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A review by googiereads
The Sacrifice by Shantel Tessier
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
I wasn't expecting much given it's dark romance and probably will have gratuitous smut and other usual dark forbidden acts. It did have 70% smut, 10% plot (that were kind of messy but it got me curious enough to finish the book), and 20% on other stuff (violent scenes I feel were not really that essential to the whole story, some romance here and there, etc.).
Still, for a dark romance it was entertaining and revenge x arranged marriage concepts are exciting to me (well, it was more of a forced marriage to be honest). But, readers have to really check the TW because some scenes (smutty ones, the violent acts, other triggering scenes) I ended up just scrolling through and I didn't feel they were compelling enough for me to stay and read word per word. The plot just felt ridiculous at times especially when the villains' plans unfolded. The motive for the revenge marriage wasn't that strong enough reason to make the get-back-at-you satisfying but it held a significant role to messing up the villains' plans.
Tyson, if you look past the dark and underground acts he did, has magnetism to him that made my reading bearable somewhat. Kind of a rebel actually in this sordid secret society universe - will not follow the rules. No reaction nor feelings for the FMC, Lake, but there was one chapter I felt bad for her feelings of being insignificant. She got more confident but I can't say this part was explored nor threshed out. Character development wasn't the focus of the book.
I can't say it's super bad nor good but I think this is the book I'd like the most out of the LORDS series.
Still, for a dark romance it was entertaining and revenge x arranged marriage concepts are exciting to me (well, it was more of a forced marriage to be honest). But, readers have to really check the TW because some scenes (smutty ones, the violent acts, other triggering scenes) I ended up just scrolling through and I didn't feel they were compelling enough for me to stay and read word per word. The plot just felt ridiculous at times especially when the villains' plans unfolded. The motive for the revenge marriage wasn't that strong enough reason to make the get-back-at-you satisfying but it held a significant role to messing up the villains' plans.
Tyson, if you look past the dark and underground acts he did, has magnetism to him that made my reading bearable somewhat. Kind of a rebel actually in this sordid secret society universe - will not follow the rules. No reaction nor feelings for the FMC, Lake, but there was one chapter I felt bad for her feelings of being insignificant. She got more confident but I can't say this part was explored nor threshed out. Character development wasn't the focus of the book.
I can't say it's super bad nor good but I think this is the book I'd like the most out of the LORDS series.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Hate crime, Rape, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder
Moderate: Forced institutionalization
Minor: Sexual content