A review by thorn_n_thistle_reads
The Emperor by RuNyx

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0


The Emperor is book 3 in the dark verse series. Though you could read the love story by itself you need to have read the first two books to understand the overall plot, otherwise, you'll have questions. 

I adored Dante and Amara's story. I loved that we got a duel POV ๐Ÿ™Œ and RuNyx gave us their back story from when they were children to the present day. Though it was incredibly hard to read about Amara's past, it was also a beautiful book. The lengths Dante will go to in order to protect and be with Amara, just makes me want to hug him. 

As heartbreaking as it was, I was glad we got the earlier years of Amara and Dante. It added to their overall character arc and growth. It made previous books and interactions between them clearer for me. Though we could see they cared for each other, the frosty interactions make much more sense now. Those clever characters ๐Ÿ˜œ

I really enjoyed getting inside Dante's head during his POV. So much comes together in this book, as well as seeing how he and Tristan became "friends" and their history. 

For the overall plot, things certainly become darker and we get some leads on the missing children and some "help" to guide them in the right direction. 

We also got some great plot twists (great probably not being the right word) but they certainly wow'd me! 

The next couple of books will certainly be interesting as they follow different characters, atleast the next one does. I'll be reading them soon, but I'm currently taking a break as a few books I've read lately have been tough to read emotionally. 

โ—๏ธThis series gets darker with each book. There is a lot of emotional and physical trauma in this book, as characters deal with their past and current predicaments. There are also mentions and details of R/SA. RuNyx notes trigger warnings at the start of each books. 

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