
The fae bargain/magic in this was excellent. I won't go into too much detail here because of spoilers but it was interesting and it kept me hooked on the story, although I really, really hope we get more of this in book 2.
The only part that I feel maybe knocked a star off was how rushed the ending (before the epilogue) was. However, I still wholeheartedly love this book and now I need the second one.
Overall, highly recommend this book, but check the warnings and be aware this is character forward, instalust erotica. It's great.