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A review by courts_hodge
Within Obsession and Lies by Harper Wylde, Stacy Jones
3.75
๐๐ณ ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐น๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ผ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ฎ ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฑ, ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ผ๐ธโฆ
๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ-๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ, ๐๐ฟ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฎ ๐น๐ผ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐โฆ
I had a love-hate relationship with this book but for some reason I couldnโt put it down. Itโs one of those books that are slightly cringey but have a fast flowing pace so theyโve very easy to get through.
๐ซ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐:
Arawyn is low-key a pick me girl but I feel like sheโs also just your typical โfantasy female characterโ. Sheโs sassy, intelligent, capable of anything and has that slightly irritating trait of never following orders. BUT, Iโm all for her sex-positive attitude.
Rathe is the โleaderโ of the group as he is the Prince of the Light Court and supposed future heirโฆHeโs your typical brooding and mysterious character who has an undeniable attraction towards Arawyn but is fighting his desireโฆobviouslyโฆ
Viper is your slightly crazy, slightly psychotic character that has a soft side for Arawyn and a dark traumatic past to blameโฆ Heโs the bastard brother of Rathe and, as a result, had to deal with a lot of abuse from their Father.
Fearsome, as Rathesโ royal personal guard, was my personal favourite but I canโt exactly describe why. Heโs the perfect blend of the other two boys: brooding and mysterious but also slightly psychotic and possessive.
There were a few side characters but the main one is Braven - Arawyns supposed only friend and confidant but yet, he suddenly disappears at one point early on in the book and is never mentioned again (Iโm currently reading the second book and am 85% through and heโs still not mentioned!!! PLOT HOLE!!!?)
๐ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ-๐๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด: ๐ฎ/๐ฑ
Thereโs a lot of mentions of random Fae creatures throughout the book but not much is said besides what they are. The world of โFaeryโ is hardly mentioned at all - all we know is that there is a Light Court and a Night Court. I know this is more of an urban fantasy book BUT, given that every character in the book is FAE, I wanted to know more about the FAE WORLDโฆ(and not just random info summed up in the last few chapters) BUT Iโm hoping that the second book will include more of the world building.
๐ถ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ: ๐ฎ/๐ฑ
The spice wasnโt bad, in fact, it had me blushing, but, there just wasnโt a lot of it in this book. The main 75% of the book was just pure sexual tension which I canโt complain aboutโฆ the second book in the series has much more spice though if thatโs what youโre after!
After finishing this book, Iโm not going to lie, I did immediately download the second one of the series and start reading it. Loads of people gave this 5 stars and I can totally see the appeal - if you love an urban fantasy full of sexy Fae men then you should try this book out!!
The reason why I couldnโt give the book quite 4 stars is because I found myself cringing so much at the dialogue at points and a lot of the character traits are stereotypical - so is this a unique urban fantasy? Not by any means BUT, I did enjoy it.
๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ-๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ, ๐๐ฟ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฎ ๐น๐ผ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐โฆ
I had a love-hate relationship with this book but for some reason I couldnโt put it down. Itโs one of those books that are slightly cringey but have a fast flowing pace so theyโve very easy to get through.
๐ซ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐:
Arawyn is low-key a pick me girl but I feel like sheโs also just your typical โfantasy female characterโ. Sheโs sassy, intelligent, capable of anything and has that slightly irritating trait of never following orders. BUT, Iโm all for her sex-positive attitude.
Rathe is the โleaderโ of the group as he is the Prince of the Light Court and supposed future heirโฆHeโs your typical brooding and mysterious character who has an undeniable attraction towards Arawyn but is fighting his desireโฆobviouslyโฆ
Viper is your slightly crazy, slightly psychotic character that has a soft side for Arawyn and a dark traumatic past to blameโฆ Heโs the bastard brother of Rathe and, as a result, had to deal with a lot of abuse from their Father.
Fearsome, as Rathesโ royal personal guard, was my personal favourite but I canโt exactly describe why. Heโs the perfect blend of the other two boys: brooding and mysterious but also slightly psychotic and possessive.
There were a few side characters but the main one is Braven - Arawyns supposed only friend and confidant but yet, he suddenly disappears at one point early on in the book and is never mentioned again (Iโm currently reading the second book and am 85% through and heโs still not mentioned!!! PLOT HOLE!!!?)
๐ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ-๐๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด: ๐ฎ/๐ฑ
Thereโs a lot of mentions of random Fae creatures throughout the book but not much is said besides what they are. The world of โFaeryโ is hardly mentioned at all - all we know is that there is a Light Court and a Night Court. I know this is more of an urban fantasy book BUT, given that every character in the book is FAE, I wanted to know more about the FAE WORLDโฆ(and not just random info summed up in the last few chapters) BUT Iโm hoping that the second book will include more of the world building.
๐ถ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ: ๐ฎ/๐ฑ
The spice wasnโt bad, in fact, it had me blushing, but, there just wasnโt a lot of it in this book. The main 75% of the book was just pure sexual tension which I canโt complain aboutโฆ the second book in the series has much more spice though if thatโs what youโre after!
After finishing this book, Iโm not going to lie, I did immediately download the second one of the series and start reading it. Loads of people gave this 5 stars and I can totally see the appeal - if you love an urban fantasy full of sexy Fae men then you should try this book out!!
The reason why I couldnโt give the book quite 4 stars is because I found myself cringing so much at the dialogue at points and a lot of the character traits are stereotypical - so is this a unique urban fantasy? Not by any means BUT, I did enjoy it.