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The Librarian and the Orc by Finley Fenn
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse
The Heiress and the Orc by Finley Fenn
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
4.0
The Duchess and the Orc by Finley Fenn
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness and Panic attacks/disorders
The Midwife and the Orc by Finley Fenn
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
informative
medium-paced
4.5
I took longer to finish this one because I didn’t want it to end 😭 These orcs have been all I’ve thought about for the past week. This one felt a little bit different, a bit more lighthearted with a lot of moments of laughter and tenderness. Still, it does also deal with difficult topics like self-harm and women’s reproductive health, so keep that in mind. Gwyn’s midwifery is genuinely impressive, as well as her herbalist knowledge, and the author clearly did a lot of research on these topics. Joarr felt a bit different than he did when he appeared in the last book, but I loved him! A mushroom specialist who knows how to cook 🤩 And there was also a lot of Stella and Silfast (from the novella), and we get to see more of their relationship beyond the…intimate.
The smut in this one is actually a lot more tame (in quality if not by quantity) than in the other ones, but honestly by normal standards it’s still pretty over the top. And some scenes were so funny to me that I had to keep closing the app in disbelief. It was fun!!
The smut in this one is actually a lot more tame (in quality if not by quantity) than in the other ones, but honestly by normal standards it’s still pretty over the top. And some scenes were so funny to me that I had to keep closing the app in disbelief. It was fun!!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Self harm
Moderate: Drug use
The Lady and the Orc by Finley Fenn
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
5.0
I read all the books in this series over the course of a weeklong fever dream. This first one truly delivers some satisfying angst, and I don’t know if I’m just in a weird emotional place right now but I cried TWICE while reading it?? And like. I love a monster romance, but I gotta be frank when I say that the smut in these books is genuinely SO GOOD despite probably being some of the GROSSEST that I have read!!! Fucking orcs, man.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Infertility, Domestic abuse, and Abortion
The Midwinter Mail-Order Bride by Kati Wilde
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This book got me through a bad reading slump, which I feel necessitates a relatively high review. It’s a fun, not-very-deep, fantasy barbarian romp. There’s a kind of cheesy take on love and magic that I was 100% ready to buy into while I read it at like 2AM. Knocking off a star because the slow-burn payoff was a little bit of a let down (sex scenes could have been better :/).
The Bastard's Bargain by Katee Robert
emotional
funny
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I sped through the other books in the series because I knew this one would hit, and I was absolutely right. The romance is PERFECT in terms of angst and comfort, but only if you don’t mind a weak plot and incompetent mafia operations.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction