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The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King by Carissa Broadbent

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

"𝑰’𝒅 𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒅 𝒂 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒊𝒑 𝒐𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒃𝒍𝒂𝒅𝒆, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒕 𝒘𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒉 𝒊𝒕."

I just finished this book last night and initially was thinking, "Omg, 5 stars!!!", but the more I thought on it today, I'd say it was a solid 4⭐️ read for me.

I loved this book, I cried at parts, and that's always a plus! 😂

Oraya was pretty insufferable for a hot minute, but of all the insufferable main characters I've had to read... I understood her the most. Her actions made sense to me, and I really felt like I was experiencing everything with her, especially at the end... oh man, that ending! It had me downright scared and in awe of the Gods.

"𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒎𝒆", 𝑰 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅. "𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝒚𝒆𝒕, 𝒚𝒐𝒖'𝒅 𝒍𝒆𝒕 𝒎𝒆 𝒈𝒐?"
"𝑰 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖,' 𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒖𝒓𝒎𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒅. "𝑺𝒐 𝑰 𝒂𝒎 𝒍𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒈𝒐."

Raihn is still absolutely to die for. The things this man says... ugh, and the way he just BEGGED and BEGGED! 🥵
I liked that we were able to see parts of his past and really admired the way he was trying to make do with the bad cards he was dealt... I just want the man to have a break! It really hurt to see him so tired and run down. 😭

Going to be stressed out for the foreseeable future because of Acaeja's warning though ✌🏼

The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent

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challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

Three Swedish Mountain Men by Lily Gold

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emotional funny tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Solid 3 ⭐️

This book was fun! I really grew to love grumpy Cole and loved his banter with Daisy. Riven was sweet

until the final act

. Eli was a miss for me, I just didn't vibe with him and his energy... maybe I'm a grumpyxsunshine girly after all.

The story was a predictable at times, especially if you have read some other books by the author. She definitely has a formula for her quadrouples and it does work, but can leave you wanting more when you know what to expect.

I will say.. the smut never misses! 😂

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