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Shield of Sparrows by Devney Perry
2.0

Very poorly written characters, though the plot/world-building was interesting at time. My primary issue with this book & many other romantasies is that they make the MMC actually cruel prior to the enemies-to-lovers shift. This romanticization of someone who humiliates the person they’re interested in, berates and scolds them, and physically harms them is EXTREMELY harmful for people to read. On top of that, this FMC is whiny, pick-me, and driven by the male gaze.