Review by justinekorson - Love and Other Cages

justinekorson 's review for:

Love and Other Cages by Emilia Ares

3.75

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I didn't realize this book was a sequel but in like the best way possible if that makes sense? I think the author did a really good job of explaining the past and Mina/Oliver's trauma from the previous story so I wasn't confused by what the characters were discussing. Everything was explained in the context of the story which was perfect! What I hadn't expected was the whole Black Widow aspect of the novel. I'd thought everything would take place closer to home and that Mina and Oliver would be wrapped up in Mafia stuff in Los Angeles. So when Mina was abducted and taken elsewhere I was very surprised. I can't decide if I enjoyed these parts of the story or not yet. They were certainly interesting to listen to but this book could've used SEVERAL trigger warnings at the beginning of it. Overall I think I'm intrigued enough to read whatever comes next in the series.

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