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adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
I really liked this!!! The story is immediately interesting and never slows down. Jude is a one of my favorite FMC ever, she’s strong willed, passionate, protective and never gives up. Yes, she’s not perfect but that’s almost even better. We meet Jude and her twin, Taryn when they are about seven. They are living with their mother and father in the human world alongside their older sister Vivi, who is considered weird by those around them. A tale of blood, faery lore, magical lives and lands intertwined with determination and a VERY slow, slow burn. In this new land, we meet Cardan, a cruel manipulative prince *wink wink* who’s gorgeous beyond repair. Jude and Cardan hate each other so much…. Not sure it’s even hate anymore. Fuck that traitor bitch Taryn… yes, Locke sucks but HE DIDNT BETRAY HIS TWIN
If I cannot be better than them, I will become so much worse.
“Most of all, I hate you because I think of you. Often. It's disgusting, and I can't stop.”
“Have I told you how hideous you look tonight?” Cardan asks, leaning back in the elaborately carved chair, the warmth of his words turning the question into something like a compliment.
“No” I say, glad to be annoyed back into the present. “Tell me.”
"I can't.”
“If you hurt me, I wouldn't cry. I would hurt you back.”
“So I am to sit here and feed you information,” Cardan says, leaning against a hickory tree. “And you’re to go charm royalty? That seems entirely backward.”
I fix him with a look. “I can be charming. I charmed you, didn’t I?”
He rolls his eyes. “Do not expect others to share my depraved tastes.”
“I am going to keep on defying you. I am going to shame you with my defiance. You remind me that I am a mere mortal and you are a prince of Faerie. Well, let me remind you that means you have much to lose and I have nothing. You may win in the end, you may ensorcell me and hurt me and humiliate me, but I will make sure you lose everything I can take from you on the way down. I promise you this is the least of what I can do.”
“Instead of being afraid, I could become something to fear.”
“Father, I am what you made me. I’ve become your daughter after all.”
“Let's have a toast. To the incompetence of our enemies.”
“You really do want me,' I say, close enough to feel the warmth of his breath as it hitches. 'And you hate it.”
“Cardan looks at me as though he's never seen me before. He looks at me as though no one has ever spoken to him like this. Maybe no one has.”
“I get why he chose her. I just wish she had chosen me.”
“It's shocking," he says, as though he's giving me some great compliment. "I know humans can lie, but to watch you do it is incredible. Do it again.”
“I hate him more than all the others. I hate him so much that sometimes when I look at him, I can hardly breathe.”
“He stares at me as though I am a stranger, but I have never felt less like one. For the first time, we are both unmasked.”
“Faeries make up for their inability to lie with a panoply of deceptions and cruelties. Twisted words, pranks, omissions, riddles, scandals, not to mention their revenges upon one another for ancient, half-remembered slights. Storms are less fickle than they are, seas less capricious.”
“There is a pleasure in being with them,” he says. “Taking what we wish, indulging in every terrible thought. There’s safety in being awful.”
“Crowns of flowers on our heads, shooting bows and arrows at the sky. Eating candied violets and falling asleep with our heads pillowed on logs. We were children. Children can laugh all day and still cry themselves to sleep at night.”
If I cannot be better than them, I will become so much worse.
“Most of all, I hate you because I think of you. Often. It's disgusting, and I can't stop.”
“Have I told you how hideous you look tonight?” Cardan asks, leaning back in the elaborately carved chair, the warmth of his words turning the question into something like a compliment.
“No” I say, glad to be annoyed back into the present. “Tell me.”
"I can't.”
“If you hurt me, I wouldn't cry. I would hurt you back.”
“So I am to sit here and feed you information,” Cardan says, leaning against a hickory tree. “And you’re to go charm royalty? That seems entirely backward.”
I fix him with a look. “I can be charming. I charmed you, didn’t I?”
He rolls his eyes. “Do not expect others to share my depraved tastes.”
“I am going to keep on defying you. I am going to shame you with my defiance. You remind me that I am a mere mortal and you are a prince of Faerie. Well, let me remind you that means you have much to lose and I have nothing. You may win in the end, you may ensorcell me and hurt me and humiliate me, but I will make sure you lose everything I can take from you on the way down. I promise you this is the least of what I can do.”
“Instead of being afraid, I could become something to fear.”
“Father, I am what you made me. I’ve become your daughter after all.”
“Let's have a toast. To the incompetence of our enemies.”
“You really do want me,' I say, close enough to feel the warmth of his breath as it hitches. 'And you hate it.”
“Cardan looks at me as though he's never seen me before. He looks at me as though no one has ever spoken to him like this. Maybe no one has.”
“I get why he chose her. I just wish she had chosen me.”
“It's shocking," he says, as though he's giving me some great compliment. "I know humans can lie, but to watch you do it is incredible. Do it again.”
“I hate him more than all the others. I hate him so much that sometimes when I look at him, I can hardly breathe.”
“He stares at me as though I am a stranger, but I have never felt less like one. For the first time, we are both unmasked.”
“Faeries make up for their inability to lie with a panoply of deceptions and cruelties. Twisted words, pranks, omissions, riddles, scandals, not to mention their revenges upon one another for ancient, half-remembered slights. Storms are less fickle than they are, seas less capricious.”
“There is a pleasure in being with them,” he says. “Taking what we wish, indulging in every terrible thought. There’s safety in being awful.”
“Crowns of flowers on our heads, shooting bows and arrows at the sky. Eating candied violets and falling asleep with our heads pillowed on logs. We were children. Children can laugh all day and still cry themselves to sleep at night.”
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
informative
lighthearted
reflective
beautiful illustrations and interesting content.
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Yeehaw MF. This series just keeps getting better. Grumpy cowboy single dad and fiery confident nanny. Summer and Rhett from Flawless are great supporting characters and I loved getting a peak into their relationship again. Willa, Summer’s best friend and Cade, the eldest Eaton boy have a a tension filled and sexy summer at Wishing Well Ranch while Willa takes care of Luke, Cade’s son. There are so many soft and funny moments between Willa and Luke. I loved this and cackled multiple times. Cant wait for Jasper’s story.
“And I realize in that moment maybe I am heartless after all, because the beautiful girl with the copper hair grinning back at me right now is the one who stole it.”
“I don’t care. Don’t you get it? I’m in love with you, Willa. Prickly legs, random carrots in your purse, pregnant, not pregnant. I want you.”
“Beg.”
“Pardon me?”
“You heard me.”
Her lips don’t even twitch. She’s not joking at all. “Beg.”
“And I realize in that moment maybe I am heartless after all, because the beautiful girl with the copper hair grinning back at me right now is the one who stole it.”
“Beg.”
“Pardon me?”
“You heard me.”
Her lips don’t even twitch. She’s not joking at all. “Beg.”
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol
dark
funny
hopeful
relaxing
fast-paced
cute story about a vampire and werewolf falling in love told through black & white illustrations. had some funny jokes too! jimmy and the queen of darkness, Elsie supremacy!
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
pretty graphics and a quick sexy story.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This introduction to the world of cowboy romance was a treat. Mf Rhett Eaten. Some of the humor was not for me but I laughed a lot. Very wholesome love story with a HEA. Tropes like enemies to lovers, forced proximity and groveling. Smut is so good and the slow burn was slow burning really nice. Grumpy wounded bull rider and city girl with trauma fall in love. The miscommunication was bearable and forgivable, which I always worry I won’t be able to root for the couple after the third act breakup drama. May that mother fucker Rob burn in hell, and Rhett and Summer live happily ever after.
“She and I really are binary stars, stuck in each other’s orbit, drawn together by forces we can’t see or understand—but that we can feel.”
“Princess, you look like you were made for me."
"I feel like I was made for you.”
“What the hell is the cowboy hat rule?"
"You wear the hat, you ride the cowboy.”
“You’ve got me, Princess. Only you, I promise,”
“She and I really are binary stars, stuck in each other’s orbit, drawn together by forces we can’t see or understand—but that we can feel.”
“Princess, you look like you were made for me."
"I feel like I was made for you.”
“What the hell is the cowboy hat rule?"
"You wear the hat, you ride the cowboy.”
“You’ve got me, Princess. Only you, I promise,”
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
okay this was a million times yes book for me. Was it the best book ever? No. But did I love it and have so much fun? Fuck yeah. Dark romance is my guilty pleasure! Hayden and Calista have my heart. Even though he’s crazy, I loved it. one of my favorite micro-tropes is a couple being both obsessed with each other. At first I honestly died laughing but overall loved the whole vibe. Honestly I’d love a Hayden, no shame (maybe a little). I WILL BE READING THE NEXT BOOK, huge cliffhanger btww *im still kicking my feet and giggling* this is for my girls who love their crazy book boyfriends, as do I.
“She is mine. My reason for feeling alive. My reason for feeling enraged. My reason for feeling anything at all.”
“If I give myself to you—” “When,” he interjects.
“She is mine. My reason for feeling alive. My reason for feeling enraged. My reason for feeling anything at all.”
“If I give myself to you—” “When,” he interjects.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
lesbian mermaids for the win!
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
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