A review by nineinchnails
Bloody Heart by Sophie Lark

emotional sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

i’m shocked by how much i loved this considering how little i cared about dante before now. i still don’t feel any type of way abt him but i love simone (despite her flaws) and most of the new supporting characters they’re very endearing. 

i wasn’t super interested in the romance plot because
their relationship in the present didn’t click for me
and dante’s very far from my type but even if i was
that master/slave line when they hooked up again after all those years made me feel nauseous i took a star off for that alone.
i’m sure it was something the author didn’t think much about but i really didn’t vibe with it considering she’s the only explicitly black FMC in the series idk i just really wish it wasn’t there because i loved the rest of it. 

if this book is any indication there is definitely an increase in quality between the first and second half of the series - it doesn’t feel overly verbose but it doesn’t feel mundane or lacking in detail either it’s the perfect middle for me with this genre. the actual romance plot
(aside from the fact the first third was essentially a flashback i loved that)
wasn’t clicking for me personally but i liked the rest of the plot well enough
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