A review by sleepy_bookworm
Arrows and Apologies by Sav R. Miller

dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This book leans heavy into the miscommunication/secrets trope. The couple isn't really a couple for the majority of the book, there is a lot of animosity towards each other, though I'm pretty sure Alistar is all in on Cora pretty early on despite not wanting to admit it 

I get why Cora keeps her secrets. Trust no one, but I did get frustrated with her at times for not trusting Alistar. To be honest, I saw the twist coming, but the author did a good job of planting clues to lead me to that conclusion, and even then I was questioning myself until it was confirmed by the characters. 

Lucian's suicide was heartbreaking, and I was so hoping he would get his happy ending.

The ending seemed a bit abrupt, the spice in the epilogue was a bit off putting as being the first scene after the final scene in the main part of the book. I had mixed feels. 

All in all, this was a good read, but probably not one of my favorites from the series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual content, Suicide, Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault, Abandonment

Minor: Animal cruelty

Explanation of animal cruelty tw:

there is a brief time in the book where a character's dog goes missing and is later found with a cut on his abdomen There is a brief description of the injury. Later in the book, there is a very brief (one sentence) comment from the offending character stating what he did to the dog. The dog lives happily ever after with the couple in the book.