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A review by amywarnes
Of Dreams and Demons by Willow Hadley
5.0
Ahhhh that ending was so mean!! But the book was so good!!
I usually struggle a bit with POV changes that follow a totally different storyline but I really loved that we got to see Alistair, Rian and Matthieu's storyline in this book! I think it helped that the chapters were grouped together so it was easy to get into the flow of the different stories, though that did make the timeline feel a bit awkward. I was starting to lose investment in Rian and Matthieu's characters a bit by the end of the first book so it was great to see them front and centre again to remind myself why I was so intrigued by them to begin with.
I'm really looking forward to the characters all coming together, I can't wait to see the dynamics and how they handle all of the drama surrounding their bonds. It might not be the most exciting part to other people but I'm really curious to see how the relationships work around Isla and Alistair's friendship. It seems pretty solid that they are just friends and I hope it stays that way, it'll be cool to see how everyone interacts when there's 2 guys mated to both Alistair and Isla while Isla also has these 4 other mates. It's gonna be so fun 😏
The sex scenes again just felt a little bit lacklustre for some reason, I can't really put my finger on why. I think it's because they felt a bit clinical? Like the group scene pretty much ends with "I came and then he came and then they came" sort of thing. I think it could do with describing more of the physical responses or emotional feelings or something? Idk. I think this is just personal preference though so I don't necessarily think it's bad writing and it doesn't affect my rating.
Matthieu makes my little ace heart so happy. I don't even experience ace-ness the same way as him but it's still really, really cool to see an ace person in a romance book. Not even just as a character but a romantic interest as well! It honestly made me tear up. I can't wait to see him, Isla and Alistair have a conversation about his lack of interest in physical stuff and getting to keep seeing them be all hand holdy and forehead kissy and feeling safe with him 🥺🥰
Wow this series is just so good, I can't wait for more!
I usually struggle a bit with POV changes that follow a totally different storyline but I really loved that we got to see Alistair, Rian and Matthieu's storyline in this book! I think it helped that the chapters were grouped together so it was easy to get into the flow of the different stories, though that did make the timeline feel a bit awkward. I was starting to lose investment in Rian and Matthieu's characters a bit by the end of the first book so it was great to see them front and centre again to remind myself why I was so intrigued by them to begin with.
I'm really looking forward to the characters all coming together, I can't wait to see the dynamics and how they handle all of the drama surrounding their bonds. It might not be the most exciting part to other people but I'm really curious to see how the relationships work around Isla and Alistair's friendship. It seems pretty solid that they are just friends and I hope it stays that way, it'll be cool to see how everyone interacts when there's 2 guys mated to both Alistair and Isla while Isla also has these 4 other mates. It's gonna be so fun 😏
The sex scenes again just felt a little bit lacklustre for some reason, I can't really put my finger on why. I think it's because they felt a bit clinical? Like the group scene pretty much ends with "I came and then he came and then they came" sort of thing. I think it could do with describing more of the physical responses or emotional feelings or something? Idk. I think this is just personal preference though so I don't necessarily think it's bad writing and it doesn't affect my rating.
Matthieu makes my little ace heart so happy. I don't even experience ace-ness the same way as him but it's still really, really cool to see an ace person in a romance book. Not even just as a character but a romantic interest as well! It honestly made me tear up. I can't wait to see him, Isla and Alistair have a conversation about his lack of interest in physical stuff and getting to keep seeing them be all hand holdy and forehead kissy and feeling safe with him 🥺🥰
Wow this series is just so good, I can't wait for more!