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A review by virgo_reader
Three of Hearts by Lillian Lark
4.0
Re-read this 12/13 - I randomly thought of this book last night and had to read it. I enjoyed it a lot more on the second read - I love when that happens!
While I still think the relationship development was rushed (this book is 191 pages so, to be expected), Lillian does a great job at giving each character a personality, voice, and their own fears. I liked the world this book was set in among magical beings (and it crosses with her Stalked by the Kraken book, which I loved) - and I've never read a book about harpies so their bloody history and matriarchal society was super interesting.
Rounding up to 4 stars
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This book had a ton of potential - the plot is really captivating.
While doing a favor for her sister, harpy Zeph stumbles into a complex love triangle of sorts - on first meeting wolf shifter Greg he knows she’s his mate, BUT he previously found (and broke up with) the demon Asa who he also thought was his mate. I loved the idea of confusion and angst and second chance romance between Greg and Asa, who had obviously been so hurt - and the complexity of adding a third person to a relationship that has been so broken. How will Zeph fit with them? Will Asa be jealous? How can a triad be even?
The abrupt and short POV shifts especially at the beginning of the book felt jarring to me. There were certain phrases in writing (usually in non-dialogue parts) that made me kind of go “??”. The actual relationship development was very quick - over a few days they went from just meeting to mated to
While I still think the relationship development was rushed (this book is 191 pages so, to be expected), Lillian does a great job at giving each character a personality, voice, and their own fears. I liked the world this book was set in among magical beings (and it crosses with her Stalked by the Kraken book, which I loved) - and I've never read a book about harpies so their bloody history and matriarchal society was super interesting.
Rounding up to 4 stars
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This book had a ton of potential - the plot is really captivating.
While doing a favor for her sister, harpy Zeph stumbles into a complex love triangle of sorts - on first meeting wolf shifter Greg he knows she’s his mate, BUT he previously found (and broke up with) the demon Asa who he also thought was his mate. I loved the idea of confusion and angst and second chance romance between Greg and Asa, who had obviously been so hurt - and the complexity of adding a third person to a relationship that has been so broken. How will Zeph fit with them? Will Asa be jealous? How can a triad be even?
The abrupt and short POV shifts especially at the beginning of the book felt jarring to me. There were certain phrases in writing (usually in non-dialogue parts) that made me kind of go “??”. The actual relationship development was very quick - over a few days they went from just meeting to mated to