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The Red Scholar's Wake by Aliette de Bodard
4.5
I really enjoyed this book, though I took my time reading it. The romance was really tender, and I loved the longing the characters felt for each other. The prose in this book is really beautiful—I felt immersed in this world, even if at times I didn’t understand how everything worked. The plot itself was predictable, but I was able to easily overlook that because of the emotions this book evoked for me. After all, emotion is why I read a lot of romance.
Radiant Sin by Katee Robert
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
4.5
I really enjoyed this book and not just because there’s a bisexual, plus-sized heroine name Cassandra (spelled differently from my name, but close enough). Also, it seems that Apollo may be demisexual, which makes me feel so very seen.
I guess I’m a sucker for the bittersweet tension that is the “I’m falling for you and enjoying this while I can because I know this can’t last long-term” trope, because this book gave me so many feels. Is there a name for that trope? “I can’t help falling for you even though it hurts so much,” trope? I love to see characters in agonized, emotional pain, I guess.
Another thing I liked about this book is that it moves the overarching plot forward and teases future books without it feeling over-handed, or without it taking away from our main couple and their romance. For example, I was intrigued by Hermes before, but now I’m even more so. I want to know all her secrets. I hope she gets a book. We get to see so many characters interacting with each other, which I also loved. It made me want to know what’s happening behind the scenes in these people’s lives.
Overall, a very enjoyable (and steamy!) book, but I expected no less from Katee Robert.
I guess I’m a sucker for the bittersweet tension that is the “I’m falling for you and enjoying this while I can because I know this can’t last long-term” trope, because this book gave me so many feels. Is there a name for that trope? “I can’t help falling for you even though it hurts so much,” trope? I love to see characters in agonized, emotional pain, I guess.
Another thing I liked about this book is that it moves the overarching plot forward and teases future books without it feeling over-handed, or without it taking away from our main couple and their romance. For example, I was intrigued by Hermes before, but now I’m even more so. I want to know all her secrets. I hope she gets a book. We get to see so many characters interacting with each other, which I also loved. It made me want to know what’s happening behind the scenes in these people’s lives.
Overall, a very enjoyable (and steamy!) book, but I expected no less from Katee Robert.