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A Knife and a Blade
by Adelaide Blaike
Unfortunately not for me.
Non-stop sexual harassment that doesn't read as 'MC is dark', so much as 'MC is a total dick'. Other MC is wrestling with his sexuality for the entire book, but [minor spoiler] there's no change by the end. Unchallenged, impact-free sexual assaults and (non-MC) on-pager*pe .
Nothing happens plot-wise -- and while I love that in a cosy read, or book with extensive character development, this is neither. World-building is thin (Spanish and Russian are used as "fantasy" languages. Odd choice!) Frustrating overall.
Stick to Captive Prince, or consider Carol Berg's Rai-Kirah trilogy for a "power imbalance leading to deep character growth" done thoughtfully. (Bromance, not MLM, but still.)
Non-stop sexual harassment that doesn't read as 'MC is dark', so much as 'MC is a total dick'. Other MC is wrestling with his sexuality for the entire book, but [minor spoiler] there's no change by the end. Unchallenged, impact-free sexual assaults and (non-MC) on-page
Nothing happens plot-wise -- and while I love that in a cosy read, or book with extensive character development, this is neither. World-building is thin (Spanish and Russian are used as "fantasy" languages. Odd choice!) Frustrating overall.
Stick to Captive Prince, or consider Carol Berg's Rai-Kirah trilogy for a "power imbalance leading to deep character growth" done thoughtfully. (Bromance, not MLM, but still.)
Graphic: Confinement, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment
Moderate: Bullying, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism
Minor: Death of parent