A review by btwnprintedpgs
Devourer of Men by Nikki St. Crowe

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

 I feel like this book had nothing by way of plot until the end, but I enjoyed the characters well enough. Wish there had been less fetch quest and more lore and backstory. We come into this story with three assumptions - 1. You read the original series; 2. Wendy Darling is someone we already should know and care about (even though we know Winnie and NOT Wendy and they should be their own characters if written well enough); 3. Hook and Roc have some kind of established relationship beyond hate (the enemies to lovers doesn't hit right if you don't tend to the relationship building). It felt like the story didn't build right because of the assumed spin-off magic or something. It was not my favourite, but the cliffhanger was interesting.

TW: violence, imprisonment, murder, injury detail, blood, alcohol, sexual content; mentions child abuse 


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