ravenstears 's review for:

How Not to Court Your Human Captive by A.K. Caggiano

4.0

dark relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This was a cute palate cleanser read. I think it did a decent job of showing someone with trauma while not making the book to dark. The romance was sweet and the spice was decent.

I really loved Severath as an MMC. I liked his withdrawn personality and how he kept pushing himself even when it wasn't working. How he was protective no matter what. I also adored the way he strove to make Ember comfortable by giving up his own freedoms. How willing he was to let her lead. It showed such great understanding and emotional intelligence in him and it was great.

Ember was an alright FMC? Honestly I was kind of bland towards her, I wish we saw more from her. More goals, or dreams, or just..something. She did have decently explored emotions and past experiences but in the present there just didn't feel like there was much from her. Yes she began to learn to read etc but that was at Severaths prompting, not because she sought it out. She felt very passive throughout. 

If you don't mind a tail and some horns, definitely worth a read between heavier books.