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A review by cultivatingass
Deathly Touch by C.C. Solomon
4.0
TL;DR This book is for the girlies who always wished their brooding YA romance was more explicit.
I’m not great at reviews, but I’m trying to write more of them in 2022 so bare with me.
I was a bit shocked this book is categorized as YA. imho it’s too spicy to be YA. Definitely new adult. It’s got that lovesick, puppy love YA feel to it, but it includes spicy enough scenes to keep older readers interested. Definitely perfect for the girlies out there who always wished Twilight was more explicit.
That being said this book is a really enjoyable, quick read. You could easily knock it out in one night. The world building doesn’t go too in depth, but I believe it takes place in the same universe as the author’s other novels. It does work as a stand alone story, but if you like it and you’re looking for more world building you could read the rest of her novels like I plan to.
The focus of this story is definitely on the romance between the main characters, and not the fantasy elements. It really works for this short read. The characters fall into many YA fantasy romance tropes, but not in a terrible or harmful way— more in a fun wink to the camera kind of way.
Jazmine is a strong and capable FMC, although she does find herself confused in certain social situations. As an autistic person I can relate. I like how blunt this can lead her to be, even if she does find herself embarrassed or anxious in some social situations.
Evan is your typical handsome, strong, loner MMC. He’s overly protective (borderline obsessive), and has a hard time regulating his emotions which is an interesting contrast to Jazmine’s more calculated approach.
The tropes only felt a little tired for me when it came to the side characters (evil adopted dad, overbearing sister, gay best friend, vapid sister etc), but there was still enough heart in most of them for it to be okay. In all they fueled the MC’s interactions in a good way which is important enough to forgive the boxes they were put in.
This book was enjoyable enough to get me to buy the rest of the author’s fantasy catalog, and as someone who only reads traditional books and not ebooks that’s a compliment in monetary investment alone. I’m excited to see if they are all in the same universe like I think they are. If they are, I’m really excited to see the universe explained more. I’d love to hear about the other paranormals that are around, and what their lives are like in this apocalyptic world.
4/5 Stars
I’m not great at reviews, but I’m trying to write more of them in 2022 so bare with me.
I was a bit shocked this book is categorized as YA. imho it’s too spicy to be YA. Definitely new adult. It’s got that lovesick, puppy love YA feel to it, but it includes spicy enough scenes to keep older readers interested. Definitely perfect for the girlies out there who always wished Twilight was more explicit.
That being said this book is a really enjoyable, quick read. You could easily knock it out in one night. The world building doesn’t go too in depth, but I believe it takes place in the same universe as the author’s other novels. It does work as a stand alone story, but if you like it and you’re looking for more world building you could read the rest of her novels like I plan to.
The focus of this story is definitely on the romance between the main characters, and not the fantasy elements. It really works for this short read. The characters fall into many YA fantasy romance tropes, but not in a terrible or harmful way— more in a fun wink to the camera kind of way.
Jazmine is a strong and capable FMC, although she does find herself confused in certain social situations. As an autistic person I can relate. I like how blunt this can lead her to be, even if she does find herself embarrassed or anxious in some social situations.
Evan is your typical handsome, strong, loner MMC. He’s overly protective (borderline obsessive), and has a hard time regulating his emotions which is an interesting contrast to Jazmine’s more calculated approach.
The tropes only felt a little tired for me when it came to the side characters (evil adopted dad, overbearing sister, gay best friend, vapid sister etc), but there was still enough heart in most of them for it to be okay. In all they fueled the MC’s interactions in a good way which is important enough to forgive the boxes they were put in.
This book was enjoyable enough to get me to buy the rest of the author’s fantasy catalog, and as someone who only reads traditional books and not ebooks that’s a compliment in monetary investment alone. I’m excited to see if they are all in the same universe like I think they are. If they are, I’m really excited to see the universe explained more. I’d love to hear about the other paranormals that are around, and what their lives are like in this apocalyptic world.
4/5 Stars